Accessing the local registry is quite easy using VBScript. Here are some examples on how to read, write, and delete information from the local registry.
RegRead Syntax
object.RegRead(strName)
dim objShell
set objShell=CreateObject("wscript.shell")
strProductName=objShell.RegRead("HKLM\Software\" &_
"Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName")
wscript.echo "Your computer is running " & strProductName
More information on the RegRead Method
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x05fawxd(VS.85).aspx
Writing back to the registry is just as easy.
RegWrite Syntax
object.RegWrite(strName, anyValue [,strType])
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\itgeared\Appname\", &_
"SomeString", "REG_SZ"
More information on the RegWrite Method
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yfdfhz1b(VS.85).aspx
If you need to delete a registry entry, follow this example.
RegDelete Syntax
object.RegDelete(strName)
Dim WshShell
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\itgeared\Appname\"
More information on the RegDelete Method
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/293bt9hh(v=VS.85).aspx
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