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Registry OS Functions (Windows CE 5.0)

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The following table shows the registry OS functions with a description of the purpose of each.

Programming element Description
ReadGenericData This function is used to read OS password data.
ReadRegData This function reads a registry file into RAM from persistent storage as defined by the OEM.
RegCopyFile This function saves a copy of the current Windows CE RAM–based registry to a specified file.
RegistryOperation This function performs a series of registry operations.
RegReplaceKey This function replaces the file backing a registry key and all its subkeys with another file, so that when the system is next started, the key and subkeys will have the values stored in the new file.
RegRestoreFile This function places the operating system in a state in which the registry can be replaced by the supplied file on a warm boot.
RegSaveKey This function saves the specified key and all of its subkeys and values to a new file. If the specified key is not a predefined ROOT, it backs up to the ROOT of the hKey and saves there.
WriteGenericData This function is used to write OS password data.
WriteRegData This function is called by the OS to transfer registry data to persistent storage as defined by the OEM.

See Also

Registry OS Reference

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