Comma, ')', or a valid expression continuation expected - Registry Error

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I am creating a start-up 2nd level logon screen for businesses and corporate companies to use. However, I am trying to disable using Task Manager by using a Registry DWORD Value. When I add in the code, it comes up with the error "Comma, ')', or a valid expression continuation expected". What can I do?

    Imports Microsoft.Win32

Public Class Form1
    Dim regKey As RegistryKey
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        regKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("regKey.SetValue("***HKEY***\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System")
        regKey.SetValue("DisableTskMgr", 1, RegistryValueKind.DWord)

    End Sub
    Private Sub frmMyform_FormClosing(ByVal eventSender As System.Object, ByVal eventArgs As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) Handles Me.FormClosing
        Dim Cancel As Boolean = eventArgs.Cancel
        Dim UnloadMode As System.Windows.Forms.CloseReason = eventArgs.CloseReason
        If UnloadMode = CloseReason.UserClosing Then

            Cancel = True
        End If
    End Sub

End Class

My problem is with the HKEY system above. Thanks in advance!

is that your actual code or were you trying to highlight where the error is (use a comment line for that). — Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp, May 15 '14 at 16:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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I think this should look like this:

regKey = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey( "regKey.SetValue(""***HKEY***\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System"")" )

See Escape double quote in VB string

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edited May 23 '17 at 11:50

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answered May 15 '14 at 16:28

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