Nessus Compliance Check White Paper Question

Hello I have a question about the Nessus Compliance Check White Paper, on page 
21 under the Reg Check topic there is the following statement "This policy item 
checks if the registry key (or item) exists or not. The check is performed by 
calling the functions RegOpenKey and RegQueryValue."

Does this limit any checks created with this function to only be able to check 
16 bit Window system?

The following link seams to say that 
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724895.aspx

The RegOpenKey function uses the default security access mask to open a key. If 
opening the key requires a different access right, the function fails, 
returning ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED. 

An application should use the RegOpenKeyEx function to specify an access mask 
in this situation.

This function is provided only for compatibility with 16-bit versions of 
Windows. Applications should use the RegOpenKeyEx function.

Take Care and Have Fun --John
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