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Specified registry key is not valid because it contains two or more consecutive backslashes

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A registry key specified with a path contains two or more consecutive backslashes. This may be a result of combining several strings to form the path and inadvertently including too many backslashes.

To correct this error

  • Examine the registry key being specified to determine where and why the extra backslashes are being inserted.

See Also

Tasks

How to: Parse File Paths in Visual Basic

Reference

My.Computer.Registry Object