Re: Registry write/read problems

[Richard Gaskin]

Paul Salyers wrote:
I have a program that writes a key to registry to unlock a program and 
make it go from shareware to full version.

I program on a Windows 2000 Pro. The executable works great on my 
Windows 2000 Pro & Windows 98 laptop.

Three friends run it on their Windows XP and it worked fully on 1 worked 
half way on 1 and didn't work at all on 1. *
I can't offer any insight into the Registry, as I generally avoid 
platform-specific solutions whenever possible.  Maybe this 
multi-platform alternative will be helpful:

I tend to store reg info in stack files, and you can tuck them into 
C:/Documents and Settings//Application Data/

You can obtain the path to that folder with:
  get specialFolderPath(26)
For a list of all specialFolderPath options available for both Mac and 
Win see Ken Ray's excellent compendium at 


On Mac I do the same thing, storing the info in the Preferences folder 
using:

  get specialFolderPath("preferences")
The stack I store the info in contains code and/or objects critical to 
the program's operation, so merely deleting it will make the program 
unable to run.

It's not bullet-proof (what is?), but it's more secure and less volatile 
than the Registry, can be used on all platforms, and avoids the 
wonkiness of working with the Registry.

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 Richard Gaskin
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Registry write/read problems

[Paul Salyers]

Dear Rev Programmer,
I have a program that writes a key to registry to unlock a program and make 
it go from shareware to full version.

I program on a Windows 2000 Pro. The executable works great on my Windows 
2000 Pro & Windows 98 laptop.

Three friends run it on their Windows XP and it worked fully on 1 worked 
half way on 1 and didn't work at all on 1. *

*
Worked fully: means the program registered the key and it shows that the 
program is registered.

Worked half: means it registered the programs, but didn't show that it 
registered the programs.

Didn't work: didn't register at all.
Any reasons why the 3 XP was like this?
Paul Salyers
PS1 - Senior Rep.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Http://ps1.SoftSeven.org  

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