I'm having problems getting consistent access to the Windows 7 Windows Registry. I've used the Registry.vcx distributed with VFP 9.0 as well as Codemine's cmRegGetValue function and the WScript.Shell's module. I get different results with each. Each attempt is "successful" meaning that I get a return value of .T. or 0, but the value that gets returned varies. Sometimes, the stored value (a 12-character value) is returned as a 9-character string, sometime as a 10-character string followed by binary (or mixed) garbage.

The attached image shows a couple of examples.

Wonder if anyone's had similar problems and has found a work-around.