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Solution for a common problem: "Cannot write to the registry" (See related posts)

Original (not working):
 RegistryKey reg = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Control Panel\\Desktop");
 reg.SetValue("WallpaperStyle", "1");    //2 for stretch


Modified (working):
 RegistryKey reg = Registry.CurrentUser.OpenSubKey("Control Panel\\Desktop", true);
 reg.SetValue("WallpaperStyle", "1");    //2 for stretch
to csharp registry by mstampar on Wed May 23 08:20:00 -0400 2007

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