Use of Batch Reg commands

Batch Reg usage

Usage of Reg

Together there are the following 11:

REG QUERY

REG ADD

REG DELETE

REG COPY

REG SAVE

REG RESTORE

REG LOAD

REG UNLOAD

REG COMPARE

REG EXPORT

REG IMPORT

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Usage of REG add

REG ADD KeyName [/v ValueName |/ve] [/t Type] [/s Separator] [/D

Data] [/f]

KeyName [\\machine\]fullkey

Machine name of the remote machine-ignores default to current machine.

There are only HKLM and HKU on the remote machine.

FullKey ROOTKEY\SubKey

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key under the selected ROOTKEY

/v The Value name to add under the selected

/ve add a blank value name < No Name > for a registry key

/t RegKey data type

[REG_SZ | REG_MULTI_SZ | Reg_dword_big_endian |

REG_DWORD | REG_BINARY | Reg_dword_little_endian |

Reg_none | REG_EXPAND_SZ]

If omitted, the REG_SZ is used

/s specifies one of the REG_MULTI_SZ data strings

Character used as a separator

If omitted, "" is used as a separator

/d data to be assigned to the added registry ValueName

/f Force Overwrite existing registry key without prompting

For example:

REG ADD

Add a registry key on the remote machine ABC HKLM\Software\MyCo

REG ADD hklm\software\myco/v data/t reg_binary/d fe340ead

Add a value (name: Data, type: REG_BINARY, Date: fe340ead)

REG ADD hklm\software\myco/v mru/t reg_multi_sz/d fax\0mail

Add a value (name: MRU, type: REG_MUTLI_SZ, data: fax\0mail\0\0)

REG ADD hklm\software\myco/v path/t reg_expand_sz/d

%%systemroot%%

Add a value (name: Path, type: REG_EXPAND_SZ, data:%systemroot%)

Note: Use the double percent sign in the curried string (%)

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Usage of REG Query

REG QUERY KeyName [/v ValueName |/ve] [/s]

KeyName [\machine\]fullkey

Machine remote machine name-ignores the default value of the current machine

Only HKLM and HKU on the remote machine.

FullKey format is ROOTKEY\SubKey

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key under the selected ROOTKEY

/V Query specific registry keys

VALUENAME The name of the value to query under the selected item

When omitted, all values under the item are queried

/ve query default value or white space value name <no name>

/s query for all subkeys and values

For example:

REG QUERY hklm\software\microsoft\reskit/v Version

Displays the value of the registry value Version

REG QUERY hklm\software\microsoft\reskit\r

t\setup/s

Show all subkeys and values under Setup for a registry key

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Usage of REG Delete

REG DELETE KeyName [/v valuename |/ve |/va] [f]

KeyName [\\machine\]fullkey

Machine remote machine name-ignores the default value of the current machine

Only HKLM and HKU on the remote machine.

FullKey ROOTKEY\SubKey

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key under the selected ROOTKEY

The name of the value to delete under the VALUENAME option

When omitted, all subkeys and values under this item are deleted

/ve deletes the value of a blank value name <no name>

/va Delete all values under this key

/f Force Delete without prompting

For example:

REG DELETE HKLM\Software\MyCo\MyApp\Timeout

Delete registry key Timeout and all its subkeys and values

REG delete/v MTU

Remove the registry key MTU under MyCo on ZODIAC

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Use of REG copy

REG COPY KeyName1 KeyName2 [/s] [/f]

KeyName [\\machine\]fullkey

Machine remote machine name-ignores the default value of the current machine

Only HKLM and HKU on the remote machine.

FullKey ROOTKEY\SubKey

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key under the selected ROOTKEY

/s copies all subkeys and values

/f Force copy without prompting

For example:

REG COPY HKLM\Software\MyCo\MyApp hklm\software\myco\savemyapp/s

Copy all subkeys and values under the registry key MYAPP to the registry key SaveMyApp

REG Copyhklm\software\myco1

MyCo all values under the registry key on ZODIAC

Copy to the registry key on the current machine MyCo1

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Usage of REG Save

REG SAVE KeyName FileName

KeyName ROOTKEY\SubKey

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key under the selected ROOTKEY

filename of the disk you want to save. If you do not specify a path,

The file is created in the current folder of the calling process

For example:

REG SAVE HKLM\Software\MyCo\MyApp Appbkup.hiv

To save a hive MyApp to a file in the current folder Appbkup.hiv

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Usage of REG Restore

REG RESTORE KeyName FileName

KeyName ROOTKEY\SubKey (Local machine only)

Rootkey [HKLM | HKCU | HKCR | HKU | HKCC]

Subkey The full name of the registry key to which you want to restore the hive file.

Overwrite values and subkeys of existing items

FileName to restore the hive file name

You must use REG SAVE to create this file

For example:

REG RESTORE HKLM\Software\Microsoft\ResKit NTRKBkUp.hiv

Restore the file NTRKBkUp.hiv, overwriting the registry key Reskit

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Usage of REG load

REG LOAD KeyName FileName

KeyName ROOTKEY\SubKey (Local machine only)

Rootkey [HKLM | HKU]

subkey the name of the registry key to load the hive file into. Create a new registry key

FileName of the hive to load