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Re: vb.net 08 Reading data from multiple reg keys

 
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Jan 6th, 2009
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Originally Posted by RamyMahrous View Post
Give me the keys you want to get and it's properties in that way
Exmaple
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0
Property: ProcessorStringName

Don't worry, just show me you want to learn
No probs thanks,

The keys are all located in hkey_local_machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall its where the registry stores all the installed programs.

I want to open each key it finds under hkey_local_machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall and display what is in DisplayName in a combobox or text box.

So on my pc i have a program called casecatalyst and its key is under
hkey_local_machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\caseCatalyst4 and in here i am after DisplayName which is Case Catalyst.

So if i only have casecatalyst and say adobe installed the only keys in hkey_local_machine\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall will be \casecatalyst4 and \adobe.

So i assume i need to be able to open uninstall\ read each key and populate their display names into a combo or text box.

See i need to find all currently installed programs on a pc
Last edited by smelf1; Jan 6th, 2009 at 11:56 am.
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