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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Hi,

    Im using various details of the system to generate a Unique ID. The Windows Product Key is One of them, but I can't obtain it unless the program is run as an Admin.

    Is there a way to read this part of the registry with Normal user privileges?
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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Just had a look at this and its more of an external info display rather than some info I can run & get internally.


    My problem is with getting rights & opening the Registry Key with RegOpenKeyEx & RegQueryValueEx [KEY_ALL_ACCESS + KEY_WOW64_64KEY] etc...

    Any ideas?
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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Quote Originally Posted by masoudk1990 View Post
    Hi, just checked but not really. That Thread is about Run as administrator automatically
    I don't want to shell or run the app as Admin.
    I just need to read a Key that is mainly available when the app is run as an admin.
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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Dupe
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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Dupe
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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    I think you are requesting too many access rights (KEY_ALL_ACCESS), which is why you need administrator permissions.

    If you are just trying to read a value then you should be requesting the minimum rights necessary. Try KEY_QUERY_VALUE or KEY_READ instead and see it that works.

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    Re: Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Quote Originally Posted by jpbro View Post
    I think you are requesting too many access rights (KEY_ALL_ACCESS), which is why you need administrator permissions.

    If you are just trying to read a value then you should be requesting the minimum rights necessary. Try KEY_QUERY_VALUE or KEY_READ instead and see it that works.



    You're right, KEY_ALL_ACCESS was asking too many rights which i don't need.
    KEY_READ is all i needed.


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    Re: [RESOLVED] Get WinKey without Admin Rights ?

    Public Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or KEY_SET_VALUE Or KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY Or KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY Or KEY_CREATE_LINK) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE))

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