Registry Provider::CreateRegKey
Creates a new registry key (based on a given machine, root key, and subkey). Used by Microsoft® Provisioning Framework (MPF).
CreateRegKey is a wrapper for the Microsoft® Win32® API function RegCreateKeyEx.
XML Input Schema
The following code fragment shows the format for sending data to this procedure. For more information on individual elements and attributes, see the Elements and Attributes table.
<executeData>1..1 <regKey>1..1 <machine>1..1 <name>1..1</name> </machine> <rootkey>1..1 <name>1..1</name> </rootkey> <subkey>1..1 <name>1..1</name> </subkey> </regKey> </executeData>XML Output Schema
CreateRegKey does not return data.
Elements and Attributes
The following table describes the XML elements and attributes. Unless otherwise indicated, the data type is string.
Element Description, relationships, and attributes executeData Description:
Encapsulates the procedure's input data.Child:
regKey (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")machine Description:
Machine for the new key. The following sample code illustrates the use of machine.<machine> <name>BOB1</name> </machine>Parent:
regKeyChild:
name (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")name Description:
Name of the machine, root key, or subkey for the new key.Parents:
machine, rootkey, subkeyregKey Description:
Encapsulates information about the new key. The following sample code illustrates the use of regKey.<regKey> <machine> <name>BOB1</name> </machine> <rootkey> <name>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</name> </rootkey> <subkey> <name>SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\TestCreateKey</name> </subkey> </regKey>Parent:
executeDataChildren:
machine (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")
rootkey (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")
subkey (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")rootkey Description:
Root key for the new key. The following sample code illustrates the use of rootkey.<rootkey> <name>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</name> </rootkey>Parent:
regKeyChild:
name (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")subkey Description:
Subkey for the new key. The following sample code illustrates the use of subkey.<subkey> <name>SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup</name> </subkey>Parent:
regKeyChild:
name (minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1")Remarks
The key created by CreateRegKey has no values. To set key values for the new key, use SetRegValue.
The new key cannot be a direct child of \HKEY_USERS or \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. However, it can reside in subkeys of \HKEY_USERS or \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
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