Accessing registry files

[Harddisk]

Anyone knows how to access both ntuser.dat / usrclass.dat (windows 2000 server) file using VB?

It's in protected mode, and I have an invalid entry in the registry, which I wasn't able to remove it with many registry reader out there, so I wanna try diving into it myself.....if can.

Thanks

Harddisk

[CyberCarsten]

Properly not a vise idea to edit the files yourself. Don't you have a backup of those files....I think windows creates a backup automatically.
Have you tried using the Policy Editor??

[Harddisk]

I dont think Policy Editor would allow me to erase the error key.....

I have a subkey with this name \hlUnitAliases

The \ is causing the problem here.

Harddisk

[CyberCarsten]

Is it a registry key??

[Harddisk]

Maybe a sample of the tree structure would be better for understanding this problem.

[-]Software
 |[+]...etc etc
 |[-]Borland
 | |[+]DBD
 | |[+]Debugging
 | |[-]Delphi
 | | |[-]5.0
 | | | |-\hlUnitAliases	    <- problem key
 | | | |-ActiveX Controls
 | | | |-Auto Save
 | | | |-Class Completion
 | | | |...etc etc
 | | |-Locales
 | |[+]Package Collection Editor
 |[+]...etc etc

[parksie]

Log on as a different user, so the files won't be open. Then unlock them in the normal way, and using a hex editor, find the key name. Bear in mind that since it's NT it'll most likely be in Unicode, so it'll be something like:
"H\0e\0l\0l\0o\0 \0W\0o\0r\0l\0d\0"