Read from Registry on Vista

I'm using this approach to read from registry.
Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
'Vlad 02/12/2007
Dim f2 As New
RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")

Dim pRegKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine
pRegKey.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\SRS
Enterprises\\Coordinator\\Settings")
Dim val As Object = pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN")

It works on Windows XP, on Windows Server 2003. It doesn't work on Vista
Business. pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN") returns null. The key with value
exists.

What should I add to my code to get the value from a registry?
Thank you

Vovan

After the registry permission declaration you don't use demand or assert.
So, you declare it but never use it

Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess,
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")

f.Demand() ' Personally I use ASSERT because at the end you can use
f.RevertAssert(), but you cannot do that with Demand()

Please try & post back

--
Newbie Coder
(It's just a name)

Thank you
I tried both one by one. I still get null from the key.

Vovan

"Newbie Coder" <newbiecoder@spammeplease.com> wrote in message
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> After the registry permission declaration you don't use demand or assert.
> So, you declare it but never use it
>
> Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess,
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>
> f.Demand() ' Personally I use ASSERT because at the end you can use
> f.RevertAssert(), but you cannot do that with Demand()
>
> Please try & post back
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
>

I found the sample of the code a couple of years ago. I replaced its values
with my values and it worked right away.
Since that I never had any problem with that code before Vista.
I use it in Windows Service project.
I tested it in Windows Form project. It works on Vista.
So the same code does work in Windows Form project on Vista, in any project
before Vista and doesn't work in Windows Service project on Vista.
What's the difference?

Vovan

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
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> First of all, why do you set the permissions to all access when you are
> just reading? Second, why are you using \\ instead of \ ?
>
> maybe you need to proofread your doce
>
> steve
>
> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
> news:%231VL5LwTHHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I'm using this approach to read from registry.
>> Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>> 'Vlad 02/12/2007
>> Dim f2 As New
>> RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>
>> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>
>> Dim pRegKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine
>> pRegKey.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\SRS
>> Enterprises\\Coordinator\\Settings")
>> Dim val As Object = pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN")
>>
>> It works on Windows XP, on Windows Server 2003. It doesn't work on Vista
>> Business. pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN") returns null. The key with value
>> exists.
>>
>> What should I add to my code to get the value from a registry?
>> Thank you
>>
>> Vovan
>>
>

I guess they got more specific in what they would allow and not allow or
what was conventional or not. I don't know, but the error is probably due
to the double slashes.

steve

"vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
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>I found the sample of the code a couple of years ago. I replaced its values
>with my values and it worked right away.
> Since that I never had any problem with that code before Vista.
> I use it in Windows Service project.
> I tested it in Windows Form project. It works on Vista.
> So the same code does work in Windows Form project on Vista, in any
> project before Vista and doesn't work in Windows Service project on Vista.
> What's the difference?
>
> Vovan
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:03F8EB62-2A72-4A12-92A0-035FE513738A@microsoft.com...
>> First of all, why do you set the permissions to all access when you are
>> just reading? Second, why are you using \\ instead of \ ?
>>
>> maybe you need to proofread your doce
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
>> news:%231VL5LwTHHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm using this approach to read from registry.
>>> Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>> 'Vlad 02/12/2007
>>> Dim f2 As New
>>> RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>>
>>> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>>
>>> Dim pRegKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine
>>> pRegKey.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\SRS
>>> Enterprises\\Coordinator\\Settings")
>>> Dim val As Object = pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN")
>>>
>>> It works on Windows XP, on Windows Server 2003. It doesn't work on Vista
>>> Business. pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN") returns null. The key with value
>>> exists.
>>>
>>> What should I add to my code to get the value from a registry?
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Vovan
>>>
>>
>
>

I tried single slashes before my original post. The same problem.

Vovan

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
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>I guess they got more specific in what they would allow and not allow or
>what was conventional or not. I don't know, but the error is probably due
>to the double slashes.
>
> steve
>
> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
> news:uP7DiS3THHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>I found the sample of the code a couple of years ago. I replaced its
>>values with my values and it worked right away.
>> Since that I never had any problem with that code before Vista.
>> I use it in Windows Service project.
>> I tested it in Windows Form project. It works on Vista.
>> So the same code does work in Windows Form project on Vista, in any
>> project before Vista and doesn't work in Windows Service project on
>> Vista.
>> What's the difference?
>>
>> Vovan
>>
>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>> news:03F8EB62-2A72-4A12-92A0-035FE513738A@microsoft.com...
>>> First of all, why do you set the permissions to all access when you are
>>> just reading? Second, why are you using \\ instead of \ ?
>>>
>>> maybe you need to proofread your doce
>>>
>>> steve
>>>
>>> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%231VL5LwTHHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm using this approach to read from registry.
>>>> Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>>> 'Vlad 02/12/2007
>>>> Dim f2 As New
>>>> RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>>>
>>>> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>>>
>>>> Dim pRegKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine
>>>> pRegKey.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\SRS
>>>> Enterprises\\Coordinator\\Settings")
>>>> Dim val As Object = pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN")
>>>>
>>>> It works on Windows XP, on Windows Server 2003. It doesn't work on
>>>> Vista Business. pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN") returns null. The key with
>>>> value exists.
>>>>
>>>> What should I add to my code to get the value from a registry?
>>>> Thank you
>>>>
>>>> Vovan
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

I have similar code in VS 2005 and it works fine.

steve

"vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
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>I tried single slashes before my original post. The same problem.
>
> Vovan
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:upkfgS7THHA.4632@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I guess they got more specific in what they would allow and not allow or
>>what was conventional or not. I don't know, but the error is probably due
>>to the double slashes.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
>> news:uP7DiS3THHA.1212@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>I found the sample of the code a couple of years ago. I replaced its
>>>values with my values and it worked right away.
>>> Since that I never had any problem with that code before Vista.
>>> I use it in Windows Service project.
>>> I tested it in Windows Form project. It works on Vista.
>>> So the same code does work in Windows Form project on Vista, in any
>>> project before Vista and doesn't work in Windows Service project on
>>> Vista.
>>> What's the difference?
>>>
>>> Vovan
>>>
>>> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
>>> news:03F8EB62-2A72-4A12-92A0-035FE513738A@microsoft.com...
>>>> First of all, why do you set the permissions to all access when you are
>>>> just reading? Second, why are you using \\ instead of \ ?
>>>>
>>>> maybe you need to proofread your doce
>>>>
>>>> steve
>>>>
>>>> "vovan" <someone@vovan.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%231VL5LwTHHA.2124@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>> I'm using this approach to read from registry.
>>>>> Dim f As New RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>>>> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>>>> 'Vlad 02/12/2007
>>>>> Dim f2 As New
>>>>> RegistryPermission(RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess, _
>>>>>
>>>>> "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\SRS
>>>>> Enterprises\Coordinator\Settings")
>>>>>
>>>>> Dim pRegKey As RegistryKey = Registry.LocalMachine
>>>>> pRegKey.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\\SRS
>>>>> Enterprises\\Coordinator\\Settings")
>>>>> Dim val As Object = pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN")
>>>>>
>>>>> It works on Windows XP, on Windows Server 2003. It doesn't work on
>>>>> Vista Business. pRegKey.GetValue("CSSLQN") returns null. The key with
>>>>> value exists.
>>>>>
>>>>> What should I add to my code to get the value from a registry?
>>>>> Thank you
>>>>>
>>>>> Vovan
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
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