[2005] Get Registry Value

[dminder]

I am trying to setup a small function to get the version of the default internet browser. Here is my code:

Imports Microsoft.Win32
Imports System.Environment
 
Private Sub GetDefBrowser()
 
 Dim DefBrowser As String
 Dim IEVersion As String
        
DefBrowser = Registry.ClassesRoot.GetValue("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HTTP\shell\open\command").ToString
        
IEVersion = System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(DefBrowser).ProductVersion.ToString()
 
Label1.text = IEVersion
 
end sub

I keep getting this error on the GetValue statement:
{"Object reference not set to an instance of an object."}

I have verified what is there in the registry:
(Default) REG_SZ "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" -nohome

What am i doing incorrectly or missing??

Thank you in advance,

Dminder