Contributor: CARLOS SOLA-LLONCH {----------- Original message follows ----------- I'm having trouble finding out the correct way to use the TRegistry to insert data into the registry. I figured out how to change the root key and create a new key, but how do I insert my data in that key? How do I retrieve it? Couldsomeone post some sample code on how to do this? Thanks } procedure TSettings.LoadSettings; var Reg: TRegistry; begin Reg:= TRegistry.Create; try Reg.OpenKey(sCALLTRAKKEY, False); if Reg.ValueExists(sEXECPATH) then fExecPath:= Reg.ReadString(sEXECPATH); if Reg.ValueExists(sDBASEPATH) then fDbasePath:= Reg.ReadString(sDBASEPATH); if Reg.ValueExists(sEMAILPATH) then fEmailPath:= Reg.ReadString(sEMAILPATH); finally Reg.CloseKey; Reg.Free; end; end; procedure TSettings.UpdateSettings; var Reg: TRegistry; begin PrefDlg:= TPreferences.Create(Application); with PrefDlg do begin Edit1.Text:= fExecPath; Edit2.Text:= fDbasePath; Edit3.Text:= fEmailPath; if ShowModal = mrOk then try Reg.OpenKey(SCALLTRAKKEY, True); {open the key or create it if it doesn't exist} Reg.WriteString(sEXECPATH, fExecPath); Reg.WriteString(sDBASEPATH, fDbasePath); Reg.WriteString(sEMAILPATH, fEmailPath); fChanged:= True; finally Reg.CloseKey; Reg.Free; end; end; PrefDlg.Free; end;