Another PC question

[Digsy]

I have a bit of software which is on *ahem* "permanent trial".

 

Keeping it in this state means that every so often I have to make a small tweak to the registry, which is a bit fiddly. There is a key under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT that needs deleting if it is present.

 

I was wondering if there was a way to write a simple script file which made the change every time Windows starts up or shuts down, to save me having to?

 

I already have a backup script run on shutdown, so I know how to tell Windows to schedule it. I just don't know the script syntax for changing the registry.

[Thorin]

Export the relevant registry key to a .reg file, then run "regedit /s regfile.reg", that will re-import the registry key from the file.

[Mike]

Can you not export the registry settings and then add the export file to your 'start up'..?

 

I think you'll have to click 'OK' when it updates the reg, but probs better than manually doing it?

 

My simplistic solution anyway... I'm sure some of the JustGav/Carl0s style boffins will be along in a minute

[Mike]

Export the relevant registry key to a .reg file, then run "regedit /s regfile.reg", that will re-import the registry key from the file.

 

or that guy

[Digsy]

Cheers guys. I actually got off my backside and did a Google search. Its actually a load easier than I thought it would be.

 

The command is:

 

reg delete hkcr\

 

To make it run silently, this becomes:

 

@echo y| reg delete hkcr\

 

I have added it the the shutdown scripts under group policies. Job done!