C#

public Form1()
{
   InitializeComponent();
   richTextBox1.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(richTextBox1_DragEnter);
   richTextBox1.DragDrop += new DragEventHandler(richTextBox1_DragDrop);
}

void richTextBox1_DragDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
   string[] files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop); //array of the full paths of all files that were dropped
   if (files.Length > 0)
   {
       try
       {
           System.IO.StreamReader r = new System.IO.StreamReader(files[0]);
           richTextBox1.Text = r.ReadToEnd();
       }
       catch (Exception ex)
       {
           System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Error opening file " + files[0] + ":\n"+ex.Message);
       }
   }
}

void richTextBox1_DragEnter(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
{
   if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop, false))
   {
       e.Effect = DragDropEffects.All;
   }
}

RegistryKey rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("Software\\mysoftware");
string text = (string)rk.GetValue("aPath","C:\\music\\");
myTextBox.Text = text;

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