Thread: Deleting Registry Values not working?

Hi,

I haven't done much with VB.net for a long while. I'm trying to create a program I can distribute to remove a key from several hundred computers' registry's.

Here's my code:

Code:

Module Module1


    Sub Main()


        Console.Out.WriteLine("Deleting Key")


        My.Computer.Registry.SetValue("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{6C467336-8281-4E60-8204-430CED96822D}\InprocServer32", "", "")


        Console.Out.WriteLine("Value Deleted")


        Console.ReadLine()
    End Sub


End Module

I'm running the program as an administrator. No errors are thrown but the value doesn't get touched.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If no exception is thrown it means the operation is successful. That method even creates all the keys and name-value pair if they don't exist, so either you're looking at the wrong place or haven't refreshed the view in Regedit to see the new value.

Originally Posted by JohnH

If no exception is thrown it means the operation is successful. That method even creates all the keys and name-value pair if they don't exist, so either you're looking at the wrong place or haven't refreshed the view in Regedit to see the new value.

Registry.png

I set the program to show the before and after values and they were both correct. So it is setting the value. However, the image above shows after I've set the value, after a refresh, even after closing it down.

There are various registry values which might be considered to be protected in that the associated program will simply rewrite it if it's deleted. As this appears to be an MS Office setting I would think it highly likely that this is one of them. Why do you need to delete it?

Originally Posted by Dunfiddlin

There are various registry values which might be considered to be protected in that the associated program will simply rewrite it if it's deleted. As this appears to be an MS Office setting I would think it highly likely that this is one of them. Why do you need to delete it?

It removes the Sharepoint Link from the right click menu. We need to remove it because once the Sharepoint Synchronisation program has started you can't get rid of it.

If I apply a .reg file to it the value changes and stays changed for everyone who logs onto that machine. We can't send it out through GPO because it won't change it, so I need to create a program that will remove it instead. This way we can deploy it across the entire site.

Can I assume that you got the idea that this was the right way to do this from here? Remove “Shared Folder Synchronization” from Right-click Context Menu

It isn't! Read through the comments for two far superior methods.

Originally Posted by Dunfiddlin

Can I assume that you got the idea that this was the right way to do this from here? Remove “Shared Folder Synchronization” from Right-click Context Menu

It isn't! Read through the comments for two far superior methods.

Ah, I hadn't seen that article. I've created a script using Shell() and it works perfectly. Thank you very much for your help.