Deleting a Registry Key

[romulous]

Hi,

I have a AutoIt script that acts as a program launcher for Winamp. The script runs Winamp and once Winamp is closed, the script then deletes certain registry keys afterwards. I'm having a problem with the script, and can't work out how to test what is going wrong. Basically, the script deletes three registry keys, the first two are deleted fine, it's just that it takes about 30 seconds for AutoIt to delete the last key. My thinking is that somehow Winamp as it closes locks this registry key, and AutoIt can't delete the key until Winamp has totally closed. You can see by the system tray icon that the AutoIt script is still running, and about 30 seconds after Winamp has closed, you can see the icon disappear, meaning AutoIt has finally managed to delete the key. Has anyone had any similar problems like this before, or can anyone tell me how to test what problem AutoIt has with that registry key?

Thanks,

CM

[GEOSoft]

Hi,

I have a AutoIt script that acts as a program launcher for Winamp. The script runs Winamp and once Winamp is closed, the script then deletes certain registry keys afterwards. I'm having a problem with the script, and can't work out how to test what is going wrong. Basically, the script deletes three registry keys, the first two are deleted fine, it's just that it takes about 30 seconds for AutoIt to delete the last key. My thinking is that somehow Winamp as it closes locks this registry key, and AutoIt can't delete the key until Winamp has totally closed. You can see by the system tray icon that the AutoIt script is still running, and about 30 seconds after Winamp has closed, you can see the icon disappear, meaning AutoIt has finally managed to delete the key. Has anyone had any similar problems like this before, or can anyone tell me how to test what problem AutoIt has with that registry key?

Thanks,

CM

It's probable that WinAmp is writing to that key so AutoIt will be unable to delete it until WinAmp closes.

Try

If ProcessExists("WinAmp.exe") Then ProcessWaitClose("WinAmp.exe")

Make sure that the name of the exe file is actually Winamp.exe. If not then change the 2 references to the proper file name.

[jvanegmond]

If you want to know why you can't delete that key: RegMon

[romulous]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies. I'll try both those out and see how I go. It's sort of ironic - I actually have regmon loaded on my USB drive (which is where the AutoIt script is running Winamp from). I didn't even think to load it up to see what was going on with that registry key! :">

CM