Registry entry unreadable?

[steveaubrey]

Our application uses a registry setting in the course of printing. If there's a problem printing, that setting is one of the first things we check -- is it there, and is it set correctly.<br>
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Sometimes we have something strange happen: no printing, but the registry entry exists and is correct.<br>
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Then a stranger thing happens: deleting the entry and re-adding it (through a .reg file, so no mis-keying, just like the first time) enables the application to print.<br>
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It's almost like the application (or the registry?) was not able to see the original entry.<br>
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Is that possible? I know it is, because I've seen it and experienced it, but I don't like this kind of strangeness.<br>
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Any ideas or suggestions?<br>
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Thanks in advance,<br>
Steve

 

[MasterRacker]

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