From : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vbtchAccessing RegistryWithVisualBasicNET.asp

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There is a limitation to using the built-in registry access functions: You can access only the registry keys under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings. To do so, you must be logged onto the system because the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key is not active until you log on to the system.

Registry settings that are to be accessed from a noninteractive process (such as mtx.exe) should be stored under either the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ or the HKEY_USER\DEFAULT\Software registry keys.

Because you can use the GetSetting and SaveSetting functions to access keys only under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings, you may find them limiting. When that happens, you can use the Registry and RegistryKey classes in the Microsoft.Win32 namespace of the .NET Framework.

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You can't blame me if the documentation is wrong.

Other aspects of the Win32 port could still benefit from the Microsoft .NET Framework, and since all future development using Visual Studio .NET 2002 must occur along these lines, I home the MySQL development team decides to take my help.

I still haven't received a proverbial "green light" from any leader.

Will the MySQL team use the Microsoft .NET Framework in the Win32 port for future development? I don't want to throw hours of work into something if my work is going to be turned down due to prejudice against .NET.

Joseph Wagner