Re: Regwrite problem

If I had to guess, I would say that Windows doesn't like you using 
the hardware key.  Try using HKLM\Software\'your application name' 
and put whatever values there.

Steve.


--- In [email protected], "Gert Scheepers" <Gerts@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All
>  
> I am busy with a program to do a hardware and software audit of the 
company
> assets.
>  
> Part of this means that a company asset number must be recorded as 
well for
> each PC and printer.
>  
> I can get monitor and pc serial number, models, etc. Of course the 
asset
> number will be have to be entered manually
>  
> I created a Gui to easily record these asset numbers. I then want 
to write
> it to the registry, if I in future have to re-audit, I can query the
> registry.
>  
> For the PC base this will work fine but for the monitor, I would 
compare the
> previously recorded serial number to the value read, which should 
tell me if
> the monitor was changed since the previous audit.
>  
> Sounds easy? I write to the registry, this can then be verified, 
all ok. On
> rebooting the PC, the entries are all wiped out!
>  
> I am writing to "HKLM\Hardware\AUDIT", any ideas why this happens 
and how I
> can overcome this problem?
>  
> Regards
> Gert
> 
> 
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