How easy is to write an application which changes the registery?

[joydivision]

I am thinking of writing a simple VB.NET application which allows me to make some simple changes to the registery which cause common windows problems.

Does anybody know how simple this is? I am familier with both C# and VB.net .

I could also write this in C but thats a bit of a pain.

[MrUnknown]

export the changes to a .reg file, when you want to apply that fix, run the .reg.

that would be the easiest, and requires no programming.

If you want a GUI, I am sure there are plenty of C# tutorials on editing the registry. Heres one I just found: http://www.devhood.com/tutorials/tut...utorial_id=264

[Methical]

I would say go with a .reg file or .bat.

If you made it with .NET; and you try to use it on a clients computer that doesn't have .NET then what do you do? Manually do it, or install .NET first, then run it?

Run up a command prompt and type this

reg /?

[joydivision]

Thats true, I forgot a lot of machines won't have the framework installed. I did want a nice fancy GUI though as it looks impressive but could easily just make a simple GUI which executes bat files.

I could also write it with command line C but I think that is just going to be a major head ache.

What I actually plan to do is write a simple tech tool which is free for business use and does some simple tasks such as simple registery modificates, removes temp files etc.

[Methical]

AtYourService uses assembly. So that he can have a 'fancy gui' and 'pretty buttons', but still make it work without any requirements (cept maybe administrator, but thats normal)

[Newbie]

I use AutoIT scripts with a GUI scripted by AutoIT.

[JosephLeo]

Originally Posted by Newbie

I use AutoIT scripts with a GUI scripted by AutoIT.

I could of swear it was "Auto It" and not "AutoIT".


Also- yeah, just open up notepad and make a .reg file.