[RESOLVED] My program creates invisible registry keys...

[Cyb3rH4Xter]

My program runs this code to add an autostart key to the registry:

Registry.SetValue(@"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", "MyAppName", "" + Application.ExecutablePath + "");

The problem here is that I can't see the key it has created in regedit.
If I run some code to get the value of the key in my program, it returns a correct value. Meaning that the program can read the key but I can't.

Wt*?

I am admin btw and have UAC off.

EDIT: Another question too: Why can I set a value with the above code but I receive an unauthorizedexception when doing it with the OpenSubKey thingy?

[Bill Crawley]

Have you any anti-virus program turned on that prevents wirtes to the registry. If so, disable your anti-virus and see if that helps.

[Lightning]

If you have a 64bit Windows version the reg-key might be:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6232Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

[Cyb3rH4Xter]

That was it
Weird that it created the key there when I told it not to :P

[jmcilhinney]

Off topic but, what's the point of concatenating empty string literals?

"" + Application.ExecutablePath + ""

[Cyb3rH4Xter]

Woah typing error, It should be Chr(36), or """" of course

[jmcilhinney]

Woah typing error, It should be Chr(36), or """" of course

That would be for VB. In C# you could do this:

'"' + str + '"'

or this:

"\"" + str + "\""

but I'd sooner use String.Format in both languages:

string.Format("\"{0}\"", str)

It's no more correct but, to me, it's clearer.

[Cyb3rH4Xter]

Of course....I can use the backslash :P thx for the tips :-)