I try to read the value ""C:\Program Files\Edgecam\2011.10"" from the following registry entry:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPlanitEdgecam2011.10Installation]
@="C:\Program Files\Edgecam\2011.10"
"Folder"="Edgecam\2011.10"
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Currently I am using this code to check for Firefox on a 32 bit machine
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Dim Firefox32 As String
Firefox32 = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue _
("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMozillaMozilla Firefox 5.0in", "PathToExe", Nothing)
MsgBox("The value is " & Firefox32)
If the value is found then the above message is fine, but if the entry is not found I want it to display a message like: "Firefox could not be found" instead of "The value is: " What code would make this appear?
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If my program adds a registry entry, will it cause a UAC popup?
View 3 RepliesI took the following method to make a registry key in my setup project. When I run setup, it says Could not write value Run to the key. Verify that you have the sufficient access to that key, or contact your support personnel. "Below I have copied the code that I took from the forum After you have built your own application project, Right Click the "Solution" to "Add a New Project", of cource the project type is Setup and Deployment Project.
Add the "Project Outputs" into the setup project, here, it can be the your own application,Most of important step: Open the "Regstry" view of the setup project, then add new keys in "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" according to the information I just mentioned. Below the key "Run", you can add a new string value. Then in the value's "Properties" view, enter "[TARGETDIR]YourApplicationName.exe" .Install your application using the msi file created by setup project, then restart your computer, you can see the result.
I want to create a registry entry when the user presses Alt F6 F6
Could someone give me an example of house to do this?
I'm playing with this code
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I have several programs that must write to HKLM in XP and Windows 7/64 Pro.The programs work in VB6 but not in VB.Net 2008 on target machines. It does works on our development machine. [code]I just cannot figure out why VB6 works but .net doesn't and fails only on the target machine not the development machine.
View 2 Replieshow do i write to the windows registry and read from the registry?i'm using windows 7 - 64 bits, and visual studio 2008.
View 1 RepliesI have an installer for my application that makes changes to the registry for better application performance However, depending on the language of the operating system installed this input need changes For example (which is the case itself) Systems in Portuguese the entry is called (Padrao)Systems in English the entry is called (Default) I know I have I change the property "Condition" of the entry I created but I do not know what I have to write in this "Condition" I write within this property to validate that The system is in English or The system is in Portuguese I plan to put the project set two registry entries, one that will be done on systems with English language and other entry in systems with Portuguese language?
View 1 RepliesAm I doing something wrong? I get no value back...
Imports Microsoft.Win32
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Dim s As String = ""
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I am having a hard time trying to read a registry key, I have tried various ways that I have found on the internet but with no successfully. I have attached a screen shot of the Path key that I am trying to get from the registry.
View 2 RepliesI am having a hard time trying to read a registry key, I have tried various ways that I have found on the internet but with no successfully.I have attached a screen shot of the Path key that I am trying to get from the registry I am using VB.NET
View 1 RepliesI was playing with VB.Net yesterday using Visual Studio Express (VSE). I am trying to get a feel for the language. One thing that struck me was the fact that VB's entry point, Sub Main(), is written inside a Module, as opposed to inside a Class like in C#. At least that's how it appears in the books I'm reading. That got me thinking. Is it possible to change the entry point location from a Module to a Class, or for that matter to have Sub Main() completely outside these two constructs?
I search the internet and found out that VSE indeed allows one to changed the entry point through the project properties. So I set the entry point to Sub Main() and tried compiling the "Hello World!" project locating Sub Main() inside a Class construct. Well, that didn't work. I tried changing the name of the class to match the project name, but that didn't help. I didn't bother try putting Sub Main() completely outside a module or class figuring that would be impossible. However, while looking through various post in this forum, I got the feeling I gave up to soon. So here are my questions:
1. Can the entry point be within a Class/Form construct or completely outside any construct for that matter?
2. Can the entry point be some other Sub (e.g., Sub MyMain)
If the answer is yes to anyone of these questions, where do I set the option to make this work?
I have several programs that must write to HKLM in XP and Windows 7/64 Pro.
The programs work in VB6 but not in VB.Net 2008 on target machines. It does works on our development machine.
Same exact windows. [code]...
How do I read, write and delete a registry using VB 2005/2008?
View 1 RepliesI'm having troubles reading the values from a registy key, basically I already have my code working which reads back data from a registry key with the name "Printer" however I also have another key called "Printer" and when I attempt to read that the "+" get ignored and it reads back "data" which is in the same location. Is there a simple way of reading it back which won't mean large changes to code that is already working as I need it to?
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[code]After spending hours of research.I finally figured out the vb.net version on how to read a 64 bit registry with a 32 bit .net application. The importance of this is when you try to write to one part of the registry, it gets redirected somewhere else in the registry, which is super annoying.[code]
View 2 RepliesI want to read a string from a registry key, if its 0 do one thing, and if its 1, do something else.
This code (if it works..) would at the first time create a sub key, and assign it to 1, but if its not existing, it would then show a few messageboxe's - But it doesnt work, even if I set it to 1 or 0, it won't work, it always displays the messages.
If My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USERA Sim Game StudiosA Sim Game - Business",
"FirstRun", "1") Then
MessageBox.Show("Your name is Jay J, you are 23 years old")
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i got an unexpected problem when i tried to read this registry key
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I'm reading the registry values under the uninstall registry keys. I use string variables to store the program name and program version. This usually works fine but for example Firefox 10.0 appears to be less the Firefox 9 since the version is a string value. V is the string variable that stores the DisplayVersion found in the registry is there a way to read registry valuables to integer?[code]..
View 3 Repliesi want to read all the value names from registry.. Example:
Dim readValue As String
readValue = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRun", "Path", Nothing)
So this will write the "Data" (The exe location) from the Path! But now i want to read all the Values from Run, and write them, not just one, the Path! I want to see all of them from Run, not only the Path! I also repalce "Path" with Nothing, or "", but dosn't work ...
I want to read the value of an item in the registry.
the value im after is the centralprofile key which im trying to get by passing the SID and looking up the subkey but it never returns anything.
my code
Function getprofilepath(ByVal SID As String) As String
Try
regKey =
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I know that the SID being passed is correct so any thoughts are appreciated.
Within my service i have the following function in order to take some values from my registry[code]...
View 3 RepliesI was unable to find anything in my searches for XML or INI on the forum so i apologize now if this has already been asked and answered before.
I have been searching Google for days now, trying to find information on Reading and Writing XML files. I wish to use them to replace INI files in my programs.
I have been using VB6 for years now, but was able to get a copy of VB.NET 2003 really cheap and so i am trying to learn how to do the things i did in VB6 in VB.NET 2003.
I was able to find code to write to an INI file, but was not able to successfully read from an INI file with any of the code i found.
I have been able to find code to write an XML file, but when i try to update it, it replaces the old file with a new one, and the old settings are missing, instead of the new settings added to it.
i can at least start migrating to VB.NET 2003, or if you read XML and update XML data, i can switch now. Here is the code i have for writing XML.[code...]
I have a serious problem reading that stuff, it seems I can't get it right.The registry key I want to retrieve looks like this:
And this is the code i used:
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim readValue = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue _[code].....
The problems is that it returns something like: "V???????=dQ???!u?1?" What the ____ is that anyway? So in reality it should be like "c3gm322dvf" or something like that.
If I need to read a bunch of items from the Registry, the following gets tiring fast:
Dim item1, item2 As String
item1 = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue(KeyValue, "item1", Nothing)
item2 = My.Computer.Registry.GetValue(KeyValue, "item2", Nothing)
Is there a smarter, more compact way to do this?
I was thinking of using a dictionary object, but it doesn't work as planned:
Dim dict As New Dictionary(Of String, String)
dict.Add("item1", Nothing)
dict.Add("item2", Nothing)
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I created an in house tool in VB.net to complete my post installation steps of SQL Servers.
My tool completes all post installation steps like (Creating Database,storedporcedures,logins,logon trigger, database mail configuration, Jobs , local security policies and creating required folders and granting permissions to service account.)
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how to read the registry and get all SQL server instances and databases installed and assign them to an array so I can then into the info into a datagridview?
View 9 RepliesI have an application which reads and writes to the registry. If the programs starts, it looks if the registry keys exists. If not it create the keys. All this is working fine on a Windows XP machine.
Now we moved to Windows 7 and it is not possible to write to the keys. First I need to go to the registry and add permissions. Then it works !
Is it possible to change the permissions in the .Net code and make it able to write to the registry without changing permissions through regedit ?
I am using the follow code in my app and it works fine in XP however when the app is run on Vista is returns no value, [code]
View 1 RepliesI have several programs that must write to HKLM in XP and Windows 7/64 Pro.The programs work in VB6 but not in VB.Net 2008 on target machines. It does works on our development machine. Same exact windows. User is an Administrator.NOT using Run as.
Both programs are using the same function
Declare Function RegCreateKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCreateKeyA" _
(ByVal lngRootKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long)
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