How to set a empty registry setting on windows?

[Bob Sneidar]

I have been saying for years that I don't think Microsoft uses their own product in development. I am convinced they use a Unix mainframe and workstations. If they did use their own product, all the thousands of little bugs that irritate the heck out of you and I every day would be fixed forthright. 

Bob


On Aug 7, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Andre Garzia wrote:

> Richard,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. What I am trying to do is set a custom URL protocol as
> described here:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa767914%28VS.85%29.aspx
> 
> This needs a subkey "URL Protocol" set to windows empty string. Now, won't
> quote & quote be interpreted as not empty by windows subsystems?
> 
> ARGH!!!! Why using empty keys, why not hardwiring for something more
> sensible such as URL Protocol = "True".
> 
> Damn windows "design" ideas.