From: WatsonR@IntelligenCIA.com   
      
   Dee Earley wrote:   
      
   >>    
   >   
   > That's normal, Only (elevated) admins have write access to HKLM.   
   > This has been the case for at least 10 years now   
   >   
   >> While the external app being called, does write properly to the HKLM.   
   >   
   > Then it is running elevated.   
   > It will have asked for permission to elevate before running.   
   >   
    >   
      
   HUH???? If it is not an admin user why would I bring up HKLM???   
      
   Both replies missed my point COMPLETELY.   
      
   The two applications have the exact same code. Executed 5 seconds apart,   
   by the same user (an ADMIN USER) -- one exe shell out to another exe).   
      
   The registry read-write routines are identical.   
      
   The only difference is the main program reroutes to the virtual store   
   and the called EXE does write into HKLM properly.   
      
   Again, the only thing I can think is that the first EXE is properly   
   registered as an app (i.e. can be removed through cpl) and the second   
   exe just runs off the same directory but unregistered.   
      
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