@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 iDate 2^>NUL') DO SET iDate=%%A :: For earlier REG.EXE versions FOR /F "tokens=3" %%A IN ('REG QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate" 2^>NUL') DO SET iDate=%%A ECHO HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\International\iDate=%iDate%