diff -r 283bfee8b9ab -r 662a7b37a7c6 Win32OperatingSystem.st
--- a/Win32OperatingSystem.st	Tue Feb 21 22:56:59 2006 +0100
+++ b/Win32OperatingSystem.st	Tue Feb 21 22:57:13 2006 +0100
@@ -8796,6 +8796,25 @@
 
 !Win32OperatingSystem::RegistryEntry class methodsFor:'instance creation'!
 
+immediateHandle:aHandleValue
+    |h newEntry|
+
+    aHandleValue isInteger ifTrue:[
+        h := ExternalAddress newAddress:aHandleValue    
+    ] ifFalse:[
+        h := aHandleValue    
+    ].
+
+    "/ rootKeys are not registered for RegClose ...
+    newEntry := self basicNew setHandle:h path:nil.
+    newEntry registerForFinalization.
+    ^ newEntry.
+
+    "
+     RegistryEntry immediateHandle:16r80000002
+    "
+!
+
 key:aKeyNamePath
     "retrieve an entry by full path name (starting at a root)"
 
@@ -8950,6 +8969,10 @@
 
 !Win32OperatingSystem::RegistryEntry methodsFor:'accessing'!
 
+handleValue
+    ^ handle address
+!
+
 name
     "return the keys name component (subKey name within my
      parent key)"
@@ -8981,18 +9004,18 @@
 
     if (__isExternalAddressLike(__INST(handle))
      && (__isString(subKeyString) || __isSymbol(subKeyString))) {
-	myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
-	if (RegCreateKey(myKey, __stringVal(subKeyString), &subKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
-	    subHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(subKey);
-	}
+        myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
+        if (RegCreateKey(myKey, __stringVal(subKeyString), &subKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+            subHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(subKey);
+        }
     }
 %}.
     subHandle notNil ifTrue:[
-	newEntry := self class basicNew
-			setHandle:subHandle
-			path:(path , self class separator asString , subKeyString).
-	Lobby register:newEntry.
-	^ newEntry.
+        newEntry := self class basicNew
+                        setHandle:subHandle
+                        path:(path , self class separator asString , subKeyString).
+        newEntry registerForFinalization.
+        ^ newEntry.
     ].
     ^ nil
 
@@ -9040,16 +9063,16 @@
     HKEY myKey, remoteKey = 0;
 
     if (__isExternalAddressLike(__INST(handle)) && __isString(hostName)) {
-	myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
-	if (RegConnectRegistry(__stringVal(hostName), myKey, &remoteKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
-	    remoteHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(remoteKey);
-	}
+        myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
+        if (RegConnectRegistry(__stringVal(hostName), myKey, &remoteKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+            remoteHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(remoteKey);
+        }
     }
 %}.
     remoteHandle notNil ifTrue:[
-	newEntry := self class basicNew setHandle:remoteHandle path:path.
-	Lobby register:newEntry.
-	^ newEntry.
+        newEntry := self class basicNew setHandle:remoteHandle path:path.
+        newEntry registerForFinalization.
+        ^ newEntry.
     ].
     ^ nil
 
@@ -9077,7 +9100,6 @@
      top := self key:'HKEY_USERS'.
      remote := top remoteKeyOnHost:'JOSHUA'
     "
-
 !
 
 subKeyAtIndex:subKeyIndex
@@ -9132,18 +9154,19 @@
 
     if (__isExternalAddressLike(__INST(handle))
      && (__isString(subKeyString) || __isSymbol(subKeyString))) {
-	myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
-	if (RegOpenKey(myKey, __stringVal(subKeyString), &subKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
-	    subHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(subKey);
-	}
+        myKey = (HKEY)__externalAddressVal(__INST(handle));
+        if (RegOpenKey(myKey, __stringVal(subKeyString), &subKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+            subHandle = __MKEXTERNALADDRESS(subKey);
+        }
     }
 %}.
     subHandle notNil ifTrue:[
-	newEntry := self class basicNew
-			setHandle:subHandle
-			path:(path , self class separator asString , subKeyString).
-	Lobby register:newEntry.
-	^ newEntry.
+        newEntry := self class basicNew
+                        setHandle:subHandle
+                        path:(path , self class separator asString , subKeyString).
+
+        newEntry registerForFinalization.
+        ^ newEntry.
     ].
     ^ nil
 
@@ -9592,9 +9615,7 @@
     "close mySelf"
 
     self closeKey.
-    Lobby unregister:self.
-
-    "Modified: / 19.5.1999 / 22:44:44 / cg"
+    self unregisterForFinalization.
 !
 
 closeKey
@@ -9611,6 +9632,10 @@
 %}
 !
 
+finalizationLobby
+    ^ Lobby
+!
+
 finalize
     "some entry has been collected - close it"
 
@@ -11067,7 +11092,7 @@
 !Win32OperatingSystem class methodsFor:'documentation'!
 
 version
-    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Win32OperatingSystem.st,v 1.218 2006-02-21 18:04:17 cg Exp $'
+    ^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/Win32OperatingSystem.st,v 1.219 2006-02-21 21:57:13 cg Exp $'
 ! !
 
 Win32OperatingSystem initialize!