diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
index a15271527..96054e19c 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.cpp
@@ -1480,6 +1480,8 @@ void CClientConfig::setValues()
 	// DebugStringManager
 	READ_BOOL_DEV(DebugStringManager)
 
+	// LastLogin
+	READ_STRING_FV(LastLogin)
 
 	//////////////
 	// VERBOSES //
@@ -2037,11 +2039,11 @@ bool CClientConfig::readBool (const std::string &varName)
 	return bVal;
 }
 
-void CClientConfig::writeBool (const std::string &varName, bool bVal)
+void CClientConfig::writeBool (const std::string &varName, bool bVal, bool bForce)
 {
-	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
+	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = bForce ? ConfigFile.insertVar(varName, CConfigFile::CVar()):ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
 	if(varPtr)
-		varPtr->forceAsInt(bVal);
+		varPtr->forceAsInt(bVal ? 1:0);
 	else
 		nlwarning("CFG: Default value used for '%s' !!!",varName.c_str());
 }
@@ -2057,9 +2059,9 @@ sint32 CClientConfig::readInt (const std::string &varName)
 	return bVal;
 }
 
-void CClientConfig::writeInt (const std::string &varName, sint32 bVal)
+void CClientConfig::writeInt (const std::string &varName, sint32 bVal, bool bForce)
 {
-	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
+	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = bForce ? ConfigFile.insertVar(varName, CConfigFile::CVar()):ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
 	if(varPtr)
 		varPtr->forceAsInt(bVal);
 	else
@@ -2077,11 +2079,11 @@ double CClientConfig::readDouble (const std::string &varName)
 	return bVal;
 }
 
-void CClientConfig::writeDouble (const std::string &varName, double bVal)
+void CClientConfig::writeDouble (const std::string &varName, double dVal, bool bForce)
 {
-	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
+	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = bForce ? ConfigFile.insertVar(varName, CConfigFile::CVar()):ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
 	if(varPtr)
-		varPtr->forceAsDouble(bVal);
+		varPtr->forceAsDouble(dVal);
 	else
 		nlwarning("CFG: Default value used for '%s' !!!",varName.c_str());
 }
@@ -2097,11 +2099,11 @@ string CClientConfig::readString (const std::string &varName)
 	return sVal;
 }
 
-void CClientConfig::writeString (const std::string &varName, const std::string &bVal)
+void CClientConfig::writeString (const std::string &varName, const std::string &strVal, bool bForce)
 {
-	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
+	CConfigFile::CVar *varPtr = bForce ? ConfigFile.insertVar(varName, CConfigFile::CVar()):ConfigFile.getVarPtr(varName);
 	if(varPtr)
-		varPtr->forceAsString(bVal);
+		varPtr->forceAsString(strVal);
 	else
 		nlwarning("CFG: Default value used for '%s' !!!",varName.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
index 4289a1b0b..048869cf6 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/client_cfg.h
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ struct CClientConfig
 	bool			PreCacheShapes;
 	bool			ResetShapeBankOnRetCharSelect;
 
+	std::string		LastLogin;
+
 	uint32			SimulatePacketLossRatio;
 
 	// Parameters for colors of messages in system info
@@ -810,12 +812,12 @@ public:
 	void release ();
 
 	bool readBool (const std::string &varName);
-	void writeBool (const std::string &varName, bool val);
+	void writeBool (const std::string &varName, bool val, bool bForce = false);
 	sint32 readInt (const std::string &varName);
-	void writeInt (const std::string &varName, sint32 val);
+	void writeInt (const std::string &varName, sint32 val, bool bForce = false);
 	double readDouble (const std::string &varName);
-	void writeDouble (const std::string &varName, double val);
-	void writeString (const std::string &varName, const std::string &bVal);
+	void writeDouble (const std::string &varName, double val, bool bForce = false);
+	void writeString (const std::string &varName, const std::string &bVal, bool bForce = false);
 
 	// return 0 / false if not succeed
 	bool readBoolNoWarning (const std::string &varName);
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
index cf3df21b7..726d8aa2b 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/login.cpp
@@ -733,9 +733,7 @@ void initLoginScreen()
 
 	ClientApp = ClientCfg.ConfigFile.getVar("Application").asString(0);
 
-	CSystemUtils::setRootKey("Software\\Nevrax\\Ryzom");
-
-	string l = CSystemUtils::getRegKey("Login");
+	string l = ClientCfg.LastLogin;
 
 	if(!l.empty())
 	{
@@ -1106,7 +1104,10 @@ void onlogin(bool vanishScreen = true)
 	removeSpace(LoginPassword);
 
 	if(!LoginLogin.empty())
-		CSystemUtils::setRegKey("Login", LoginLogin);
+	{
+		ClientCfg.LastLogin = LoginLogin;
+		ClientCfg.writeString("LastLogin", ClientCfg.LastLogin, true);
+	}
 
 	if(vanishScreen)
 		pIM->getDbProp("UI:VARIABLES:SCREEN")->setValue32(-1);