Reading from and Writing to the Registry (Visual Basic)
This topic describes task and conceptual topics that are associated with the registry.
When programming in Visual Basic, you can choose to access the registry by means of either the functions provided by Visual Basic or the registry classes of .NET. 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
How to: Create a Registry Key and Set Its Value
Describes how to use the CreateSubKey
and SetValue
methods of the My.Computer.Registry
object to create a registry key and set its value.
How to: Read a Value from a Registry Key
Describes how to use the GetValue
method of the My.Computer.Registry
object to read a value from a registry key.
How to: Delete a Registry Key
Describes how to use the DeleteSubKey
method of the My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser
property to delete a registry key.
Reading from and Writing to the Registry Using the Microsoft.Win32 Namespace
Describes how to use the Registry
and RegistryKey
classes of .NET to access the registry.
Security and the Registry
Discusses security issues involving the registry.
Related Sections
RegistryProxy
Lists and explains members of the My.Computer.Registry
object.
Registry
Presents an overview of the Registry
class, along with links to individual keys and members.