README.TXT

Using the Win32 API to Access the Registry 
 
 
SUMMARY 
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The REGISTRY sample is a simple utility which demonstrates the functions  
needed to access the registry. The sample goes up and down the branches of  
the registry tree, displaying the individual key's data values. The sample  
can also print specified trees to a file named Registry.Txt. 
 
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Usage 
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Start the sample. A dialog box appears with several edit fields, list boxes, 
and buttons. The list box at the center of the dialog box (labeled CHILD  
KEYS at the bottom) always holds the child keys of the current key.  
Initially, it has four entries, representing the predefined key handles of  
the registry:  
 
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER  
    HKEY_USERS 
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT 
 
If you double-click on any of these entries, or highlight one and press the  
Next/Down button; the key that you selected appears in the Key Name edit  
field, and the children of that selected key replace the entries in the  
CHILD KEYS list box. To proceed deeper into the tree, double-click another  
child. To back out of the registry, double-click on the ".." at the top of  
the list box, or press the Back/Up button. 
 
If the current key has values associated with it, the name of the values is  
listed in the right list box (labeled VALUES). If it has no values, VALUES  
is followed by a "0". Once you come to a key that does have values  
associated with it, you can double-click on any of the values in this list  
box. At the bottom of the dialog box are two edit fields: Value: Data Type  
and Value: Data Entry. By double-clicking a value entry, these edit fields  
are filled with the data's type and the data's value.  
 
If the current key has a class type associated with it, it appears in the  
Class edit field. The ACL edit field is not implemented at this time.