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VBS login script not functioning correctly

I have a login script that checks for a registry key and if the key is not found it runs a script that creates an outlook signature from info in AD then adds a key to the registry. The script has run perfectly on about 20 machines that i have tested it on, however it doesn't work correctly on 3 machines. For these 3 machines it passes th...

Set-ItemProperty won't include newlines (powershell)

I'm trying to use set-itemproperty to add an item to: HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Installation Sources $InstallationSources = Get-ItemProperty "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup" -Name "Installation Sources" $test = $InstallationSources."Installation Sources" + "C:\Test\I386" Set-ItemPropert...

Visual Studio (2010) Setup Project x64 - Remove registry key at install and add at uninstall

I'm trying to create a setup project. On install, I want it to create some registry keys and delete others. On uninstall, I want it to do the opposite. Regarding creation of keys on install and removing them on uninstall - no problem, it's built into the setup project. Problem is with removing keys at install (and adding them back at ...

Loop through values or registry key.. _winreg Python

How would I loop through all the values of a Windows Registry Key using the Python module _winreg. I have code that will do what I want, but it is for the subkeys of the specified registry key. Here Is The Code: from _winreg import * t = OpenKey(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, r"PATH TO KEY", 0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS) try: i = 0 while True: ...

Error with Event ID: 2002 and Source: EapHost

I constantly receive in Event Viewer an Error at every reboot: Skipping: Eap method DLL path name validation failed. Error: typeId=21, authorId=29114, vendorId=0, vendorType=0 Source: EapHost Event ID: 2002 Level: Error User: System Task Category: Peer Keywords: Registry Someone have any idea? ...

Create a modified own Com Object in the registry

I want to modified the Internet Explorer CLSID element in the registry: (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} ) It is possible to copy this entry and replace the GUID and create a new alias? Where can I defined a new alias? (Later I want to open this Com Object in PowerShell) ...

Get-ChildItem and registry key access not allowed

I'm trying to do a simple PowerShell script to access the registry and I'm doing it like this: Foreach ($key in Get-Childitem HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\"{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}") { $key.name } There's a bunch of keys that are just digits (the ones I want) but then there's one named "Properties" wh...

Little issue with New-ItemProperty in PowerShell

I'm new to PowerShell and I can't seem to find how to fix this after countless Google searches. I know it's probably easy, but here's basically what I want to do and the error that shows: PS C:\Windows\system32> $path = "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}" Get-Childitem $path -ErrorActio...

Registry Entries for all users in Python

I wrote an application that stores several things in the registry. When I first started, I added them to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, but kept getting permission errors writing to the. So, it was suggested that I use HKEY_CURRENT_USER, that worked until I realized that I am not able to access them from another account. How can I write to the regi...

Registry Startup Entry with runas argument?

Is it possible to add a startup entry in the windows registry with a runas argument? So when it launches, it runs with the user specified? ...

how to hide Clock and Control Panel in Windows-CE 5.0 (by C# or any registry value)

hi how to hide the Clock and Control Panel in Windows-CE 5.0 by C# code or any registry value ? thank's in advance ...

Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey returns Nothing when called from a Service

In a VB.NET application that runs as a service, I am getting a value of "Nothing" returned when I use Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey(). The same code executes correctly when the application runs in desktop mode. I am not much on VB.NET and unfortunately, this is not my code. Code: Dim regURL As String = "Software\MyCompany\" + _ ...

vb6 : accessing registry values

I'm writing a simple vb6 button which tests the access of the registry values. I have the following: Private Function registry_read(key_path, key_name) as variant Dim registry as object set registry = CreateObject("WScript.shell") registry_read = registry.regread(key_path & key_name) End function Private Sub Command1_Click() MsgBo...

How to disable MFC writing workspace settings to registry?

By default, a basic MFC C++ project in Visual Studio 2010 will store all its workspace settings in the HKCU registry hive under a user-configurable key name. This includes last window size/position, ribbon settings, status bar, etc. How can you disable this feature completely so as to not write to the registry at all? I tried not sett...

Outlook 2007 Addin - LoadBehavior in registry always resets to 2

Hi people. I know this has been asked before, but I've never found a solution to this. I created an Addin in Visual Studio for Outlook 2007. I created an Installer and copied the files and created the registry values. It installs perfectly on the developer computer and it uninstalls perfectly as well. But on the second computer, which is...

Does writing to the HKCU registry key in Vista/Win7 require adminstrator priviliges?

I have a program which writes to the HKCU registry key during startup. Does this require administrator privileges in Vista and Win7? ...

Get the path to My Documents with Inno Setup

Is it possible to retrieve the path to My Documents folder with Inno setup? I tried to retrieve the path via registry RegQueryStringValue(HKCU, 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders', 'Personal', path); But it returned: %USERPROFILE%\Mina dokument. When I tried to use it as install path it didn't work...

Inno-Setup doesn't allow access to all registry keys, why ?

I use this code to know if a key exists or not : if RegKeyExists(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'Software\Autodesk') then begin MsgBox('Key exists!!', mbInformation, MB_OK); end; for this exemple, it works, i have the message box, but with this it doesn't: if RegKeyExists(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'Software\Autodesk\Maya') then begin ...

How to make a trialware?

Possible Duplicate: how can i make my product as a trial version for 30 days ? Dear all, Recently I have developed a software for windows and I want to make a trial version out of it for advertisement. The trial version I have in mind should be runnable only for 30 days for example. I myself have an idea about saving the time...

How to Create Registry key using a batfile

Need to Create a Registry Key using bat file.Can I create Reg Key using Command prompt or a bat file. The main purpose behind this , I want to create envoirment variable using bat file. ...