@ECHO OFF :: For REG.EXE 3.0 (Windows XP) and later versions FOR /F "tokens=3" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International" /v sDate 2^>NUL') DO SET sDate=%%A :: For earlier REG.EXE versions FOR /F "tokens=3" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\sDate" 2^>NUL') DO SET sDate=%%A ECHO HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\sDate=%sDate%