[Vb] I need to open registry and connect to a computer

Question

1.00/5 (2 votes)

See more:

Hello i need to connect to a computer but with the registry.

i got this, but it just open regedit and then it makes nothing.

Private Sub Button1_Click_3(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click


      System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("regedit.exe")

      System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000)

      SendKeys.Send("{%}")
      SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}")
      SendKeys.Send("{DOWN}")
      SendKeys.Send("{DOWN}")
      SendKeys.Send("{DOWN}")
      SendKeys.Send("{DOWN}")
      SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}")
      SendKeys.Send(Hostname.Text)
      SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}")

  End Sub

What I have tried:

code below

ALT, ENTER, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, Hostname.text, ENTER

dosnt work

Posted 17-Jun-16 2:01am

Member 12589590

Updated 17-Jun-16 2:36am

Add a Solution

2 solutions

Add a Solution

Add your solution here

Treat my content as plain text, not as HTML

Preview 0

…

Existing Members

Sign in to your account

...or Join us

Download, Vote, Comment, Publish.

Your Email
Password
Forgot your password?

Your Email
This email is in use. Do you need your password?
Optional Password

I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Please subscribe me to the CodeProject newsletters

When answering a question please:

Read the question carefully.
Understand that English isn't everyone's first language so be lenient of bad spelling and grammar.
If a question is poorly phrased then either ask for clarification, ignore it, or edit the question and fix the problem. Insults are not welcome.
Don't tell someone to read the manual. Chances are they have and don't get it. Provide an answer or move on to the next question.

Let's work to help developers, not make them feel stupid.

This content, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2016-06-17T02:28:00

First off, why would you want to do that? Retrieve the Registry entry properly and use the value it returns: Registry.GetValue Method (String, String, Object) (Microsoft.Win32)[^]
Secondly, did you really expect that to work? The first thing Regedit will do is kick up UAE to get user permission to edit the registry: and you can't give that yourself...

glen205 · Answer 2 · 2016-06-17T02:36:00

I think your SendKeys isn't opening the menu properly. Looks like you're opening the File menu and tabbing downwards to menu item 4 (Connect Network Registry).

Some information on SendKeys here (MSDN) and here (Stack Overflow)

You are sending ALT (which as a keystroke will highlight the menu) then ENTER (which should then open the first menu). Try instead to open the file menu in one operation by sending ALT+F

So instead of

C#

SendKeys.Send("{%}")
SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}")

try

C#

SendKeys.Send("%{f}")

Just one more thing - can you clarify "doesn't work"? Does the application open? Does the menu highlight but not select? Does the menu appear at all? I offer a solution to what I *think* might be the problem but your question is a little unclear.

Good luck,
Glen.

[Vb] I need to open registry and connect to a computer

2 solutions

Solution 1

Solution 2

Add your solution here

Preview 0