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Integrate my application into the Windows Default Programs dialog for protocol handling
I'm trying to get my application to appear in the Windows Default programs list to handle a couple custom protocols, foo: and bar:. I have my app already handling command line agruments, so I can hook ...
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Programmatically edit the BCD store on Windows 8?
On Windows Vista+ the BCD boot data is stored in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\BCD00000000. The BCDEDIT command line tool just presents that data in a readable fashion.
So, theoretically, ...
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c# set a program to launch at startup using registry and a checkbox to modify the option
I know how to tell the registy to run my app on startup.
There are a lot of threads about it.
I used this one:
How do I set a program to launch at startup.
The problem I face is:
I give the user the ...
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Writing to users policy registry key
I want to be able to write values into a users policy key located in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\ - but this location can only be written to by an admin user.
I have both an application ...
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What arguments are passed to msiexec on uninstall
I know this information exists but I'm really struggling to find a source.
Where can I find what selecting "remove", from add/remove programs, passes as arguments to msiexec to uninstall the ...
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Initialize array of HKEY correctly
How to effectively initialize array of HKEY?
Consider the following code snippet
HKEY hkey[2];
for(int i = 0 ; i < 2 ; i++)
LONG reval = RegOpenKeyEx(/* parameters */,&hkey[i]);
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Example for the context menu of desktop with Radio switch type in Win7
everyone!
I want to add some items to the context menu(Right-Click menu)on desktop in Win7.
I have modified the registry like this:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
DesktopBackground
Shell
Switch PowerPlan
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adding registry key for Windows local SYSTEM user
I am somewhat new to Registry Keys in Windows. What I want to do is add a registry key ONCE that will take effect on the local SYSTEM user (for as long as my program is installed). This registry key ...
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Windows: Changing the name/icon of an application associated with a file type
I would like to associate a file type in Windows with a particular application, but I need to make it so when the user opens the "Open With" menu, the name and icon of the application in the list is ...
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I do not see registry key even though GetLastError returns all 0
I try to make file dropper and launch at startup but then it DOES start up correctly but when i navigate to said key using regedit i cannot see it? What is up with that? All error codes return 0.....
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RegistryCallback and RegCreateKeyEx
I am monitoring some windows machine. I am running some windows service i was writing and my purpose is to get notification when process on the system tries to create a not existing registry keys.
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What shell verb used in double click action?
I'm trying to programmatically open .jpg file in Windows Server 2008 R2.
var fileName = @"C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\TEST.JPG";
Process.Start(fileName);
But this code causes an error, because Photo ...
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SubInAcl tool: how to change permissions of a key containing a *
I would like to change permissions of some registry keys using the tool subinacl.exe, but keys containing a star (the wildcard *) return an error:
C:> subinacl /keyreg ...
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Where are Explorer's folder view settings saved? [closed]
Explorer has numerous settings that can be made to customize the user's view: details/thumbnail, column widths, grouping, etc.
Where and how are these details stored?
(If it matters, I'm ...
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How does Chrome choose its start up locale?
I'm trying to write a small C# program that will allow me to change the locale of different types of browsers. By modifying the current user's locale and locale name in the registry, I've been able to ...
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