Is it possible to access to the registry from a web application?
A:
If you mean the client's, then no. (It might be with some ActiveX controls, but I am not sure on that)
Why do you need to be accessing the registry from a webapp anyway?
webdestroya
2010-05-13 19:54:04
I gonna coment in this one. Its a intranet website, and i wanna check if the computers have the default homepage (company website) and the company website. So what i was thinking was, every time they access the intranet website, check this stuff. Its possible to use the computer name, and do a remote access to the registry?
Luis
2010-05-13 20:27:27
From the domain controller, yes I believe you can use something like Regsrvr32 or something like that. But I don't know how to pragmatically access it.Also: If it is an intranet site, why not just use a domain policy to force the homepage?
webdestroya
2010-05-14 00:27:15
+1
A:
The registry, as in the Windows registry? It might be possible with Internet Explorer 6, but I don't think so. There's no possible (good) reason to access the registry on a website, you just don't want that!
GuidoH
2010-05-13 19:55:10
+1, God that would be a bad idea. If the aim of this is to store information then consider an xml file or something.
griegs
2010-05-14 06:15:40
A:
You can't access the client's registry no, you could access the registry on the server but that would be a fairly iffy thing todo in a web app.
Ben Robinson
2010-05-13 19:56:26
+2
A:
It is completely impossible to access the end-users registry, unless you use an IE-only ActiveX control. (and there is (almost) no better way to make your users hate you than to use an ActiveX control)
If you're trying to check your end-users' home pages, you should give up; it's completely impossible.
SLaks
2010-05-13 19:56:49
Its a intranet website, and i wanna check if the computers have the default homepage (company website) and the company wallpaper. So what i was thinking was, every time they access the intranet website, check this stuff. Its possible to use the computer name, and do a remote access to the registry?
Luis
2010-05-13 20:28:59
That's an incredibly stupid thing to do. **Let your employees change their home page!** It may make them (a little bit) more productive, and it will make them hate you less.
SLaks
2010-05-13 20:45:00
+1
A:
After reading you comment to @SLaks I'm inclined to point out that there are server tools that are there to do exactly that.
In fact I think Windows Server editions come with these features out of the box.
griegs
2010-05-14 06:18:07