Hello,
I've searched the python sites and help, library's and all the forums I
could find, but haven't seen any mention of this. This help line seemed
like a good place to ask this.
I am on an HP laptop Intel Core 2 Duo, running Windows 7 Pro SP1 32Bit.
I am using Python 2.7.3.
I have an application I built that ran fine on Windows XP, but now fails
on Windows 7. The place I'm encountering the problem is where I try to
read a key from the registry. I believe it's because of the
Virtualization of the registry on Windows 7. This key is created by
another app that I'm trying to co-ordinate with. On Windows XP the
Registry key was:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Interface Software\ConnMgr]
"DB Path"="C:\\Documents and Settings\\All Users\\Application
Data\\<path to a data file>"
When this app is installed on Windows 7, the key is directed to the
registry Virtual Store at:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\VirtualStore\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Interface
Software\ConnMgr]
"DB Path"="C:\\ProgramData\\EnvisionWare\\<path to a data file>"
So far that is what I think I'd expected on Windows 7 and the
virtualization of the registry.
The code fragment that is reading the registry is:
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from _winreg import *
ConnKey = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Interface
Software\ConnMgr', 0, KEY_READ)
ConnValue = QueryValueEx(ConnKey, "DB Path")
EWDataSource = os.path.split(str(ConnValue[0]))
------
The OpenKey fails with the message: WindowsError: (2, 'The system cannot
find the file specified"). I believe this is because the key does not
exist at the path [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Interface Software\ConnMgr].
After all this, the question is: Why isn't the OpenKey call being
redirected to the VirtualStore? What can I change in the program, ACLs
or other to make it be redirected?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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John Spitzer
johned9...@comcast.net
503-590-7434
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