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The Windows Registry is a database where configuration settings for hardware, software and the Windows operating system itself are saved.

Java Error opening registry key

I get this error when I try to do anything with Java in command prompt: Error opening registry key 'Software\…

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Is it possible to modify a registry entry via a .bat/.cmd script?

Is it possible to modify a registry value (whether string or DWORD) via a .bat/.cmd script?

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Detect whether Office is 32bit or 64bit via the registry

Now that Office also comes in a 64bit install, where in the registry do you find out if the version …

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How can I enable Assembly binding logging?

I'm getting, "Could not load file or assembly 'Bla' or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load …

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Test if registry value exists

In my powershell script I'm creating one registry entry for each element I run script on and I would like …

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Reading a registry key in C#

I have developed an application and installed it on a client computer. In my application I need to get its …

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How do I use a 32-bit ODBC driver on 64-bit Server 2008 when the installer doesn't create a standard DSN?

I ran into an issue with some third party software that we use to track software license usage in our …

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How to read a value from the Windows registry

Given the key for some registry value (e.g. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\blah\blah\blah\foo) how can I: Safely …

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Where can I set path to make.exe on Windows?

When I try run make from cmd-console on Windows, it runs Turbo Delphi's make.exe but I need MSYS's make.…

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Adding a guideline to the editor in Visual Studio

Introduction I've always been searching for a way to make Visual Studio draw a line after a certain amount of …

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