title: Cannot read config data from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE on Vista
body: <p>We have a Java Web Start application and are trying to store application configuration data using <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</code> instead of <code>HKEY_CURRENT_USER</code>. We can get someone with admin rights to launch the app the first time and set the configuration, so that it will store the values in the registry successfully. Nevertheless, subsequent Vista users without admin privileges cannot seem to even <em>read</em> the values from the registry in <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE</code>.</p>
  
  <p>Perhaps our approach is incorrect, and there is a better way to store application configuration data. Can anyone help?</p>