[SOLVED] readstring registry function

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guigeek
Messages: 147
Registration: Nov 21, 2017 - 9:21 p.m.

April 3, 2025 - 11:01

Good morning,
I'm having trouble accessing a specific registry:
Are you able to run this command?

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 registry_readstring(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Group Policy\\State\\Machine\\Scripts\\Shutdown\\0\\0','Script')
I always get an empty result.

The command does work on the top tree, for example

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registry_readstring(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Group Policy\\State\\Machine\\Scripts\\Shutdown\\0','DisplayName')
Similarly, if I use reg_key_exists, the function has a specific return value:

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reg_key_exists(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Group Policy\\State\\Machine\\Scripts\\Shutdown\\0')
Returns True

but

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reg_key_exists(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, 'SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Group Policy\\State\\Machine\\Scripts\\Shutdown\\0\\0')
Returns

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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<console>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Program Files (x86)\wapt\waptutils.py", line 2786, in reg_key_exists
    with reg_openkey_noredir(rootkey, subkeypath):
AttributeError: __enter__
Any idea why this behavior occurs?

THANKS !
Good day,
Last edited by guigeek on 03 Apr 2025 - 11:53, edited 1 time.
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guigeek
Messages: 147
Registration: Nov 21, 2017 - 9:21 p.m.

April 3, 2025 - 11:53

Sorry, I just saw it was a permissions issue.
It works as an admin.
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dcardon
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April 4, 2025 - 12:56

Hello Guillaume,
guigeek wrote: Apr 3, 2025 - 11:53 Sorry, I just saw it was a permissions issue.
It works as admin.
No worries, it happens to the best of us ;)

Sincerely,

Denis
Denis Cardon - Tranquil IT
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