Reading from and Writing to the Registry

Lists task and conceptual topics associated with the registry.

When programming in Visual Basic 2005, you can choose to access the registry by means of either the functions provided by Visual Basic 2005 or the registry classes of the .NET Framework. The registry hosts information from the operating system as well as information from applications hosted on the machine. Working with the registry may compromise security by allowing inappropriate access to system resources or protected information.

In This Section

• Common Registry Tasks
  Lists tasks associated with the registry, such as determining or setting the value of a registry key.

• Reading from and Writing to the Registry Using My
  Explains how to use the My.Computer.Registry object to access the registry.

• Reading from and Writing to the Registry Using the Microsoft.Win32 Namespace
  Explains how to use the Visual Basic 2005 functions, DeleteSetting, GetSetting, GetAllSettings, and SaveSetting, to access the registry.

• Security and the Registry
  Discusses security issues involving the registry.

• Troubleshooting: Manipulating the Registry
  Lists common issues encountered when accessing the registry and how to address them.

Related Sections

• My.Computer.Registry Object
  Lists and explains members of the My.Computer.Registry object.

• Registry Class
  Presents an overview of the Registry class, along with links to individual keys and members.