"Requested redistry access is not allowed."~Fixed

This topic is kind of pointless but I'm making it anyway. Why? Because if I break something again later, I'll be able to easily reference back to what has to be done.

Recently, as many of you may have seen me ranting about, my copy of visual basic was returning the following error:
"Requested registry access is not allowed."
This ochered every time I tried to create a new project, application, etc. It took FOREVER to figure out how to fix this.

The following information will tell you how to work around this error for multiple versions of VB.

(Make sure Visual Basic is not running)
First, download this: SubInACL
Next, go to start, and select "run" (you may have to search for it).
In the run window, type in "CMD" and this will open up a command prompt.

Now you have to change the directory.
For 32 bit windows type:

Code:

cd /d "%programfiles%\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"

For 64 bit windows type:

Code:

cd /d "%programfiles% (x86)\Windows Resource Kits\Tools"

Next, you have to enter the following lines of code:
(For VB Express 2009)

Code:

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.9.0 /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.9.0 /grant=users=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.9.0 /grant=system=f

(For VB Express 2010)

Code:

subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.10.0 /grant=administrators=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.10.0 /grant=users=f
subinacl /subkeyreg HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBExpress.vbproj.10.0 /grant=system=f

You may have a different version of visual basic. If your not sure of what to put, go to start > run > type "regedit". Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and go down to the "V" area (its in alphabetical order). There will either be visual studio, or VBExpress. Look for the one with the extension ".vbproj" . You will use this for your lines of code in place of "VBEXpress.vbproj.*version number*" if its different.

If you followed these steps correctly, you should now be able to create a new VB project with no problem. Sometimes, a system restart is necessary, but this wasn't the case for me. Hope this helps! (even though I'm the only person on this forum that will ever receive this error).

Moderator,
~Wert Ac

He hey! You fixed it!

Good job man

Thanks. It was a pain in the ass.

Well, now you don't have to go suicidal =3

Yep. Now I need to figure out how to make a game-like environment with multi-directional scrolling so I can make something really cool.

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Hooray?

Wert Ac wrote:Yep. Now I need to figure out how to make a game-like environment with multi-directional scrolling so I can make something really cool.

Yes, you NEED to

Well I don't. I found a work-around. Now I NEED to find a way to save and load progress.

You what?

I'm making some sort of adventure game, and I need a way so you can end it, then continue where you left off the next time you start playing.

Find a way to make a save file and when that save file is read it would put you in a certain spot?

What kind of project? Like an application?

Does this mean you can teach me how to use VB?

Awesome132 wrote:Does this mean you can teach me how to use VB?

Random...

Alex wrote:Find a way to make a save file and when that save file is read it would put you in a certain spot?

Exactly. Google isn't helping me though so idk how I'm going to do it. from what I found, information can generally be saved to a simple text document and be read. I don't even know where to BEGIN to make it do that tough. I'll have to ask my computer programming teacher about it.

knife in a box wrote:What kind of project? Like an application?

Yes, an application...But I'd call it a "game".

Awesome132 wrote:Does this mean you can teach me how to use VB?

Yes. Download teamviewer and add me on windows live messenger when you get the chance (wert_ac@hotmail.com)

You could try notepad?