Error accessing Registry from Windows app

[Steve]

When attempting to access the Registry, I receive errors.
I have attempted to add code to assert access to the key,
but this does not help. The documentation on accessing
the Registry is pathetic.

Dim rp As New
System.Security.Permissions.RegistryPermission
(Security.Permissions.RegistryPermissionAccess.AllAccess,
"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\MyApplication")
oKey = Microsoft.Win32.Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey
("Software").OpenSubKey("MyApplication").OpenSubKey
("Database")
oKey.SetValue("Databases", "1")


Error Message:

An unhandled exception of
type 'System.UnauthorizedAccessException' occurred in
mscorlib.dll

Additional information: Cannot write to the registry key.

 

[Paul Glavich]

Use the Regedt32 tool (in Win2000) or Regedit (WinXP) to set read/write
access on the particular registry key for the user your are trying to access
with, or the group that the user(s) are a member of.