[RESOLVED] RegRestoreKey fails on win7

[Kruis]

RegRestoreKey is failing with permissons in win7. All other versions of windows I have no problems running this code. I wrote the code like 5y ago. lol.

From what I can find on the net, is that RegRestoreKey should request permission from UAC, and then continue. I never see the UAC popup, it just returns 1314 code.

Here is my code, can anyone help me here?

The Hive is current user.

Public Function ImportRegKey(ByVal eKeyRoot As EnumKeyRoot, ByVal sKeyPath As String, ByVal sFileName As String) As Boolean
    Dim hKey As Long

    If EnablePrivilege(SE_RESTORE_NAME) Then
        If RegOpenKeyEx(eKeyRoot, sKeyPath, 0&, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, hKey) = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
            ImportRegKey = (RegRestoreKey(hKey, sFileName, REG_FORCE_RESTORE) = ERROR_SUCCESS)
            RegCloseKey hKey
        End If
    End If
    
    If Not ImportRegKey Then
        MsgBox RegRestoreKey(hKey, sFileName, REG_FORCE_RESTORE)
        ' prints 1314
    End If
End Function

[si_the_geek]

I don't know where you got the impression that using API functions that require permissions will automatically give a UAC prompt for you, but it isn't the case - you need to do it yourself.

Looking at the documentation for RegRestoreKey: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...8VS.85%29.aspx
...it seems that a standard UAC elevation may not be enough, depending on the user rights:

The calling process must have the SE_RESTORE_NAME and SE_BACKUP_NAME privileges

I suspect it would be easier (and far more reliable) to do the work of RegRestoreKey yourself in stages using the other registry functions.

[Kruis]

Oops, I read the comment on another forum wrong. It does request it, but if it doesn't have permissions it fails.

Looks like my only option is to use the other reg functions to write these keys.

Thanks