How to change registry permissions

[acjeff]

I have a VB6 application running on customer's machine (XP or 2000) in which they are free to create any users to run the VB application.

In run-time, the VB program needs to read and write registries in:

"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\"

However, this registry folder is not accessible for users having limited permissions. I tried setting permission to this folder for general users but still cannot make it work.

Any ideas and thoughts?

Jeff

 

[BobRodes]

Generally, only users with admin rights are allowed to write to the registry. You might be able to get the administrator of your system to open up a particular registry key to ordinary users.

 

[acjeff]

I did try logging in as administrator and set the permission to both "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\" and "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\" to full control for restricted users. However, when I logged in as ordinary users again, it still could not access the registry by the VB program.

Any other ideas?

 

[dglienna]

Use an INI file instead.

David

 

[acjeff]

How?

 

[BobRodes]

These should help:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...us/sysinfo/base/writeprivateprofilestring.asp

and

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...n-us/sysinfo/base/getprivateprofilestring.asp

Bob

 

[acjeff]

What is the difference between using INI file and just a txt file to store the configurations? Is it risky to use INI?

 

[bjd4jc]

The difference lies in the ability to use the API to find a certain value in a text file named by a section. (note that you don't have to give your file a .INI file extension for the API to work with it).

If you were to not use that API then you would have to do the reading/editing of the text file through code using open, etc.

 

[BobRodes]

<What is the difference between using INI file and just a txt file to store the configurations?
The links I've provided explain that. If you have specific questions on the material in them, post them and we'll help.
<Is it risky to use INI?
No more so than using a text file.

HTH

Bob