Reg.exe DELETE and UPDATE Functions Do Not Work as Expected
ID: Q180286
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0
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Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
SYMPTOMS
When you use Registry Manipulation Utility (Reg.exe) 1.0 included with the
Microsoft Windows NT Server Version 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement Two, the
following symptoms occur:
- When you use the DELETE function with the /F or /f parameter, the
program prompts you for deletion even though the online help states
that these parameters provide for the creation of batch files for
automating the deletion of registry entries without user confirmation.
- When you use the UPDATE function to modify a DWORD or BINARY registry
value, you receive the following error message:
DWORD Value
BUGBUG: Need to deal with 32 bit numbers
BINARY Value
BUGBUG: Need to deal with binary data
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain Registry Manipulation Utility 1.05 from the
following Microsoft FTP site:
ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/reskit/nt40/i386
NOTE: Registry Manipulation Utility 1.05 is contained in the self-
extracting archive file, Reg_x86.exe.
To work around this issue, follow these steps:
- At a command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER
cd <drive>:\<ntreskit>
where <drive> is the drive letter on which Windows NT Server Version
4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement Two is installed, and <ntreskit> is the
folder in which Windows NT Server Version 4.0 Resource Kit, Supplement
Two is installed.
- At a command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
edit confirm.txt
- Type the letter Y, and then press ENTER.
- Press ALT+F, press S (to save), and then press X (to exit).
- At a command prompt, type the following line, and then press ENTER:
reg delete hklm\Software\MyCo\MyApp\Timeout < confirm.txt
This causes the prompt to delete the registry key or value to be
automatically answered "Yes."
MORE INFORMATION
Registry Manipulation Utility 1.05 includes the following changes:
- The DELETE function /F switch has been changed to /FORCE.
- The UPDATE function is fixed to allow REG_DWORD changes. You no longer
receive an error message. Also, REG_BINARY changes are no longer
allowed.
For more information about changes in Registry Manipulation Utility 1.05,
please see the Readme.txt file contained in the Reg_x86.exe file.
Additional query words:
prodnt NTS reskit utils command line DOS prompt
Keywords : kbtool ntregistry ntreskit NTSrvWkst prodnt
Version : winnt:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb
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