February 2012 – GUNNALAG

February 28, 2012Repackaging

Registry Redirector (Windows)

The registry redirector isolates 32-bit and 64-bit applications by providing separate logical views of certain portions of the registry on WOW64. The registry redirector intercepts 32-bit and 64-bit registry calls to their respective logical registry views and maps them to the corresponding physical registry location. The redirection process is transparent to the application. Therefore, a 32-bit application can access registry data as if it were running on 32-bit Windows even if the data is stored in a different location on 64-bit Windows. A subset of keys under redirected registry paths are shared. 32-bit registry calls to shared keys are not […]

February 28, 2012Repackaging, Scripting

Registry Virtualization

Registry virtualization is an application compatibility technology that enables registry write operations that have global impact to be redirected to per-user locations. This redirection is transparent to applications reading from or writing to the registry. It is supported starting with Windows Vista. This form of virtualization is an interim application compatibility technology; Microsoft intends to remove it from future versions of the Windows operating system as more applications are made compatible with Windows Vista and later versions of Windows. Therefore, it is important that your application does not become dependent on the behavior of registry virtualization in the system. Virtualization […]

February 28, 2012Scripting

Use ShellExecute to launch the default Web browser

SUMMARY This article provides general information about how to register the default Web… This article provides general information about how to register the default Web browser and then how to start the default Web browser with the ShellExecute application programming interface (API). It also provides details on how ShellExecute causes Microsoft Internet Explorer to go to a Uniform Resource Locator (URL). Back to the top MORE INFORMATION Determine the Default Web Browser By default, Microsoft Internet Explorer checks… Determine the Default Web Browser By default, Microsoft Internet Explorer checks to see if it is the default Web browser each time […]