how can I delete registry key value in HKLM

Posted: 09-05-2006, 02:23 PM
Hey! I write a driver for usb device.
I can call UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices to replace inbox driver with my
driver when device is on system.
But if device is not on system, I must delete HKLM/CurrentControlSet/
Enum/USB/{ID Value} to force device recgonize
when it replug on system.
In XP I can delete it, but how can I do it in Vista?
Thanks a lot!






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Jimmy Brush
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Re: how can I delete registry key value in HKLM
Posted: 09-05-2006, 02:39 PM
Hello,

Your setup program must ask to be ran "as administrator" in order to perform
these functions. Otherwise, Windows Vista will run the program as a standard
user, which will not be able to change registry keys under HKLM.

Here is a very detailed document explaining how to do this:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en...asp?frame=true


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Jamie Hunter [MS]
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Re: how can I delete registry key value in HKLM
Posted: 09-08-2006, 02:42 PM
Hi, wrong news group, but please refer to the "devcon" example in the DDK
for performing re-install of devices. Do not delete these keys... One time I
spent weeks debugging end-users issues because a driver installer writer of
a single unnamed product decided to modify the Enum keys directly! Search
for "Device Installs: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" to find a WinHEC 2002
presentation on these issues.

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Jamie Hunter [MS]

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> Hey! I write a driver for usb device.
> I can call UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices to replace inbox driver with
> my
> driver when device is on system.
> But if device is not on system, I must delete HKLM/CurrentControlSet/
> Enum/USB/{ID Value} to force device recgonize
> when it replug on system.
> In XP I can delete it, but how can I do it in Vista?
> Thanks a lot!
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