/// <summary>
/// Attempts to create the desired sub key to the specified parent.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parentPath">The path to the parent for which to create the sub-key on.</param>
/// <param name="name">output parameter that holds the name of the sub-key that was create.</param>
/// <param name="errorMsg">output parameter that contians possible error message.</param>
/// <returns>Returns true if action succeeded.</returns>
public static bool CreateRegistryKey(string parentPath, out string name, out string errorMsg)
{
name = "";
try
{
RegistryKey parent = GetWritableRegistryKey(parentPath);
//Invalid can not open parent
if (parent == null)
{
errorMsg = "You do not have write access to registry: " + parentPath + ", try running client as administrator";
return(false);
}
//Try to find available names
int i = 1;
string testName = String.Format("New Key #{0}", i);
while (parent.ContainsSubKey(testName))
{
i++;
testName = String.Format("New Key #{0}", i);
}
name = testName;
using (RegistryKey child = parent.CreateSubKeySafe(name))
{
//Child could not be created
if (child == null)
{
errorMsg = REGISTRY_KEY_CREATE_ERROR;
return(false);
}
}
//Child was successfully created
errorMsg = "";
return(true);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errorMsg = ex.Message;
return(false);
}
}