Open specified path in registry

[polas]

Hello,
I want to open the specified location in Registry using VB.NET similar
Registry Favorite, how to do?

The regedit.exe can not open specified location.

Here the code i tried.

Dim rKey As RegistryKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products", True)
Process.Start("regedit.exe")

Thank you

[dunfiddlin]

Process.Start("regedit.exe")

Well clearly that won't do because there is no command line argument to direct it. Unfortunately however, no such command line argument exists so you cannot open regedit to a specific key in this way. You could automate adding a new favourite and/or the choice of an existing favourite (though I'm far from convinced it's worth the effort).

[Grimfort]

Your code does two things.

1. Gives your application access to a RegistryKey (see here)
2. Opens a program

These are 2 seperate things that have nothing in relation to each other. Are you trying to "jump" to that location using the Regedit application?

[polas]

I need the code from my code.
I want to open a registry key from the path
After entering the code to textbox using a full of registry key and jump to key in a registry.

[Niya]

You could automate adding a new favourite and/or the choice of an existing favourite (though I'm far from convinced it's worth the effort).

This is the crux of the matter right here. The effort required would hardly be worth it. Why do you want to do this ? Perhaps the problem this is meant to solve has a much less painful solution.

[ident]

Am i right in thinking you want to "Jump" to a key when regedit opens? I know there is a favorite menu but what about setting the LasyKey.

[Inferrd]

@ident: Great minds... I was just playing with that.

Tested on Windows 7. No idea about anything else.

Have to make sure RegEdit.exe isn't already running , or it doesn't seem to work. And leaving a trailing "\" on the target key path seems to stop the key's contents from displaying. (possibly doesn't bode well, lol)

Imports Microsoft.Win32

Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

    DisplayRegKey("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer")

End Sub

Private Sub DisplayRegKey(regKeyToDisplay As String)

    regKeyToDisplay.TrimEnd("\"c)

    Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit", "LastKey", regKeyToDisplay, RegistryValueKind.String)

    '   RegEdit.exe not to be running already
    For Each p As Process In Process.GetProcessesByName("regedit")
        p.Kill()
    Next

    Process.Start("regedit.exe")

End Sub

[ident]

Works fine on XP Inferrd, Good job.

[Niya]

Interesting approach. That's pretty clever.

[polas]

Awesome

Thanks for your help.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

Funky!

[polas]

work fine on all windows great work buddy thanks