UnauthorizedAccessException writing HKCU key values

[Guest]

System.UnauthorizedAccessException
Cannot write to the registry key.
Is what I get trying to write a value in a HKCU\Software key.
My InfoPath form is fully trusted.
I have full permissions on the key according to Regedit permissions
Using vb.net 2003
For that matter, a Windows form I created doesn't allow me to delete a key,
and I can't write a key value in my Outlook com add-in, either.
Account has admin priviledges.
I guess I have been only reading keys, not writing them since vb6.
I've got to be missing something obviuos.

 

[Ken Tucker [MVP]]

Hi,

This works changing OpenSubKey("Software\Ken", True) to
OpenSubKey("Software\Ken") will cause and UnAuthorizedAccessException.


Dim myReg As RegistryKey = Registry.CurrentUser
Dim MyRegKey As RegistryKey
Dim MyVal As String

MyRegKey = myReg.OpenSubKey("Software\Ken", True)
MyRegKey.SetValue("MyData", "test entry")
MyVal = MyRegKey.GetValue("MyData")
Trace.WriteLine(MyVal)

MyRegKey.Close()


Ken
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System.UnauthorizedAccessException
Cannot write to the registry key.
Is what I get trying to write a value in a HKCU\Software key.
My InfoPath form is fully trusted.
I have full permissions on the key according to Regedit permissions
Using vb.net 2003
For that matter, a Windows form I created doesn't allow me to delete a key,
and I can't write a key value in my Outlook com add-in, either.
Account has admin priviledges.
I guess I have been only reading keys, not writing them since vb6.
I've got to be missing something obviuos.

 

[Guest]

That is the same code that I am using that gives me the unauthorized error.
WHy would my code be failing?