Hello All,

I'm trying without success to read the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Clients\StartMenuInternet\IEXPLORE.EXE\DefaultIcon

here is the code I'm using :

from winreg import * from time import sleep n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY) t = (EnumValue(n,0)) print(t)

It fails with error:

Output:
FileNotFoundError": [WinError 2] The system cannot find the file specified

What am I doing wrong ?

Thanks for your help

Try this:

try:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY) except FileNotFoundError:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)

SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library...S.85).aspx

(Mar-28-2017, 06:53 AM)wavic Wrote: Try this:

try:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY) except FileNotFoundError:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)

SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library...S.85).aspx

Hi Wavic !

I tried but got same error... however, I can see by using regedit that the key is visible from 32-bit registry view and 64-bit registry view as well...

Look better in Regedit.
Under "StartMenuInternet" i have browsers not "DefaultIcon".
Test:

from winreg import * key = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,  r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\Google Chrome\Capabilities') # Two way to read name = QueryValueEx(key, "ApplicationName") t = (EnumValue(key, 2))

Use:

>>> name ('Google Chrome', 1) >>> t ('ApplicationName', 'Google Chrome', 1) >>> name[0] 'Google Chrome' >>> t[1] 'Google Chrome'

(Mar-28-2017, 11:44 AM)snippsat Wrote: Look better in Regedit.
Under "StartMenuInternet" i have browsers not "DefaultIcon".

Yes ! you're right ! Thank you for pointing out my mistake and saved my day :-)

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(Mar-28-2017, 08:02 AM)CSA75 Wrote:

(Mar-28-2017, 06:53 AM)wavic Wrote: Try this:

try:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY) except FileNotFoundError:     n = OpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, r'SOFTWARE\Clients\StartMenuInternet\DefaultIcon', 0, KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_32KEY)

SO
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library...S.85).aspx

Hi Wavic !

I tried but got same error... however, I can see by using regedit that the key is visible from 32-bit registry view and  64-bit registry view as well...

Actually you were right ! I was trying with an incorrect registry key path..