Чтение / запись в реестр Windows с использованием Java

Как можно читать / записывать в реестр Windows, используя Java?

Я знаю, что этот вопрос старый, но это первый результат поиска в Google "java для чтения / записи в реестр". Недавно я нашел этот удивительный кусок кода, который:

• Может читать / писать в любой части реестра.
• НЕ ИСПОЛЬЗУЕТ JNI.
• НЕ ИСПОЛЬЗУЕТ ЛЮБУЮ 3-Й СТОРОНУ / ВНЕШНИЕ ПРИЛОЖЕНИЯ ДЛЯ РАБОТЫ.
• НЕ ИСПОЛЬЗУЕТ WINDOWS API (напрямую)

Это чистый код Java.

Он использует отражение для работы, фактически получая доступ к закрытым методам в java.util.prefs.Preferencesклассе. Внутренние элементы этого класса сложны, но сам класс очень прост в использовании.

Например, следующий код получает точное распределение Windows из реестра :

String value = WinRegistry.readString (
    WinRegistry.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,                             //HKEY
   "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion",           //Key
   "ProductName");                                              //ValueName
    System.out.println("Windows Distribution = " + value);          

Вот оригинальный класс. Просто скопируйте и вставьте его, и оно должно работать:

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;

public class WinRegistry {
  public static final int HKEY_CURRENT_USER = 0x80000001;
  public static final int HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = 0x80000002;
  public static final int REG_SUCCESS = 0;
  public static final int REG_NOTFOUND = 2;
  public static final int REG_ACCESSDENIED = 5;

  private static final int KEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0xf003f;
  private static final int KEY_READ = 0x20019;
  private static final Preferences userRoot = Preferences.userRoot();
  private static final Preferences systemRoot = Preferences.systemRoot();
  private static final Class<? extends Preferences> userClass = userRoot.getClass();
  private static final Method regOpenKey;
  private static final Method regCloseKey;
  private static final Method regQueryValueEx;
  private static final Method regEnumValue;
  private static final Method regQueryInfoKey;
  private static final Method regEnumKeyEx;
  private static final Method regCreateKeyEx;
  private static final Method regSetValueEx;
  private static final Method regDeleteKey;
  private static final Method regDeleteValue;

  static {
    try {
      regOpenKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegOpenKey",
          new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class, int.class });
      regOpenKey.setAccessible(true);
      regCloseKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegCloseKey",
          new Class[] { int.class });
      regCloseKey.setAccessible(true);
      regQueryValueEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryValueEx",
          new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class });
      regQueryValueEx.setAccessible(true);
      regEnumValue = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegEnumValue",
          new Class[] { int.class, int.class, int.class });
      regEnumValue.setAccessible(true);
      regQueryInfoKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryInfoKey1",
          new Class[] { int.class });
      regQueryInfoKey.setAccessible(true);
      regEnumKeyEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod(  
          "WindowsRegEnumKeyEx", new Class[] { int.class, int.class,  
              int.class });  
      regEnumKeyEx.setAccessible(true);
      regCreateKeyEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod(  
          "WindowsRegCreateKeyEx", new Class[] { int.class,  
              byte[].class });  
      regCreateKeyEx.setAccessible(true);  
      regSetValueEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod(  
          "WindowsRegSetValueEx", new Class[] { int.class,  
              byte[].class, byte[].class });  
      regSetValueEx.setAccessible(true); 
      regDeleteValue = userClass.getDeclaredMethod(  
          "WindowsRegDeleteValue", new Class[] { int.class,  
              byte[].class });  
      regDeleteValue.setAccessible(true); 
      regDeleteKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod(  
          "WindowsRegDeleteKey", new Class[] { int.class,  
              byte[].class });  
      regDeleteKey.setAccessible(true); 
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
      throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
  }

  private WinRegistry() {  }

  /**
   * Read a value from key and value name
   * @param hkey   HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @param valueName
   * @return the value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static String readString(int hkey, String key, String valueName) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readString(systemRoot, hkey, key, valueName);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readString(userRoot, hkey, key, valueName);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Read value(s) and value name(s) form given key 
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @return the value name(s) plus the value(s)
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static Map<String, String> readStringValues(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readStringValues(systemRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readStringValues(userRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Read the value name(s) from a given key
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @return the value name(s)
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static List<String> readStringSubKeys(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readStringSubKeys(systemRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readStringSubKeys(userRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Create a key
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void createKey(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int [] ret;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      ret = createKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
      regCloseKey.invoke(systemRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      ret = createKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
      regCloseKey.invoke(userRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
    if (ret[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + ret[1] + "  key=" + key);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Write a value in a given key/value name
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @param valueName
   * @param value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void writeStringValue
    (int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      writeStringValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      writeStringValue(userRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Delete a given key
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void deleteKey(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc = -1;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      rc = deleteKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      rc = deleteKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    if (rc != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key);
    }
  }

  /**
   * delete a value from a given key/value name
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @param value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void deleteValue(int hkey, String key, String value) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc = -1;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      rc = deleteValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, value);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      rc = deleteValue(userRoot, hkey, key, value);
    }
    if (rc != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key + "  value=" + value);
    }
  }

  // =====================

  private static int deleteValue
    (Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String value)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS) });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return handles[1];  // can be REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED
    }
    int rc =((Integer) regDeleteValue.invoke(root,  
        new Object[] { 
          new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(value) 
          })).intValue();
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return rc;
  }

  private static int deleteKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc =((Integer) regDeleteKey.invoke(root,  
        new Object[] { new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key) })).intValue();
    return rc;  // can REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED, REG_SUCCESS
  }

  private static String readString(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String value)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ) });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null; 
    }
    byte[] valb = (byte[]) regQueryValueEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(value) });
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return (valb != null ? new String(valb).trim() : null);
  }

  private static Map<String,String> readStringValues
    (Preferences root, int hkey, String key)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    HashMap<String, String> results = new HashMap<String,String>();
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ) });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null;
    }
    int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root,
        new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });

    int count = info[0]; // count  
    int maxlen = info[3]; // value length max
    for(int index=0; index<count; index++)  {
      byte[] name = (byte[]) regEnumValue.invoke(root, new Object[] {
          new Integer
            (handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)});
      String value = readString(hkey, key, new String(name));
      results.put(new String(name).trim(), value);
    }
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return results;
  }

  private static List<String> readStringSubKeys
    (Preferences root, int hkey, String key)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    List<String> results = new ArrayList<String>();
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ) 
        });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null;
    }
    int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root,
        new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });

    int count  = info[0]; // Fix: info[2] was being used here with wrong results. Suggested by davenpcj, confirmed by Petrucio
    int maxlen = info[3]; // value length max
    for(int index=0; index<count; index++)  {
      byte[] name = (byte[]) regEnumKeyEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {
          new Integer
            (handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)
          });
      results.add(new String(name).trim());
    }
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return results;
  }

  private static int [] createKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    return  (int[]) regCreateKeyEx.invoke(root,
        new Object[] { new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key) });
  }

  private static void writeStringValue 
    (Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS) });

    regSetValueEx.invoke(root,  
        new Object[] { 
          new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(valueName), toCstr(value) 
          }); 
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
  }

  // utility
  private static byte[] toCstr(String str) {
    byte[] result = new byte[str.length() + 1];

    for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
      result[i] = (byte) str.charAt(i);
    }
    result[str.length()] = 0;
    return result;
  }
}

Оригинальный Автор: Apache.

Источник библиотеки: https://github.com/apache/npanday/tree/trunk/components/dotnet-registry/src/main/java/npanday/registry

Вам на самом деле не нужен сторонний пакет. В Windows есть утилита reg для всех операций реестра. Чтобы получить формат команды, перейдите в DOS propmt и введите:

reg /?

Вы можете вызвать reg через класс Runtime:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("reg <your parameters here>");

Редактировать ключи и добавлять новые очень просто, используя команду выше. Чтобы прочитать реестр, вам нужно получить выходные данные reg , и это немного сложно. Вот код:

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.StringWriter;

/**
 * @author Oleg Ryaboy, based on work by Miguel Enriquez 
 */
public class WindowsReqistry {

    /**
     * 
     * @param location path in the registry
     * @param key registry key
     * @return registry value or null if not found
     */
    public static final String readRegistry(String location, String key){
        try {
            // Run reg query, then read output with StreamReader (internal class)
            Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("reg query " + 
                    '"'+ location + "\" /v " + key);

            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(process.getInputStream());
            reader.start();
            process.waitFor();
            reader.join();
            String output = reader.getResult();

            // Output has the following format:
            // \n<Version information>\n\n<key>\t<registry type>\t<value>
            if( ! output.contains("\t")){
                    return null;
            }

            // Parse out the value
            String[] parsed = output.split("\t");
            return parsed[parsed.length-1];
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            return null;
        }

    }

    static class StreamReader extends Thread {
        private InputStream is;
        private StringWriter sw= new StringWriter();

        public StreamReader(InputStream is) {
            this.is = is;
        }

        public void run() {
            try {
                int c;
                while ((c = is.read()) != -1)
                    sw.write(c);
            }
            catch (IOException e) { 
        }
        }

        public String getResult() {
            return sw.toString();
        }
    }
    public static void main(String[] args) {

        // Sample usage
        String value = WindowsReqistry.readRegistry("HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\" 
                 + "Explorer\\Shell Folders", "Personal");
        System.out.println(value);
    }
}

Java Native Access (JNA) является отличным проектом для работы с нативными библиотеками и поддерживает реестр Windows в библиотеке платформы (platform.jar) через Advapi32Util и Advapi32 .

Обновление: вот фрагмент с некоторыми примерами того, как легко использовать JNA для работы с реестром Windows, используя JNA 3.4.1,

import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.Advapi32Util;
import com.sun.jna.platform.win32.WinReg;

public class WindowsRegistrySnippet {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Read a string
        String productName = Advapi32Util.registryGetStringValue(
            WinReg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion", "ProductName");
        System.out.printf("Product Name: %s\n", productName);

        // Read an int (& 0xFFFFFFFFL for large unsigned int)
        int timeout = Advapi32Util.registryGetIntValue(
            WinReg.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, "SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows", "ShutdownWarningDialogTimeout");
        System.out.printf("Shutdown Warning Dialog Timeout: %d (%d as unsigned long)\n", timeout, timeout & 0xFFFFFFFFL);

        // Create a key and write a string
        Advapi32Util.registryCreateKey(WinReg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\StackOverflow");
        Advapi32Util.registrySetStringValue(WinReg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\StackOverflow", "url", "http://stackoverflow.com/a/6287763/277307");

        // Delete a key
        Advapi32Util.registryDeleteKey(WinReg.HKEY_CURRENT_USER, "SOFTWARE\\StackOverflow");
    }
}

Я увеличил Java-код Pure, изначально опубликованный Дэвидом, чтобы разрешить доступ к 32-битному разделу реестра из 64-битной JVM, и наоборот. Я не думаю, что какие-либо другие ответы касаются этого.

Вот:

/**
 * Pure Java Windows Registry access.
 * Modified by petrucio@stackoverflow(828681) to add support for
 * reading (and writing but not creating/deleting keys) the 32-bits
 * registry view from a 64-bits JVM (KEY_WOW64_32KEY)
 * and 64-bits view from a 32-bits JVM (KEY_WOW64_64KEY).
 *****************************************************************************/

import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;

public class WinRegistry {
  public static final int HKEY_CURRENT_USER = 0x80000001;
  public static final int HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = 0x80000002;
  public static final int REG_SUCCESS = 0;
  public static final int REG_NOTFOUND = 2;
  public static final int REG_ACCESSDENIED = 5;

  public static final int KEY_WOW64_32KEY = 0x0200;
  public static final int KEY_WOW64_64KEY = 0x0100;

  private static final int KEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0xf003f;
  private static final int KEY_READ = 0x20019;
  private static Preferences userRoot = Preferences.userRoot();
  private static Preferences systemRoot = Preferences.systemRoot();
  private static Class<? extends Preferences> userClass = userRoot.getClass();
  private static Method regOpenKey = null;
  private static Method regCloseKey = null;
  private static Method regQueryValueEx = null;
  private static Method regEnumValue = null;
  private static Method regQueryInfoKey = null;
  private static Method regEnumKeyEx = null;
  private static Method regCreateKeyEx = null;
  private static Method regSetValueEx = null;
  private static Method regDeleteKey = null;
  private static Method regDeleteValue = null;

  static {
    try {
      regOpenKey     = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegOpenKey",     new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class, int.class });
      regOpenKey.setAccessible(true);
      regCloseKey    = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegCloseKey",    new Class[] { int.class });
      regCloseKey.setAccessible(true);
      regQueryValueEx= userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryValueEx",new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class });
      regQueryValueEx.setAccessible(true);
      regEnumValue   = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegEnumValue",   new Class[] { int.class, int.class, int.class });
      regEnumValue.setAccessible(true);
      regQueryInfoKey=userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryInfoKey1",new Class[] { int.class });
      regQueryInfoKey.setAccessible(true);
      regEnumKeyEx   = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegEnumKeyEx",   new Class[] { int.class, int.class, int.class });  
      regEnumKeyEx.setAccessible(true);
      regCreateKeyEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegCreateKeyEx", new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class });
      regCreateKeyEx.setAccessible(true);  
      regSetValueEx  = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegSetValueEx",  new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class, byte[].class });  
      regSetValueEx.setAccessible(true); 
      regDeleteValue = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegDeleteValue", new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class });  
      regDeleteValue.setAccessible(true); 
      regDeleteKey   = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegDeleteKey",   new Class[] { int.class, byte[].class });  
      regDeleteKey.setAccessible(true); 
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }

  private WinRegistry() {  }

  /**
   * Read a value from key and value name
   * @param hkey   HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @param valueName
   * @param wow64  0 for standard registry access (32-bits for 32-bit app, 64-bits for 64-bits app)
   *               or KEY_WOW64_32KEY to force access to 32-bit registry view,
   *               or KEY_WOW64_64KEY to force access to 64-bit registry view
   * @return the value
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static String readString(int hkey, String key, String valueName, int wow64) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException,
    InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readString(systemRoot, hkey, key, valueName, wow64);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readString(userRoot, hkey, key, valueName, wow64);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Read value(s) and value name(s) form given key 
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @param wow64  0 for standard registry access (32-bits for 32-bit app, 64-bits for 64-bits app)
   *               or KEY_WOW64_32KEY to force access to 32-bit registry view,
   *               or KEY_WOW64_64KEY to force access to 64-bit registry view
   * @return the value name(s) plus the value(s)
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static Map<String, String> readStringValues(int hkey, String key, int wow64) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readStringValues(systemRoot, hkey, key, wow64);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readStringValues(userRoot, hkey, key, wow64);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Read the value name(s) from a given key
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @param wow64  0 for standard registry access (32-bits for 32-bit app, 64-bits for 64-bits app)
   *               or KEY_WOW64_32KEY to force access to 32-bit registry view,
   *               or KEY_WOW64_64KEY to force access to 64-bit registry view
   * @return the value name(s)
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static List<String> readStringSubKeys(int hkey, String key, int wow64) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      return readStringSubKeys(systemRoot, hkey, key, wow64);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      return readStringSubKeys(userRoot, hkey, key, wow64);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Create a key
   * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
   * @param key
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void createKey(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int [] ret;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      ret = createKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
      regCloseKey.invoke(systemRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      ret = createKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
      regCloseKey.invoke(userRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
    if (ret[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + ret[1] + "  key=" + key);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Write a value in a given key/value name
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @param valueName
   * @param value
   * @param wow64  0 for standard registry access (32-bits for 32-bit app, 64-bits for 64-bits app)
   *               or KEY_WOW64_32KEY to force access to 32-bit registry view,
   *               or KEY_WOW64_64KEY to force access to 64-bit registry view
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void writeStringValue
    (int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value, int wow64) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      writeStringValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value, wow64);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      writeStringValue(userRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value, wow64);
    }
    else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Delete a given key
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void deleteKey(int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc = -1;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      rc = deleteKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      rc = deleteKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
    }
    if (rc != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key);
    }
  }

  /**
   * delete a value from a given key/value name
   * @param hkey
   * @param key
   * @param value
   * @param wow64  0 for standard registry access (32-bits for 32-bit app, 64-bits for 64-bits app)
   *               or KEY_WOW64_32KEY to force access to 32-bit registry view,
   *               or KEY_WOW64_64KEY to force access to 64-bit registry view
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException
   * @throws IllegalAccessException
   * @throws InvocationTargetException
   */
  public static void deleteValue(int hkey, String key, String value, int wow64) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc = -1;
    if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
      rc = deleteValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, value, wow64);
    }
    else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
      rc = deleteValue(userRoot, hkey, key, value, wow64);
    }
    if (rc != REG_SUCCESS) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key + "  value=" + value);
    }
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static int deleteValue(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String value, int wow64)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS | wow64)
    });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return handles[1];  // can be REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED
    }
    int rc =((Integer) regDeleteValue.invoke(root, new Object[] { 
          new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(value) 
          })).intValue();
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return rc;
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static int deleteKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key) 
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int rc =((Integer) regDeleteKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key)
    })).intValue();
    return rc;  // can REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED, REG_SUCCESS
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static String readString(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String value, int wow64)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ | wow64)
    });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null; 
    }
    byte[] valb = (byte[]) regQueryValueEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(value)
    });
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return (valb != null ? new String(valb).trim() : null);
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static Map<String,String> readStringValues(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, int wow64)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    HashMap<String, String> results = new HashMap<String,String>();
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ | wow64)
    });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null;
    }
    int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(handles[0])
    });

    int count  = info[2]; // count  
    int maxlen = info[3]; // value length max
    for(int index=0; index<count; index++)  {
      byte[] name = (byte[]) regEnumValue.invoke(root, new Object[] {
          new Integer(handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)
      });
      String value = readString(hkey, key, new String(name), wow64);
      results.put(new String(name).trim(), value);
    }
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return results;
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static List<String> readStringSubKeys(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, int wow64)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    List<String> results = new ArrayList<String>();
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_READ | wow64) 
        });
    if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS) {
      return null;
    }
    int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(handles[0])
    });

    int count  = info[0]; // Fix: info[2] was being used here with wrong results. Suggested by davenpcj, confirmed by Petrucio
    int maxlen = info[3]; // value length max
    for(int index=0; index<count; index++)  {
      byte[] name = (byte[]) regEnumKeyEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {
          new Integer(handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)
          });
      results.add(new String(name).trim());
    }
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
    return results;
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static int [] createKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    return (int[]) regCreateKeyEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {
      new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key)
    });
  }

  //========================================================================
  private static void writeStringValue(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value, int wow64)
    throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException 
  {
    int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {
        new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS | wow64)
    });
    regSetValueEx.invoke(root, new Object[] { 
          new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(valueName), toCstr(value) 
          }); 
    regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0]) });
  }

  //========================================================================
  // utility
  private static byte[] toCstr(String str) {
    byte[] result = new byte[str.length() + 1];

    for (int i = 0; i < str.length(); i++) {
      result[i] = (byte) str.charAt(i);
    }
    result[str.length()] = 0;
    return result;
  }
}

Я сделал это перед использованием jRegistryKey . Это библиотека LGPL Java / JNI, которая может делать то, что вам нужно. Вот пример того, как я использовал его, чтобы включить редактирование реестра через regedit, а также параметр «Показать параметры папки» для себя в Windows через реестр.

import java.io.File;
import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RegistryKey;
import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RegistryValue;
import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.RootKey;
import ca.beq.util.win32.registry.ValueType;


public class FixStuff {

private static final String REGEDIT_KEY = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\System";
private static final String REGEDIT_VALUE = "DisableRegistryTools";
private static final String REGISTRY_LIBRARY_PATH = "\\lib\\jRegistryKey.dll";
private static final String FOLDER_OPTIONS_KEY = "Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Policies\\Explorer";
private static final String FOLDER_OPTIONS_VALUE = "NoFolderOptions";

public static void main(String[] args) {
    //Load JNI library
    RegistryKey.initialize( new File(".").getAbsolutePath()+REGISTRY_LIBRARY_PATH );

    enableRegistryEditing(true);        
    enableShowFolderOptions(true);
}

private static void enableShowFolderOptions(boolean enable) {
    RegistryKey key = new RegistryKey(RootKey.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,FOLDER_OPTIONS_KEY);
    RegistryKey key2 = new RegistryKey(RootKey.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,FOLDER_OPTIONS_KEY);
    RegistryValue value = new RegistryValue();
    value.setName(FOLDER_OPTIONS_VALUE);
    value.setType(ValueType.REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    value.setData(enable?0:1);

    if(key.hasValue(FOLDER_OPTIONS_VALUE)) {
        key.setValue(value);
    }
    if(key2.hasValue(FOLDER_OPTIONS_VALUE)) {
        key2.setValue(value);
    }           
}

private static void enableRegistryEditing(boolean enable) {
    RegistryKey key = new RegistryKey(RootKey.HKEY_CURRENT_USER,REGEDIT_KEY);
    RegistryValue value = new RegistryValue();
    value.setName(REGEDIT_VALUE);
    value.setType(ValueType.REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN);
    value.setData(enable?0:1);

    if(key.hasValue(REGEDIT_VALUE)) {
        key.setValue(value);
    }
}

}

Да, используя API java.util.Preferences, так как его реализация Windows использует Реестр в качестве бэкэнда.

В конце концов, это зависит от того, что вы хотите сделать: сохранение настроек для вашего приложения - это то, что настройки делают просто великолепно. Если вы действительно хотите изменить разделы реестра, не связанные с вашим приложением, вам понадобится некоторое приложение JNI, как описано Марком (бесстыдная кража здесь):

Из быстрого Google: Проверьте WinPack для JNIWrapper. Он имеет полную поддержку доступа к реестру Windows, включая чтение и запись.

В качестве примера в демоверсии WinPack реализована программа просмотра реестра.

Проверьте на http://www.teamdev.com/jniwrapper/winpack/#registry_access

И...

Есть также попробовать JNIRegistry @ http://www.trustice.com/java/jnireg/

Существует также возможность вызова внешнего приложения, которое отвечает за чтение / запись реестра.

Из быстрого Google:

Проверьте WinPack для JNIWrapper. Он имеет полную поддержку доступа к реестру Windows, включая чтение и запись.

В качестве примера в демоверсии WinPack реализована программа просмотра реестра.

Проверьте на http://www.teamdev.com/jniwrapper/winpack/#registry_access

И...

Есть также попробовать JNIRegistry @ http://www.trustice.com/java/jnireg/

Существует также возможность вызова внешнего приложения, которое отвечает за чтение / запись реестра.

Вот модифицированная версия решения Олега. Я заметил, что в моей системе (Windows Server 2003) вывод «reg query» разделен не табуляцией ('\ t'), а 4 пробелами.

Я также упростил решение, так как поток не требуется.

public static final String readRegistry(String location, String key)
{
  try
  {
      // Run reg query, then read output with StreamReader (internal class)
      Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("reg query " + 
              '"'+ location + "\" /v " + key);

      InputStream is = process.getInputStream();
      StringBuilder sw = new StringBuilder();

      try
      {
         int c;
         while ((c = is.read()) != -1)
             sw.append((char)c);
      }
      catch (IOException e)
      { 
      }

      String output = sw.toString();

      // Output has the following format:
      // \n<Version information>\n\n<key>    <registry type>    <value>\r\n\r\n
      int i = output.indexOf("REG_SZ");
      if (i == -1)
      {
          return null;
      }

      sw = new StringBuilder();
      i += 6; // skip REG_SZ

      // skip spaces or tabs
      for (;;)
      {
         if (i > output.length())
             break;
         char c = output.charAt(i);
         if (c != ' ' && c != '\t')
             break;
         ++i;
      }

      // take everything until end of line
      for (;;)
      {
         if (i > output.length())
             break;
         char c = output.charAt(i);
         if (c == '\r' || c == '\n')
             break;
         sw.append(c);
         ++i;
      }

      return sw.toString();
  }
  catch (Exception e)
  {
      return null;
  }

}

Благодаря оригинальному сообщению. Я повторно создал этот служебный класс и обнаружил недостатки, которые были у него ранее, подумал, что это может помочь другим, поэтому размещать здесь. Я также добавил несколько дополнительных утилитарных методов. Теперь он может читать любой файл в реестре Windows (включая REG_DWORD, REG_BINARY, REG_EXPAND_SZ и т. Д.). Все методы работают как шарм. Просто скопируйте и вставьте его, и оно должно работать. Вот пересмотренный и измененный класс:

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import java.util.prefs.Preferences;

public class WinRegistry {

    private static final int REG_SUCCESS = 0;
    private static final int REG_NOTFOUND = 2;
    private static final int KEY_READ = 0x20019;
    private static final int REG_ACCESSDENIED = 5;
    private static final int KEY_ALL_ACCESS = 0xf003f;
    public static final int HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT = 0x80000000;
    public static final int HKEY_CURRENT_USER = 0x80000001;
    public static final int HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = 0x80000002;
    private static final String CLASSES_ROOT = "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT";
    private static final String CURRENT_USER = "HKEY_CURRENT_USER";
    private static final String LOCAL_MACHINE = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE";
    private static Preferences userRoot = Preferences.userRoot();
    private static Preferences systemRoot = Preferences.systemRoot();
    private static Class<? extends Preferences> userClass = userRoot.getClass();
    private static Method regOpenKey = null;
    private static Method regCloseKey = null;
    private static Method regQueryValueEx = null;
    private static Method regEnumValue = null;
    private static Method regQueryInfoKey = null;
    private static Method regEnumKeyEx = null;
    private static Method regCreateKeyEx = null;
    private static Method regSetValueEx = null;
    private static Method regDeleteKey = null;
    private static Method regDeleteValue = null;

    static {
        try {
            regOpenKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegOpenKey", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class, int.class});
            regOpenKey.setAccessible(true);
            regCloseKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegCloseKey", new Class[] {int.class});
            regCloseKey.setAccessible(true);
            regQueryValueEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryValueEx", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class});
            regQueryValueEx.setAccessible(true);
            regEnumValue = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegEnumValue", new Class[] {int.class, int.class, int.class});
            regEnumValue.setAccessible(true);
            regQueryInfoKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegQueryInfoKey1", new Class[] {int.class});
            regQueryInfoKey.setAccessible(true);
            regEnumKeyEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegEnumKeyEx", new Class[] {int.class, int.class, int.class});  
            regEnumKeyEx.setAccessible(true);
            regCreateKeyEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegCreateKeyEx", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class});  
            regCreateKeyEx.setAccessible(true);
            regSetValueEx = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegSetValueEx", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class, byte[].class});  
            regSetValueEx.setAccessible(true);
            regDeleteValue = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegDeleteValue", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class});  
            regDeleteValue.setAccessible(true);
            regDeleteKey = userClass.getDeclaredMethod("WindowsRegDeleteKey", new Class[] {int.class, byte[].class});  
            regDeleteKey.setAccessible(true);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    /**
     * Reads value for the key from given path
     * @param hkey   HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
     * @param path
     * @param key
     * @return the value
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static String valueForKey(int hkey, String path, String key) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            return valueForKey(systemRoot, hkey, path, key);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            return valueForKey(userRoot, hkey, path, key);
        else
            return valueForKey(null, hkey, path, key);
    }

    /**
     * Reads all key(s) and value(s) from given path
     * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
     * @param path
     * @return the map of key(s) and corresponding value(s)
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IOException 
     */
    public static Map<String, String> valuesForPath(int hkey, String path) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            return valuesForPath(systemRoot, hkey, path);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            return valuesForPath(userRoot, hkey, path);
        else
            return valuesForPath(null, hkey, path);
    }

    /**
     * Read all the subkey(s) from a given path
     * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
     * @param path
     * @return the subkey(s) list
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    public static List<String> subKeysForPath(int hkey, String path)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            return subKeysForPath(systemRoot, hkey, path);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            return subKeysForPath(userRoot, hkey, path);
        else
            return subKeysForPath(null, hkey, path);
    }

    /**
     * Create a key
     * @param hkey  HKEY_CURRENT_USER/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
     * @param key
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    public static void createKey(int hkey, String key) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int [] ret;
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE) {
            ret = createKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
            regCloseKey.invoke(systemRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
        } else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER) {
            ret = createKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
            regCloseKey.invoke(userRoot, new Object[] { new Integer(ret[0]) });
        } else
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
        if (ret[1] != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + ret[1] + "  key=" + key);
    }

    /**
     * Write a value in a given key/value name
     * @param hkey
     * @param key
     * @param valueName
     * @param value
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    public static void writeStringValue(int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            writeStringValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            writeStringValue(userRoot, hkey, key, valueName, value);
        else
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("hkey=" + hkey);
    }

    /**
     * Delete a given key
     * @param hkey
     * @param key
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    public static void deleteKey(int hkey, String key) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int rc = -1;
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            rc = deleteKey(systemRoot, hkey, key);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            rc = deleteKey(userRoot, hkey, key);
        if (rc != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key);
    }

    /**
     * delete a value from a given key/value name
     * @param hkey
     * @param key
     * @param value
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    public static void deleteValue(int hkey, String key, String value) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int rc = -1;
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            rc = deleteValue(systemRoot, hkey, key, value);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            rc = deleteValue(userRoot, hkey, key, value);
        if (rc != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("rc=" + rc + "  key=" + key + "  value=" + value);
    }

    // =====================

    private static int deleteValue(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String value)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS)});
        if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS)
            return handles[1];                                  // can be REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED
        int rc =((Integer) regDeleteValue.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(value)})).intValue();
        regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] { new Integer(handles[0])});
        return rc;
    }

    private static int deleteKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int rc =((Integer) regDeleteKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key)})).intValue();
        return rc;                                                  // can REG_NOTFOUND, REG_ACCESSDENIED, REG_SUCCESS
    }

    private static String valueForKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String path, String key)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(path), new Integer(KEY_READ)});
        if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The system can not find the specified path: '"+getParentKey(hkey)+"\\"+path+"'");
        byte[] valb = (byte[]) regQueryValueEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(key)});
        regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
        return (valb != null ? parseValue(valb) : queryValueForKey(hkey, path, key));
    }

    private static String queryValueForKey(int hkey, String path, String key) throws IOException {
        return queryValuesForPath(hkey, path).get(key);
    }

    private static Map<String,String> valuesForPath(Preferences root, int hkey, String path)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        HashMap<String, String> results = new HashMap<String,String>();
        int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(path), new Integer(KEY_READ)});
        if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The system can not find the specified path: '"+getParentKey(hkey)+"\\"+path+"'");
        int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
        int count = info[2];                            // Fixed: info[0] was being used here
        int maxlen = info[4];                           // while info[3] was being used here, causing wrong results
        for(int index=0; index<count; index++) {
            byte[] valb = (byte[]) regEnumValue.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)});
            String vald = parseValue(valb);
            if(valb == null || vald.isEmpty())
                return queryValuesForPath(hkey, path);
            results.put(vald, valueForKey(root, hkey, path, vald));
        }
        regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
        return results;
    }

    /**
     * Searches recursively into the path to find the value for key. This method gives 
     * only first occurrence value of the key. If required to get all values in the path 
     * recursively for this key, then {@link #valuesForKeyPath(int hkey, String path, String key)} 
     * should be used.
     * @param hkey
     * @param path
     * @param key
     * @param list
     * @return the value of given key obtained recursively
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static String valueForKeyPath(int hkey, String path, String key)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        String val;
        try {
            val = valuesForKeyPath(hkey, path, key).get(0);
        } catch(IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The system can not find the key: '"+key+"' after "
                    + "searching the specified path: '"+getParentKey(hkey)+"\\"+path+"'");
        }
        return val;
    }

    /**
     * Searches recursively into given path for particular key and stores obtained value in list
     * @param hkey
     * @param path
     * @param key
     * @param list
     * @return list containing values for given key obtained recursively
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    public static List<String> valuesForKeyPath(int hkey, String path, String key)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        List<String> list = new ArrayList<String>();
        if (hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            return valuesForKeyPath(systemRoot, hkey, path, key, list);
        else if (hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            return valuesForKeyPath(userRoot, hkey, path, key, list);
        else
            return valuesForKeyPath(null, hkey, path, key, list);
    }

    private static List<String> valuesForKeyPath(Preferences root, int hkey, String path, String key, List<String> list)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        if(!isDirectory(root, hkey, path)) {
            takeValueInListForKey(hkey, path, key, list);
        } else {
            List<String> subKeys = subKeysForPath(root, hkey, path);
            for(String subkey: subKeys) {
                String newPath = path+"\\"+subkey;
                if(isDirectory(root, hkey, newPath))
                    valuesForKeyPath(root, hkey, newPath, key, list);
                takeValueInListForKey(hkey, newPath, key, list);
            }
        }
        return list;
    }

    /**
     * Takes value for key in list
     * @param hkey
     * @param path
     * @param key
     * @param list
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private static void takeValueInListForKey(int hkey, String path, String key, List<String> list)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException, IOException {
        String value = valueForKey(hkey, path, key);
        if(value != null)
            list.add(value);
    }

    /**
     * Checks if the path has more subkeys or not
     * @param root
     * @param hkey
     * @param path
     * @return true if path has subkeys otherwise false
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException
     * @throws IllegalAccessException
     * @throws InvocationTargetException
     */
    private static boolean isDirectory(Preferences root, int hkey, String path)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        return !subKeysForPath(root, hkey, path).isEmpty();
    }

    private static List<String> subKeysForPath(Preferences root, int hkey, String path)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        List<String> results = new ArrayList<String>();
        int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(path), new Integer(KEY_READ)});
        if (handles[1] != REG_SUCCESS)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The system can not find the specified path: '"+getParentKey(hkey)+"\\"+path+"'");
        int[] info = (int[]) regQueryInfoKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
        int count  = info[0]; // Fix: info[2] was being used here with wrong results. Suggested by davenpcj, confirmed by Petrucio
        int maxlen = info[3]; // value length max
        for(int index=0; index<count; index++) {
            byte[] valb = (byte[]) regEnumKeyEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0]), new Integer(index), new Integer(maxlen + 1)});
            results.add(parseValue(valb));
        }
        regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
        return results;
    }

    private static int [] createKey(Preferences root, int hkey, String key)
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        return (int[]) regCreateKeyEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key)});
    }

    private static void writeStringValue(Preferences root, int hkey, String key, String valueName, String value) 
            throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InvocationTargetException {
        int[] handles = (int[]) regOpenKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(hkey), toCstr(key), new Integer(KEY_ALL_ACCESS)});
        regSetValueEx.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0]), toCstr(valueName), toCstr(value)}); 
        regCloseKey.invoke(root, new Object[] {new Integer(handles[0])});
    }

    /**
     * Makes cmd query for the given hkey and path then executes the query
     * @param hkey
     * @param path
     * @return the map containing all results in form of key(s) and value(s) obtained by executing query
     * @throws IOException
     */
    private static Map<String, String> queryValuesForPath(int hkey, String path) throws IOException {
        String line;
        StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
        Map<String, String> map = new HashMap<String, String>();
        Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("reg query \""+getParentKey(hkey)+"\\" + path + "\"");
        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()));
        while((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
            if(!line.contains("REG_"))
                continue;
            StringTokenizer tokenizer = new StringTokenizer(line, " \t");
            while(tokenizer.hasMoreTokens()) {
                String token = tokenizer.nextToken();
                if(token.startsWith("REG_"))
                    builder.append("\t ");
                else
                    builder.append(token).append(" ");
            }
            String[] arr = builder.toString().split("\t");
            map.put(arr[0].trim(), arr[1].trim());
            builder.setLength(0);
        }
        return map;
    }

    /**
     * Determines the string equivalent of hkey
     * @param hkey
     * @return string equivalent of hkey
     */
    private static String getParentKey(int hkey) {
        if(hkey == HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT)
            return CLASSES_ROOT;
        else if(hkey == HKEY_CURRENT_USER)
            return CURRENT_USER;
        else if(hkey == HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
            return LOCAL_MACHINE;
        return null;
    }

    /**
     *Intern method which adds the trailing \0 for the handle with java.dll
     * @param str String
     * @return byte[] 
     */
    private static byte[] toCstr(String str) {
        if(str == null)
            str = "";
        return (str += "\0").getBytes();
    }

    /**
     * Method removes the trailing \0 which is returned from the java.dll (just if the last sign is a \0)
     * @param buf the byte[] buffer which every read method returns
     * @return String a parsed string without the trailing \0
     */
    private static String parseValue(byte buf[]) {
        if(buf == null)
            return null;
        String ret = new String(buf);
        if(ret.charAt(ret.length()-1) == '\0')
            return ret.substring(0, ret.length()-1);
        return ret;
    }
}