How to read a Registry value??

[yanix]

I got this code.

I want to read a string from a registry key, if its 0 do one thing, and if its 1, do something else.

This code (if it works..) would at the first time create a sub key, and assign it to 1, but if its not existing, it would then show a few messageboxe's - But it doesnt work, even if I set it to 1 or 0, it won't work, it always displays the messages.

If My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\A Sim Game Studios\A Sim Game - Business",
"FirstRun", "1") Then


MessageBox.Show("Your name is Jay J, you are 23 years old")
MessageBox.Show("You are a grad student that can't find a job in a tough world")
MessageBox.Show("You decide to make something of yourself - beginning with the 50$ in your pockets you set out to become one of the biggest business owners in your city")
End If

My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\A Sim Game Studios\A Sim Game - Business",
"FirstRun", "1")

Anyone can help?

[dglienna]

What OS? Probably needs ADMIN permission to access the registry.

[Cimperiali]

mistake is: last parameter of getValue "1" is for the default value. That is: if it does not find the key, it returns 1.
Set it to 0, instead, to get false in your if...By the way: as dglienna told you, you will need permission to access registry. Thus, you might get always the default value in any case...
ie:

If My.Computer.Registry.GetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\A Sim Game Studios\A Sim Game - Business", "FirstRun", "0") Then
   MessageBox.Show("Your name is Jay J, you are 23 years old")
   MessageBox.Show("You are a grad student that can't find a job in a tough world")
   MessageBox.Show("You decide to make something of yourself - beginning with the 50$ in your pockets you set out to become one of the biggest business owners in your city")
End If

My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\A Sim Game Studios\A Sim Game - Business","FirstRun", "1")