read registery

[samuria]

I am trying to read write delete from the registery specifically from

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN

I cant get it to work can any give me a bit of code to get me started? If I know the keys I can do it but I want to write software that will find what is there and display it and then optionally edit it\delete it

[danielkza]

Did you even look at the help file? Searching for 'registry' returns RegRead as the first result.

[samuria]

I found the help but couldnt get it to work if I didnt know what was there ie if I knew there was one winpatrol I could read the value but if i didnt know the list that was there i couldnt work it out as I am knew to this

[danielkza]

I found the help but couldnt get it to work if I didnt know what was there ie if I knew there was one winpatrol I could read the value but if i didnt know the list that was there i couldnt work it out as I am knew to this

Are you not familiar with search boxes? Doesn't get easier than that.

[failedtocompile]

I think what danielkza is trying to say is, you need to show some active interest/investment which you will need show, as almost everyone in this community has and it will benefit you in the long run.

Here is an example

$regR1 = RegRead( "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RUN", "StartCCC" )
msgbox(0, "", "Reading from Registry:" & @CRLF & $regR1)

the first part is the actual reg key/path the last part "StartCCC" is the actually key value that you see on the left hand pane of the registry editor.

Taken from the Helpfile:

RegRead

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reads a value from the registry.

RegRead ( "keyname", "valuename" )

Parameters

keyname The registry key to read.

valuename The value to read.

Return Value

Success: Returns the requested registry value. @EXTENDED is set to the type of the value $REG_... . These types are defined in the "Constants.au3" include file.

Failure: Returns "" and sets the @error flag:

1 if unable to open requested key

2 if unable to open requested main key

3 if unable to remote connect to the registry

-1 if unable to open requested value

-2 if value type not supported

Remarks

A registry key must start with "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" ("HKLM") or "HKEY_USERS" ("HKU") or "HKEY_CURRENT_USER" ("HKCU") or "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT" ("HKCR") or "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG" ("HKCC").

And then there is Regwrite, most of all the examples in the helpfile are practical and can be altered to suit what you may require at a base level.

ftc

Edited December 20, 2009 by failedtocompile

[samuria]

The above code just gives a msgbox that saya reading register it doesnt give any values

[MirnesC2]

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$check = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegEdit Test", "RegGroup")
$reg = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegEdit Test", "RegGroup")

If $check = "" Then
    RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegEdit Test", "RegGroup", "REG_SZ", "This is from REG")
EndIf

$RegEdit = GUICreate("RegEdit", 184, 43, 192, 124)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput($reg, 8, 10, 89, 21)
$Save = GUICtrlCreateButton("Save", 105, 7, 65, 25, $WS_GROUP)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Save
            RegWrite("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegEdit Test", "RegGroup", "REG_SZ", GUICtrlRead($Input1))
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[omikron48]

Or you can use "reg.exe query <keyname>" and output the results to a file or msgbox to view the contents or the registry.