Windows Registry Create Subkey

Question

0.00/5 (No votes)

See more:

I created a function:

VB

Public Sub CreateRegistrySubKey(ByVal iSubKeyName As String)
    Dim regKey As RegistryKey
    regKey = My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SOFTWARE", True)
    regKey.CreateSubKey(iSubKeyName)
    regKey.Close()
End Sub

Of course, the module has
"Imports Microsoft.Win32" in the header.

In the executable portion, I call this as:

CreateRegistrySubKey("MyNew Application")

I can't seem to get this to work correctly. It doesn't create the new subkey in the registry.

What am I doing wrong?

Posted 6-Jan-14 4:45am

KevinBrady57

Add a Solution

1 solution

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

phil.o · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-06T05:01:00

Solution 1

If your executable is 32 bits, it may fall into HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node.

Posted 6-Jan-14 5:01am

phil.o

Comments

KevinBrady57 6-Jan-14 12:03pm

That's where it was. Thanks

phil.o 6-Jan-14 12:45pm

You're welcome.

KevinBrady57 6-Jan-14 13:12pm

Is there a way to "force" the subkey to be created off the root (i.e. "Software)" instead of the Wow6432Node?

KevinBrady57 6-Jan-14 13:18pm

Never mind. I figured it out.