_GetRegistryKey

#include <vmmreg.h>

_GetRegistryKey(DWORD dwType, LPSTR lpszDeviceName, 
                DWORD dwFlags, LPHKEY lphDevKey);

Gets a registry key handle for the given device name under the branch of the registry tree specified by the dwType parameter. Uses C calling convention. Caller should use _RegCloseKey to close the returned HKEY.

Returns ERROR_SUCCESS if the function was successful. Otherwise, an error code is returned, possibly one of the following:

ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
ERROR_REGISTRY_IO_FAILED
ERROR_REGISTRY_CORRUPT
ERROR_BADDB
ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND

dwType

Defines the registry branch for the key. Must be REGTYPE_CLASS, REGTYPE_VXD or REGTYPE_ENUM.

lpszDevName

Address of null terminated string specifying device name.

dwFlags

Flags for the registry. Must be either REGKEY_OPEN or REGKEY_CREATE_IFNOTEXIST.

lphKey

Address of the buffer that receives the HKEY.