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Registry

 

WSH Shell
VBScript Code:
' Create a WSH Shell object:
Set wshShell = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" )
'
' Create a new key:
wshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\TestKey\", ""

' Create a new DWORD value:
wshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\TestKey\DWordTestValue", 1, "REG_DWORD"

' Create a new subkey and a string value in that new subkey:
wshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\TestKey\SubKey\StringTestValue", "Test", "REG_SZ"

' Read the values we just created:
WScript.Echo "HKCU\TestKey\DWordTestValue = " _
           & wshShell.RegRead( "HKCU\TestKey\DWordTestValue" )
WScript.Echo "HKCU\TestKey\SubKey\StringTestValue = """ _
           & wshShell.RegRead( "HKCU\TestKey\SubKey\StringTestValue" ) & """"

' Delete the subkey and key and the values they contain:
wshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\TestKey\SubKey\"
wshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\TestKey\"

' Note: Since the WSH Shell has no Enumeration functionality, you cannot
'       use the WSH Shell object to delete an entire "tree" unless you
'       know the exact name of every subkey.
'       If you don't, use the WMI StdRegProv instead.

' Release the object
Set wshShell = Nothing
Requirements:
Windows version: any
Network: any
Client software: N/A
Script Engine: WSH
Summarized: Works in any Windows version.
Can be used in *.vbs with CSCRIPT.EXE or WSCRIPT.EXE, not in HTAs.
 
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