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Delete Registry Key by Command Line

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Delete Registry Key by Command Line

Delete Registry Key by Command Line

(OP)
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

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

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

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

(OP)
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

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

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

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

reg /?

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

Doh!!

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

(OP)
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.

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

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

Doh!!

RE: Delete Registry Key by Command Line

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.

 

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