urgent pls help..How to read the windows registry

[bnath001]

When an application is installed on Windows OS (95/98/NT),
I believe it writes the Licensing information into windows registry of that machine.

I need to write an application which can read the windows registry and read the licensing information part.

Is it possible to write a program in Visual basic to accomplish this task.

Please suggest me. =
Thank You
nath

http://www.vb-world.net/registry/?pid=hp.bc.4

[parksie]

Example project in reading the registry: http://www.parksie.uklinux.net/registry.zip

[bnath001]

Thanks for those Links guys.

But I guess my question is can we read the Licensing info from the windows registry? I mean when we buy a application (say 5 user license) and when we install it writes the license info into the windows registry of that machine but won't they encrpt the information. If it is not encrypted won't users go and edit the registry so that number of licensed copies can be modified from 5 to say 100.

Pls pass your comments.
thank you
nath

[parksie]

It depends on the app, because they will all write their licence information in different places and formats, and not necessarily in the registry.