Craig,

Thanks, I take a look at MSDN. I'm using the registry class, it seems to work well. I more interested in where to store info (what key) and the rules or guidelines for creating registry entires. Actually working with the registry is not a problem.

thanks again.


>>What rules need to be followed when creating and saving registry entries?
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>>Does anyone know of a good information source on Windows registry?
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>>I would like to create a unique id on each users machine whenever my app runs for the first time. I was thinking that I would make an entry under hkey_local_machine\software\myapp. Is that the right approach?
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>There is a registry class that you can use. There are a couple of articles written by Colin Nichols on MSDN on accessing the registry from VFP.