MiniApp to change IE8 Reg Entries, Launch IE8 and when it closes, set the reg entries to Defaul

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Hello all,

I do coding for fun but I am not a professional.

I would like to know if it is possible to create a mini app to change IE8 registry entries, launch IE8 and when the user closes IE8, the reg entries are set to the default values ?

Can some one give me some guidance? I heard about handlers.

I will be using Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition

Thanks for your help,
G

Posted 7-Feb-13 8:52am

namerg

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bbirajdar 7-Feb-13 14:59pm

Yes..It is possible..

namerg 7-Feb-13 15:02pm

:) Need more advise and guidance

namerg 7-Feb-13 21:51pm

Let's say the app does the registry changes and open IE.
If I open another process or instance of IE, will IE open with its default registry entries ?

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bbirajdar · Answer 1 · 2013-02-07T09:08:00

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Here's the guide to change registry entries
Read, write and delete from registry with C#[^]

Launch a program like IE 8
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5168612/launch-program-with-parameters[^]

Then follow the first step again to reset the registry entries

Posted 7-Feb-13 9:08am

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namerg 13-Feb-13 17:36pm

@aspnet_regiis -i
I am stuck in the following:
//**************************BEGIN GENERAL TAB***********************************
//BROWSING HISTORY/CHECK FOR NEWER VERSIONS OF STORED PAGES

//Select the RegistryHive you wish to read from
RegistryKey key = RegistryKey.OpenRemoteBaseKey(RegistryHive.CurrentUser, "");

//Select the path within the hive
RegistryKey subkey1 = key.OpenSubKey("Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings");

Question: How do I navigate inside that registry path look for the existence of a name.?

Thanks for your help

bbirajdar 14-Feb-13 2:25am

Read the value for the name , if it does not return anything, that means it does not exist