Registry virtualization

I'm a software developer, and my target machines are Windows XP and higher.  I use the registry to save the options of the program.  Most program options, I would like to change to be effective in all THE user profiles on the PC.  However, I do not seem to be able to do so because of the registry virtualization.

For me, it seems that the simplest solution would be if there were a hive that is permanent, but anyone with any permission can write to it.  Kind of like a cross between HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CURRENT_USER.  Is there such a thing?  Is it possible to create such a thing during installation? (My installation does not seem difficult to write the registry keys, but my program when it is run under the same user in Vista profile, don't.)

Any suggestions would be welcome!

This question is a bit Advanced for response Forums.  I suggest that repost you in the Forums of Techniet here:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-us/itprovistadeployment/threads where experts, who are a more technical as we are but should be able to help.

Good luck!

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