c# cannot change registry value

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I have Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. I am trying to change registry
value by:

RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app" );
key.SetValue(name_of_value, new_value_string);

I am getting error:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowUnauthorizedAccessExceptio n(ExceptionResource
resource)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value,
RegistryValueKind valueKind)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value)
at MyApp.Form1.MyFunction(String data, String name_of_value) in
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\MyApp\MyApp\Form1.cs:line 70

what is wrong?

[Eric Renken]

To change the value you should be using CreateSubey instead of OpenSubKey

Eric Renken

"Chris" <Ch***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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>I have Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. I am trying to change registry
value by:

RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app" );
key.SetValue(name_of_value, new_value_string);

I am getting error:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowUnauthorizedAccessExceptio n(ExceptionResource
resource)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value,
RegistryValueKind valueKind)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value)
at MyApp.Form1.MyFunction(String data, String name_of_value) in
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\MyApp\MyApp\Form1.cs:line 70

what is wrong?

[Ben Voigt]

"Eric Renken" <Er********@newsgroup.nospamwrote in message
news:O5**************@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

To change the value you should be using CreateSubey instead of OpenSubKey

Or at least use the OpenSubKey overload that allows you to request write
access.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms128501.aspx

>
Eric Renken

"Chris" <Ch***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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>>I have Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. I am trying to change registry
value by:

RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app" );
key.SetValue(name_of_value, new_value_string);

I am getting error:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
at
System.ThrowHelper.ThrowUnauthorizedAccessExcepti on(ExceptionResource
resource)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value,
RegistryValueKind valueKind)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value)
at MyApp.Form1.MyFunction(String data, String name_of_value) in
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\MyApp\MyApp\Form1.cs:line 70

what is wrong?

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

"Chris" <Ch***@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
news:E3**********************************@microsof t.com...

>I have Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition. I am trying to change registry
value by:

RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app" );
key.SetValue(name_of_value, new_value_string);

I am getting error:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Cannot write to the registry key.
at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowUnauthorizedAccessExceptio n(ExceptionResource
resource)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value,
RegistryValueKind valueKind)
at Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value)
at MyApp.Form1.MyFunction(String data, String name_of_value) in
C:\Documents and Settings\Admin\MyApp\MyApp\Form1.cs:line 70

what is wrong?

.......OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app", true);

Willy.

[Bud Bundy]

When you use OpenSubKey you are opening registry keys in read-only mode. Just make this change to your code,

RegistryKey key = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Software\\My_app" , true);

Good luck!!

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