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4/8/2010

You can add a registry key to specify values that you need.

To specify a key or entry within the registry

  1. Locate the root that you want to use.

  2. Enter the new key or entry as a text string, starting at the selected root. Specify separate subkeys with a backslash (\), as follows.

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    [ROOT]\[Key]\[Subkey]\[Subkey or entry]

    Traditionally, applications store data using the following key structure:

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    [ROOT]\Software\[Company name]\[Product name]

    For example, Microsoft stores configuration information for the game FreeCell in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\FreeCellregistry key.

  3. Most APIs access keys under a predetermined root. Therefore, text strings used as parameters should start at the key, rather than the root.

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