Edit a file in the registry????

[cyberpuck52]

Hello, I would like to know if any of you can tell me how I can edit a file in the registry using C? I can go on my PC and run regedit and rename the file my self. But I am looking to make this step automated! I want to run my program and rename a file I have in the registry. The path I'm trying to reach is:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Ratings

I'm looking to rename this file to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Policies\Ratings1

Thanks for any help...

[iain]

hmm, im sure that file is something to do with internet viewing restructions. i dont thinkm you will find a way in pure C++, but the windows.h has extensive facilities for registry control. Search www.msdn.microsoft.com

[cyberpuck52]

You're right it does. What happed is, I get a call all the time telling me they can't view a secured site because the parental setting are enabled. I walk them through IE to change them and they either don't know the password (because the bought the computer used) or they forgot the password. I'm trying to write a program that will rename this password file for them so they can access the secured sites and/or set a new password for viewing. I have the first part done, renaming a file on the C drive, thanks to a reply from Edge. Now I'm looking to access the registry to rename the second file. If I can't do this then I will have to keep walking the users through this process and that would leave room for error.

I will check out the windows.h file and that link.