Delete Registry Key by Command Line 1

[MikeWarner]

I am trying to delete a registry key from the command line. The command runs correctly and will delete the key. The problem is that I cannot force the command without a prompt being displayed.

here is my current command:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional\" /va /f

The "/f" does not seem to be working.

Any ideas?

thanks,
Mike

 

[bcastner]

Possibly:
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional" /va /f

 

[MikeWarner]

Thanks bcastner.

Removing the final '\' will delete all of the values under that key, but it will not delete the key or any of the subkeys. (which is what I am trying to do)

On the bright side, it did not prompt me for deleting the key.

Mike

 

[bcastner]

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional" /v /f

 

[JimmyZ1]

reg /?

gives you all kinds of options and the syntax to go along with it

Doh!!

 

[MikeWarner]

I am sorry that I am not the expert user that you are Xavier2. I did run the /? command but did not get a /v option that bcastner suggested, only a /ve and /va.

I will try to be more careful about the questions that I ask so that I don't take up too much of your precious time Xavier2.

 

[JimmyZ1]

It was just a suggestion... didn't know it was such a sensitive issue...

Doh!!

 

[bcastner]

What I did a longtime ago was make a desktop shortcut with the following target line:

%Windir%\Help\ntcmds.chm

This places the entire XP version of Help for command line utilities right on my desktop. I use it several times a week. (I do a similar step for the XP Resource Kit Help file, and the Windows 2003 Resource Kit). Recommended.