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starla - 12 Jun. 2005 - 18:47:

Can I use a dos command to remove a registry entry?

I like to start a program of mine with completely blank settings, and at the moment I have to physically remove its registry entry when I close the program. Is there a DOS command that I could write into a batch file to do this automatically?

Thanks for any help.

12 Jun. 2005 - 20:27 henrik

I do not know of any, but you can use dos commands to write text to a text file named text.reg. From dos, run the file and afterwards delete it.

echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > Settings.reg
echo [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Proggy] > Settings.reg
echo "Setting1"="BlaBlaBla" > Settings.reg
Start Settings.reg
Del Settings.reg

But it will ask the user if it is ok to install the registry settings...

12 Jun. 2005 - 21:41 beaker

You can remove entries within a *.reg file.

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Proggy]

Will remove the entire branch, while

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Proggy]
-"SettingName"

will remove the setting. To bypass the "Are you sure" dialog, just use the following command:

regedit /s regfile.reg

HTH

13 Jun. 2005 - 17:53 undefined

Also, newer versions of Windows have the "reg delete" command:reg delete HKLM\Software\App

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