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    Posted: 20 April 2004 at 11:36pm
Is it possible to add info to a users registry from an ASP page?

I realize this is a secuirty issue but if the users agrees to it then is there a way?

I am trying to make the installation of my software license keys eaiser. At the moment they have to copy and paste but some people have issues with that
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It depends, if its on your local network then you could use WSH if its over the internet your out of luck.
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You'd have to put an executable on their machine - ActiveX control, DLL, or an exe. They would need to explicitely download it. The ActiveX option is the only one that will self-install - if they AX controls to do that on their configuration.

If you're going to do it anyway, you're probably better off to have them download an install program that they execute. Most of the standard ones allow you to backup the registry first and also provide uninstall capability.

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Do you mean if i install an Active X on their machine i will be able to do it?

They will be downloading and installing my software anyway so i can add an active x into the installer of the main program.

If i install an active x on the clients machine can i call it form as an asp page? I thought it woud have to be located on the server to call it form an asp page.

I have not made it an exe as i would have to make one for each client. I have had a look for something to make an exe on demand but have not found anything.
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I think there is a way of doing so... I don't know if they were using security issue in Windows or not.. but some Website changes the Default Home Page without asking... I think they write to the registry without asking for permission.
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I dont mind asking permission infact i would prefer to ask permission.

Just want to aviod the regedit questions.

Just how to do it?
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Either use Active X (an application embeded into a webpage via. the <object> HTML Tag) or a small program that they download & execute to write the key to the registry
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