diff --git a/lib/registry.js b/lib/registry.js
index 1cc4194..b1860fe 100644
--- a/lib/registry.js
+++ b/lib/registry.js
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ var api = {
             case windef.REG_VALUE_TYPE.REG_DWORD:
             case windef.REG_VALUE_TYPE.REG_DWORD_BIG_ENDIAN:
             case windef.REG_VALUE_TYPE.REG_DWORD_LITTLE_ENDIAN:
-                buffer = new Buffer(4, value);
+                buffer = new Buffer(4);
+				// write the DWORD to the buffer to be added to the registry
+				buffer.writeUInt32LE(value, 0);
+				// create a pointer to it
+                byte = ref.alloc(types.LPBYTE, buffer);
                 result = advApi.RegSetValueExA(key.handle.deref(), valueName, null, valueType, byte.deref(), buffer.length);
                 break;
             default:
@@ -152,4 +156,4 @@ var api = {
     }
 };
 
-module.exports = api;
+module.exports = api;
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