On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM, Jon Westcot <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all: > > I've got a question regarding retrieving a value from the Registry > within Vista that I hope someone here can help me answer. > > Here's the situation. I've got an existing application that has been > working just fine under Windows XP Pro. At application startup, it queries > the Registry to retrieve the following key value: > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Logon > User Name > > This value is then used to check in a Security table for a match on the > name. (Yes, I know this is an odd logon situation; it's what the client > wanted.) > > The thing is, now they're looking to move to Vista. And, for some > reason, this key value does not exist in Vista. > > Can someone point me to a reference of registry keys for Vista? Or can > someone recommend to me a key value I could use that would return the Logon > User Name? Unfortunately, I don't have direct access to Vista, so I can't > just open up the Registry and browse around to find the appropriate key. > > Any help you can send my way will be greatly appreciated. --------------------------------
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