/// <summary>
/// Attempts to change the value for the desired registry value for the
/// specified key.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">The registry value to change to in the form of a
/// RegValueData object.</param>
/// <param name="keyPath">The path to the key for which to change the
/// value of the registry value on.</param>
/// <param name="errorMsg">output parameter that contians possible error message.</param>
/// <returns>Returns boolean value for if the operation failed or succeded.</returns>
public static bool ChangeRegistryValue(RegValueData value, string keyPath, out string errorMsg)
{
try
{
RegistryKey key = GetWritableRegistryKey(keyPath);
//Invalid can not open key
if (key == null)
{
errorMsg = "You do not have access to open registry: " + keyPath + ", try running client as administrator";
return false;
}
//Value does not exist
if (!key.ContainsValue(value.Name))
{
errorMsg = "The value: " + value.Name + " does not exist in: " + keyPath;
return false;
}
bool success = key.SetValueSafe(value.Name, value.Data, value.Kind);
//Value could not be created
if (!success)
{
errorMsg = REGISTRY_VALUE_CHANGE_ERROR;
return false;
}
//Value was successfully created
errorMsg = "";
return true;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errorMsg = ex.Message;
return false;
}
}
public RegSeekerMatch(string key, RegValueData[] data, int subkeycount)
{
Key = key;
Data = data;
HasSubKeys = (subkeycount > 0);
}
private void AddMatch(string key, RegValueData[] values, int subkeycount)
{
RegSeekerMatch match = new RegSeekerMatch(key, values, subkeycount);
matches.Add(match);
}
public DoChangeRegistryValue(string keyPath, RegValueData value)
{
KeyPath = keyPath;
Value = value;
}