Set registry key OUTSIDE of HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Question

How do I set a value to the registry that is NOT in HKEY_CURRENT_USER?

My.Computer.Registry.CurrentUser.CreateSubKey("..\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\")

This above only puts it in a folder named ..

That's not how the registry works; you need to be in a hive. — SLaks, Dec 26 '13 at 21:59
Open regedit and look around. The five `HKEY_*` things are called _hives_; everything in the registry is inside them. — SLaks, Dec 26 '13 at 22:03
@SLaks Oh ok I never knew they were not just *folders* thx but is it possible to create inside em? — Visual Magic, Dec 26 '13 at 22:04
bad idea to mess with the registry if you do not understand it first as you can make your computer unusable really fast. May want to do a bit of reading first. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986 — Sorceri, Dec 26 '13 at 22:25
Thank you @Sorceri it's just that you need to access the ClassesRoot to add stuff to the Windows right click menu shell but whatever guys i figured it out — Visual Magic, Dec 26 '13 at 22:32
@Supercoder: You can do that without needing admin by writing to `HKCU\Software\Classes`. — SLaks, Dec 26 '13 at 22:41

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 27 '13 at 01:50

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Use My.Computer.Registry.LocalMachine to access HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

If that does not solve your problem, please let me know in comments.

answered Dec 27 '13 at 01:50

Victor Zakharov

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