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Changing the root key

Question: According to the documentation for the TRegIniFile component, I should be able to change the root key. I have tried, but the key does not change. How can I change the root key? Answer: The following demonstrates changing the root key for the TRegIniFile component. Example: uses Registry; procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject); var WinIni : TRegIniFile; begin WinIni := TRegIniFile.Create(''); WinIni.RootKey := HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE; WinIni.WriteString('Frank', 'Borland', 'Writes Fast Code!'); WinIni.Free; end;