When - and why - should you store data in the Windows Registry?

Question

As a developer, tools that store configuration/options in the registry are the bane of my life. I can\'t easily track changes to those options, can\'t easily port them from

Answer 1

In .NET there really is NOT ever a need.

Here are 2 examples that show how to use Project proerties to do the this.

These examples do this by Windows User Project Properties, but the same could/can be done by Application as well.

More here:

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/TheNotifyIconExample

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/SEHE