Component Type: Registry Keys

This resource type is used to represent registry keys and their associated values.

Browsing

Table 5–21 Registry Keys Browser Behavior

Root Path	List of the 5 main registry roots:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT  HKEY_CURRENT_USER HKEY_USERS  HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG
Delimiter	\
Ordering	Settings will appear in the order in which they are presented in the registry.
Selection Type	User can single select an individual key for check in. Selecting a key will check in that key and all of its children. Double clicking on keys will recursively check down the registry until a value is found. The name the value is displayed but not its contents. Values can be individually exported.
Sample Path	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Example\Key
Filters	None

Exported/Internal File Format

Registry keys are exported into an XML file.

M-I Difference

During a snapshot the current state of registry key (and its children) is exported into an XML file. During an M-I difference the registry key is re-exported and compared against the original XML file. The standard XML diff comparator is used to generate differences between these files.

Installation

The XML file representing the registry is read and imported into the target system using an execJava step. Any keys are values already existing in the target system is overwritten.

Un-Install

The execJava implementation will take the root of the exported key, and delete all keys and values beneath it. If the root is a value, it will be deleted.

Error Conditions

Table 5–22 Registry Keys Error Conditions

Action	Condition	Result
Install/Uninstall	Remote Agent does not have administrator privileges	Install/Uninstall fails