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Since: Aug 19, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:57 am
Post subject: registry editing question
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I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks,
-Nate |
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:05 am
Post subject: Re: registry editing question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I don't have AOL so I don't know what their registry entries look like.
If the 'ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd' portion of the key exists elsewhere in the registry as a value under a known key, you can read that first, then use that value to build the path to the key in question.
Otherwise You'll probably have to enumerate the subkeys of:
'HKCU\Software\America Online'
After you have your subkeys, loop through them looking for the one in question. If you know it's the only subkey with a "-" in its name, something like:
For each subkey in subkeys
If InStr(subkey,"-") Then
myval = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\" & subkey & "\ValuetoChange")
....
Exit For
End If
Next
Good Luck,
Keith
"Nate" <Nate DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C36E23A-D4C2-42AF-8F84-5F6622636884@microsoft.com...
> I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
> hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
> from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
>
> PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
>
> PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
>
> If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
> to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
>
> Thanks,
> -Nate<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:35 pm
Post subject: Re: registry editing question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks Keith, that's exactly what I needed to know.
Just so everybody knows I'm not a smack, I don't have AOL either but I'm in
the business of helping people who do. I'm writing a script that runs after
an AOL install to clean-up everything it puts in there other than the main
program. Besides this one registry entry, I got everything else. You
install AOL, the script runs, you reboot, and all you see is an AOL icon on
the desktop and in the start menu. No screensaver, no deskbar, no IE
toolbar, no reg runs, no garbage other than the main program itself. If
anybody else wants this script, let me know.
"Keith Miller" wrote:
> I don't have AOL so I don't know what their registry entries look like.
>
> If the 'ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd' portion of the key exists elsewhere in the registry as a value under a known key, you can read that first, then use that value to build the path to the key in question.
>
> Otherwise You'll probably have to enumerate the subkeys of:
>
> 'HKCU\Software\America Online'
>
> After you have your subkeys, loop through them looking for the one in question. If you know it's the only subkey with a "-" in its name, something like:
>
> For each subkey in subkeys
> If InStr(subkey,"-") Then
> myval = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\" & subkey & "\ValuetoChange")
> ....
> Exit For
> End If
> Next
>
> Good Luck,
> Keith
>
>
>
>
> "Nate" <Nate.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C36E23A-D4C2-42AF-8F84-5F6622636884@microsoft.com...
> > I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
> > hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
> > from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
> >
> > PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
> >
> > PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
> >
> > If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
> > to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -Nate
><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: registry editing question |
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Since: Feb 03, 2005
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 7:21 am
Post subject: Re: registry editing question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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I need to do something very similar.
I need to change a key under the following location:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{8D422F6E-0A21-4305-9F84-8981452E614D}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail]
The GUID is messing me up too. Do you have the code you used so I can take
a look at how you went around enumerating the 2 keys?
Although the GUID is different the key I need to change which is "Delete
Wastebasket On Exit" is the only instance it is in the registry.
Thanks!
"Nate" wrote:
> Thanks Keith, that's exactly what I needed to know.
>
> Just so everybody knows I'm not a smack, I don't have AOL either but I'm in
> the business of helping people who do. I'm writing a script that runs after
> an AOL install to clean-up everything it puts in there other than the main
> program. Besides this one registry entry, I got everything else. You
> install AOL, the script runs, you reboot, and all you see is an AOL icon on
> the desktop and in the start menu. No screensaver, no deskbar, no IE
> toolbar, no reg runs, no garbage other than the main program itself. If
> anybody else wants this script, let me know.
>
> "Keith Miller" wrote:
>
> > I don't have AOL so I don't know what their registry entries look like.
> >
> > If the 'ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd' portion of the key exists elsewhere in the registry as a value under a known key, you can read that first, then use that value to build the path to the key in question.
> >
> > Otherwise You'll probably have to enumerate the subkeys of:
> >
> > 'HKCU\Software\America Online'
> >
> > After you have your subkeys, loop through them looking for the one in question. If you know it's the only subkey with a "-" in its name, something like:
> >
> > For each subkey in subkeys
> > If InStr(subkey,"-") Then
> > myval = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\" & subkey & "\ValuetoChange")
> > ....
> > Exit For
> > End If
> > Next
> >
> > Good Luck,
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Nate" <Nate DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C36E23A-D4C2-42AF-8F84-5F6622636884@microsoft.com...
> > > I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
> > > hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
> > > from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
> > >
> > > PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > >
> > > PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > >
> > > If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
> > > to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -Nate
> > >> Stay informed about: registry editing question |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:35 pm
Post subject: Re: registry editing question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
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Here's the code I used for my registry change:
Dim WshShell, bKey
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
bKey = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\America
Online\LastUsedClient\GUID")
WshShell.RegWrite("HKCU\Software\America Online\America Online\" & bKey &
"\FastStart\20-255-1283"), 1 , "REG_DWORD"
If you just change the location of the GUID it's reading and change RegWrite
to RegDelete, it should for you.
-Nate
"Kevin" wrote:
> I need to do something very similar.
>
> I need to change a key under the following location:
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{8D422F6E-0A21-4305-9F84-8981452E614D}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail]
>
> The GUID is messing me up too. Do you have the code you used so I can take
> a look at how you went around enumerating the 2 keys?
>
> Although the GUID is different the key I need to change which is "Delete
> Wastebasket On Exit" is the only instance it is in the registry.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> "Nate" wrote:
>
> > Thanks Keith, that's exactly what I needed to know.
> >
> > Just so everybody knows I'm not a smack, I don't have AOL either but I'm in
> > the business of helping people who do. I'm writing a script that runs after
> > an AOL install to clean-up everything it puts in there other than the main
> > program. Besides this one registry entry, I got everything else. You
> > install AOL, the script runs, you reboot, and all you see is an AOL icon on
> > the desktop and in the start menu. No screensaver, no deskbar, no IE
> > toolbar, no reg runs, no garbage other than the main program itself. If
> > anybody else wants this script, let me know.
> >
> > "Keith Miller" wrote:
> >
> > > I don't have AOL so I don't know what their registry entries look like.
> > >
> > > If the 'ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd' portion of the key exists elsewhere in the registry as a value under a known key, you can read that first, then use that value to build the path to the key in question.
> > >
> > > Otherwise You'll probably have to enumerate the subkeys of:
> > >
> > > 'HKCU\Software\America Online'
> > >
> > > After you have your subkeys, loop through them looking for the one in question. If you know it's the only subkey with a "-" in its name, something like:
> > >
> > > For each subkey in subkeys
> > > If InStr(subkey,"-") Then
> > > myval = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\" & subkey & "\ValuetoChange")
> > > ....
> > > Exit For
> > > End If
> > > Next
> > >
> > > Good Luck,
> > > Keith
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nate" <Nate.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C36E23A-D4C2-42AF-8F84-5F6622636884@microsoft.com...
> > > > I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
> > > > hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
> > > > from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
> > > >
> > > > PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > > >
> > > > PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > > >
> > > > If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
> > > > to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > -Nate
> > > >> Stay informed about: registry editing question |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 5:43 pm
Post subject: Re: registry editing question [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Thanks. I used:
Save this as Whatever.VBS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Creates the shell object
Dim WshShell, keyToUse
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
' Reads the value of Last User ID
keyToUse = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Identities\Last User ID")
' If you want to see what the Value of Last User ID is
'''''msgbox keyToUse
'''''OR msgbox WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Identities\Last User ID")
' Sets the value of the Delete Wastebasket On Exit Key
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Identities\" & keyToUse
&"\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail\Delete Wastebasket On Exit",
"0", "REG_DWORD"
"Nate" wrote:
> Here's the code I used for my registry change:
>
> Dim WshShell, bKey
> Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
> bKey = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\America
> Online\LastUsedClient\GUID")
> WshShell.RegWrite("HKCU\Software\America Online\America Online\" & bKey &
> "\FastStart\20-255-1283"), 1 , "REG_DWORD"
>
> If you just change the location of the GUID it's reading and change RegWrite
> to RegDelete, it should for you.
>
> -Nate
>
>
>
> "Kevin" wrote:
>
> > I need to do something very similar.
> >
> > I need to change a key under the following location:
> > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{8D422F6E-0A21-4305-9F84-8981452E614D}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\5.0\Mail]
> >
> > The GUID is messing me up too. Do you have the code you used so I can take
> > a look at how you went around enumerating the 2 keys?
> >
> > Although the GUID is different the key I need to change which is "Delete
> > Wastebasket On Exit" is the only instance it is in the registry.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >
> > "Nate" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks Keith, that's exactly what I needed to know.
> > >
> > > Just so everybody knows I'm not a smack, I don't have AOL either but I'm in
> > > the business of helping people who do. I'm writing a script that runs after
> > > an AOL install to clean-up everything it puts in there other than the main
> > > program. Besides this one registry entry, I got everything else. You
> > > install AOL, the script runs, you reboot, and all you see is an AOL icon on
> > > the desktop and in the start menu. No screensaver, no deskbar, no IE
> > > toolbar, no reg runs, no garbage other than the main program itself. If
> > > anybody else wants this script, let me know.
> > >
> > > "Keith Miller" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I don't have AOL so I don't know what their registry entries look like.
> > > >
> > > > If the 'ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd' portion of the key exists elsewhere in the registry as a value under a known key, you can read that first, then use that value to build the path to the key in question.
> > > >
> > > > Otherwise You'll probably have to enumerate the subkeys of:
> > > >
> > > > 'HKCU\Software\America Online'
> > > >
> > > > After you have your subkeys, loop through them looking for the one in question. If you know it's the only subkey with a "-" in its name, something like:
> > > >
> > > > For each subkey in subkeys
> > > > If InStr(subkey,"-") Then
> > > > myval = WshShell.RegRead("HKCU\Software\America Online\" & subkey & "\ValuetoChange")
> > > > ....
> > > > Exit For
> > > > End If
> > > > Next
> > > >
> > > > Good Luck,
> > > > Keith
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Nate" <Nate RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4C36E23A-D4C2-42AF-8F84-5F6622636884@microsoft.com...
> > > > > I am writing a script that changes specific registry values and have kind of
> > > > > hit a wall with a certain value. The problem is the path to the value varies
> > > > > from system to system. Does anybody know of a way around this? For example:
> > > > >
> > > > > PC1: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffd0-aab5cfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > > > >
> > > > > PC2: HKCU\Software\America Online\ffc9-af32acfe-acbd\Value to Change
> > > > >
> > > > > If anybody knows how to script that or can point me in the general direction
> > > > > to somebody who does, I'd really appreciate it!
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > -Nate
> > > > >> Stay informed about: registry editing question |
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