Q:

The most simple way to get the value of a registry key

Is it possible to get a value of a "registry key" without parsing the path to the registry?
What I am actually looking for is a one liner command to get the value of a key like:
object value = Registry.GetValue("path");

The "path", for example, is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full\Install
The Install key is actually the value.
Currently, I am doing this:
object value = Registry.GetValue("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v4\Full", "Install", null);

So question, is it possible to get the value of a registry key without parsing the path?
Thanks!

A:

You don't need to parse the key name and value name yourself, the Path class can do it for you:
static object GetRegistryValue(string fullPath, object defaultValue)
{
    string keyName = Path.GetDirectoryName(fullPath);
    string valueName = Path.GetFileName(fullPath);
    return Registry.GetValue(keyName, valueName, defaultValue);
}

A:

You can use Registry.LocalMachine for HKLM. You can get some ideas here http://www.csharphelp.com/2007/01/registry-ins-and-outs-using-c/ :-)

