problem accessing the registry with Vista

[Rob Latour]

The following snippet (vb.net 2005) is working just fine in xp but not in
vista

in xp it lists all related sub keys in the registry just fine. in vista it
doesn't list certain ones (like Unimodem)

Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
rk =
My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFT WARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion")
For Each SubKeyName As String In rk.GetSubKeyNames()
Console.WriteLine(SubKeyName)
Next

Although this is not my real problem, i figure if i knew why its not working
in the above code i would have my real problem solved too.

I had tried fooling around with
System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule statements, but either i'm
doing them wrong or i'm barking up the wrong tree.

any and all help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Rob

[Kevin Spencer]

The user identity under which the program is running must have permission to
read the registry keys you want to read.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

Printing Components, Email Components,
FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

"Rob Latour" <ro*******@hotmail.comwrote in message
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The following snippet (vb.net 2005) is working just fine in xp but not in
vista

in xp it lists all related sub keys in the registry just fine. in vista
it doesn't list certain ones (like Unimodem)

Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
rk =
My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFT WARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion")
For Each SubKeyName As String In rk.GetSubKeyNames()
Console.WriteLine(SubKeyName)
Next

Although this is not my real problem, i figure if i knew why its not
working in the above code i would have my real problem solved too.

I had tried fooling around with
System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRule statements, but either
i'm doing them wrong or i'm barking up the wrong tree.

any and all help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Rob

[Rob Latour]

Thanks Kevin, would it be possilbe that you could provide an example of how
I can grant this access?
"Kevin Spencer" <un**********@nothinks.comwrote in message
news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

The user identity under which the program is running must have permission
to read the registry keys you want to read.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

Printing Components, Email Components,
FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

"Rob Latour" <ro*******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:B4**********************************@microsof t.com...

>The following snippet (vb.net 2005) is working just fine in xp but not in
vista

in xp it lists all related sub keys in the registry just fine. in vista
it doesn't list certain ones (like Unimodem)

Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
rk =
My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOF TWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion")
For Each SubKeyName As String In rk.GetSubKeyNames()
Console.WriteLine(SubKeyName)
Next

Although this is not my real problem, i figure if i knew why its not
working in the above code i would have my real problem solved too.

I had tried fooling around with
System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRul e statements, but either
i'm doing them wrong or i'm barking up the wrong tree.

any and all help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Rob

[Rob Latour]

I'm using a 64bit version of Vista and it looks like that is the problem,
the following article has my mind spinning :-)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...redirector.asp

but now i think i'm at least barking up the right tree ...

"Rob Latour" <ro*******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:73**********************************@microsof t.com...

Thanks Kevin, would it be possilbe that you could provide an example of
how I can grant this access?
"Kevin Spencer" <un**********@nothinks.comwrote in message
news:OQ**************@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>The user identity under which the program is running must have permission
to read the registry keys you want to read.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

Printing Components, Email Components,
FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

"Rob Latour" <ro*******@hotmail.comwrote in message
news:B4**********************************@microso ft.com...

>>The following snippet (vb.net 2005) is working just fine in xp but not
in vista

in xp it lists all related sub keys in the registry just fine. in vista
it doesn't list certain ones (like Unimodem)

Dim rk As Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey
rk =
My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SO FTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion")
For Each SubKeyName As String In rk.GetSubKeyNames()
Console.WriteLine(SubKeyName)
Next

Although this is not my real problem, i figure if i knew why its not
working in the above code i would have my real problem solved too.

I had tried fooling around with
System.Security.AccessControl.RegistryAccessRu le statements, but either
i'm doing them wrong or i'm barking up the wrong tree.

any and all help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Rob