registry question

[Guest]

Hi all
I am retrieving the value of the Environment path variable
from registry key
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\System\Curr entControlSet\C ontrol\Sessio
n Manager\Environ ment

I notice that there is also other keys like
ControlSet001, ControlSet002 etc. What is the difference
between all these?

Is using the CurrentControlS et key the most reliable?
Thanks for all your valuable replies.

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Re: registry question

You shouldn't use the registry. Rather, use the static
GetEnvironmentV ariable method on the Environment class.

The ControlSet001, etc, etc keys are for other boot configurations that
are on your system.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mvp@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m


<anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all
> I am retrieving the value of the Environment path variable
> from registry key
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\System\Curr entControlSet\C ontrol\Sessio
> n Manager\Environ ment
>
> I notice that there is also other keys like
> ControlSet001, ControlSet002 etc. What is the difference
> between all these?
>
> Is using the CurrentControlS et key the most reliable?
> Thanks for all your valuable replies.
>[/color]

[Guest]

Re: registry question

Thanks Nicholas. I need to change the Path variable and
set it to some other value programmaticall y. There is
no .NET method for that. So, I am modifying the registry
key programmaticall y. Any other ideas?
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>-----Original Message-----
> You shouldn't use the registry. Rather, use the[/color]
static[color=blue]
>GetEnvironment Variable method on the Environment class.
>
> The ControlSet001, etc, etc keys are for other boot[/color]
configurations that[color=blue]
>are on your system.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>--
> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
> - mvp@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
>
>
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>> Hi all
>> I am retrieving the value of the Environment path[/color][/color]
variable[color=blue][color=green]
>> from registry key
>>[/color][/color]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\System\Curr entControlSet\C ontrol\Sessio[color=blue][color=green]
>> n Manager\Environ ment
>>
>> I notice that there is also other keys like
>> ControlSet001, ControlSet002 etc. What is the[/color][/color]
difference[color=blue][color=green]
>> between all these?
>>
>> Is using the CurrentControlS et key the most reliable?
>> Thanks for all your valuable replies.
>>[/color]
>
>
>.
>[/color]

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Re: registry question

In .NET 1.1 and before, you would want to call the
SetEnvironmentV ariable API function through the P/Invoke layer.

In .NET 2.0 a static SetEnvironmentV ariable method was attached to the
Environment class.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mvp@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m

<anonymous@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:493b01c4c7 46$ee7500e0$a40 1280a@phx.gbl.. .[color=blue]
> Thanks Nicholas. I need to change the Path variable and
> set it to some other value programmaticall y. There is
> no .NET method for that. So, I am modifying the registry
> key programmaticall y. Any other ideas?
>[color=green]
>>-----Original Message-----
>> You shouldn't use the registry. Rather, use the[/color]
> static[color=green]
>>GetEnvironmen tVariable method on the Environment class.
>>
>> The ControlSet001, etc, etc keys are for other boot[/color]
> configurations that[color=green]
>>are on your system.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>>--
>> - Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
>> - mvp@spam.guard. caspershouse.co m
>>
>>
>><anonymous@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote in message
>>news:50ad01c4 c742$185ec710$a 601280a@phx.gbl ...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi all
>>> I am retrieving the value of the Environment path[/color][/color]
> variable[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> from registry key
>>>[/color][/color]
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACH INE\System\Curr entControlSet\C ontrol\Sessio[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> n Manager\Environ ment
>>>
>>> I notice that there is also other keys like
>>> ControlSet001, ControlSet002 etc. What is the[/color][/color]
> difference[color=green][color=darkred]
>>> between all these?
>>>
>>> Is using the CurrentControlS et key the most reliable?
>>> Thanks for all your valuable replies.
>>>[/color]
>>
>>
>>.
>>[/color][/color]