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Asked: 2026-05-16T23:50:20+00:00

How do I read a particular vb program settings or registry entry from the

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How do I read a particular vb program settings or registry entry from the registry of the key “HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1390067357-1965331169-725345543-1003\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings”.A standardized way to read as the part after hikey_users and before software changes with the pc used,but the vb programs do write perfectly at the right place.Is there some variable that defines the registry key location ?

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    VB6 has built-in functions for manipulating the registry, like GetSetting. These functions use registry keys underneath HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings

    HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1390067357-1965331169-725345543-1003\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings is just another path to the same set of keys: the long string in the middle identifies the current user by their ID, rather than just saying “the current user”.

    So the answer is:

    • If you are using VB6, just use GetSetting.
    • If you are using VBScript, use WshShell.RegRead and work on HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings. Example code in this article.
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