Need a commandline utility to delete registry entries?
- RegDel: sorry, regdel freeware utility site seems to
be defunct. this leaves only Microsoft’s utilities. If you have used another
utility for this purpose, let me know. Wayne
- Resource Kit utility reg
Available starting with Supplement 2, the syntax to delete a registry value:
reg delete HKLM\Software\Somevalue
reg can operate on remote PCs if you have access
authority using syntax
reg delete HKLM\Software\Somevalue \\waynespc
Download the updated version of this utility from Microsoft
Always check Microsoft for update resource kit executables. This is not an
alternative to owning the actual resource kit, but a method of keeping the
executables uptodate.
- Create a .reg file using the (minus)- syntax of regedit:
REGEDIT4
BLANK LINE GOES
HERE
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\somekey]
BLANK
LINE GOES HERE
See .REG files for background information on
.REG files.
