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[WinReg]>Issue when reading a registry key - CSA75 - Mar-28-2017

Hello All,

I'm trying without success to read the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\DefaultIcon

here is the code I'm using :

from winreg import *
from time import sleep
n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY)
t = (EnumValue(n,0))
print(t)
It fails with error: 
Output:
FileNotFoundError": [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified
What am I doing wrong ?

Thanks for your help

RE: [WinReg]>Issue when reading a registry key - wavic - Mar-28-2017

Try this:

try:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY)
except FileNotFoundError:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)
SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129(v=VS.85).aspx

RE: [WinReg]>Issue when reading a registry key - CSA75 - Mar-28-2017

(Mar-28-2017, 06:53 AM)wavic Wrote: Try this:

try:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY)
except FileNotFoundError:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)
SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129(v=VS.85).aspx

Hi Wavic !

I tried but got same error... however, I can see by using regedit that the key is visible from 32-bit registry view and 64-bit registry view as well...

RE: [WinReg]>Issue when reading a registry key - snippsat - Mar-28-2017

Look better in Regedit.
Under "StartMenuInternet" i have browsers not "DefaultIcon".
Test:
from winreg import *

key = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,  r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\Capabilities')
# Two way to read
name = QueryValueEx(key, "ApplicationName")
t = (EnumValue(key, 2))
Use:
>>> name
('Google Chrome', 1)
>>> t
('ApplicationName', 'Google Chrome', 1)
>>> name[0]
'Google Chrome'
>>> t[1]
'Google Chrome'


RE: [WinReg]>Issue when reading a registry key - CSA75 - Mar-28-2017

(Mar-28-2017, 11:44 AM)snippsat Wrote: Look better in Regedit.
Under "StartMenuInternet" i have browsers not "DefaultIcon".

Yes ! you're right ! Thank you for pointing out my mistake and saved my day :-)
(Mar-28-2017, 08:02 AM)CSA75 Wrote:
(Mar-28-2017, 06:53 AM)wavic Wrote: Try this:

try:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY)
except FileNotFoundError:
    n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)
SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384129(v=VS.85).aspx

Hi Wavic !

I tried but got same error... however, I can see by using regedit that the key is visible from 32-bit registry view and  64-bit registry view as well...
Actually you were right ! I was trying with an incorrect registry key path..