i've posted this in couple of forums and searched alot but didn't comeup with much info
as u know for registry to take effects it needs windows to be restarted and delphi offers some APIs that does sth and updates registry automatically like setting a wallpaper,but i can't get to update registry after creating a "NoDrives" key in Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer then changing it to some values to hide it more info about this hint: http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/WindowsNT/RegistryTips/IEandExplorer/HidelocaldrivefromMyComputerinWindowsNTWindows2000Explorer.html now after all of this i can't update my registry without restarting and that's a BIG drawback for my program I would Be So Gratefull of Some Hand Wink

