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| | searching registry: know the value, don't know the key I'm stumped. I'm trying to figure out how to edit the date for a registry value when I don't know the exact key location that value appears under. I know the value I'm interested in will appear somewhere beneath this key (or one of this keys sub-keys): SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318} I know the name of the value is "WakeUpModeCap". I also know the data for this value should be "3", but could also be other numeric values. Can anyone help get me started? Thanks. |
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| | RE: searching registry: know the value, don't know the key Got part of the way to an answer, but I'm going to repost, since my issue is now in a different topic. My partial solution is that since I know the approximate place in the registry where I need to make a possible change, I'm exporting that key and all its contents, then editing the .reg file (since it's a text file and since I know how to edit a text file), then importing that key. Will post a separate entry about a better wat to edit the .reg file than how I'm doing it now. "Tony Logan" wrote: Quote: > I'm stumped. I'm trying to figure out how to edit the date for a registry > value when I don't know the exact key location that value appears under. > > I know the value I'm interested in will appear somewhere beneath this key > (or one of this keys sub-keys): > SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318} > > I know the name of the value is "WakeUpModeCap". > > I also know the data for this value should be "3", but could also be other > numeric values. > > Can anyone help get me started? Thanks. > |
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| | RE: searching registry: know the value, don't know the key "Tony Logan" wrote: Quote: > I'm stumped. I'm trying to figure out how to edit the date for a registry > value when I don't know the exact key location that value appears under. > > I know the value I'm interested in will appear somewhere beneath this key > (or one of this keys sub-keys): > SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318} > > I know the name of the value is "WakeUpModeCap". > > I also know the data for this value should be "3", but could also be other > numeric values. > > Can anyone help get me started? Thanks. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr....mspx?mfr=true Sample: '---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002 Const HKEY_USERS = &H80000003 Const REG_SZ = 1 Const REG_EXPAND_SZ = 2 Const REG_BINARY = 3 Const REG_DWORD = 4 Const REG_MULTI_SZ = 7 Dim objReg, strRootPath, RegKey, ValueName, DataType RegEntryName = "WakeUpModeCap" strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\" _ & "Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002bE10318}" strComputer = "." Set objReg = GetObject( _ "winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _ & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv") SearchInKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath 'recursively subkeys too Wscript.echo "Done" : Wscript.quit Sub SearchInKey(ByVal Hive, ByVal strKeyPath) ItemsInKey Hive, strKeyPath objReg.EnumKey Hive, strKeyPath, arrSubKeys If TypeName(arrSubKeys) <> "Null" Then For Each subkey In arrSubKeys SearchInKey Hive, strKeyPath & "\" & subkey Next End If End Sub Function ItemsInKey(ByVal Hive, ByVal strKeyPath) Dim strOUT, DataType Select Case Hive Case -2147483646 strRootPath = "HKLM\" Case -2147483645 strRootPath = "HKCU\" Case Else strRootPath = "<...>\" End Select objReg.EnumValues Hive, strKeyPath, arrValueNames, arrValueTypes If TypeName(arrValueNames) <> "Null" Then For i = 0 To UBound(arrValueNames) ValueName = arrValueNames(i) RegKey = strKeyPath strOUT = SearchForItem(RegEntryName) If Len(strOUT) >1 Then Select Case arrValueTypes(i) Case REG_SZ DataType = "REG_SZ: " ' (String) objReg.GetStringValue Hive, _ strKeyPath, ValueName, strValue wscript.echo strOUT & DataType, strValue Case REG_EXPAND_SZ DataType = "REG_EXPAND_SZ: " ' (Expanded String) objReg.GetExpandedStringValue Hive, _ strKeyPath, ValueName, estrValue wscript.echo strOUT & DataType, estrValue Case REG_BINARY DataType = "REG_BINARY" ' (Binary) objReg.GetBinaryValue Hive, _ strKeyPath, ValueName,arrValue If TypeName(arrValue) <> "Null" Then For k = 0 to UBound(arrValue) -1 step 2 strChar = chr(arrValue(k)) sValue = sValue & strChar Next End If wscript.echo strOUT & DataType, sValue Case REG_DWORD DataType = "REG_DWORD: " ' (DWORD) objReg.GetDWORDValue Hive, _ strKeyPath, ValueName,dwValue wscript.echo strOUT & DataType, dwValue Case REG_MULTI_SZ DataType = "REG_MULTI_SZ: " ' (Multi String) objReg.GetMultiStringValue Hive, _ strKeyPath, ValueName,arrValues If TypeName(arrValues) <> "Null" Then For Each strValue in arrValues sValue = sValue & strValue & vbNewLine Next End If wscript.echo strOUT & DataType, sValue End Select End If Next End If End Function Function SearchForItem(RegEntryName) If lCase(ValueName) = lCase(RegEntryName) Then SearchForItem = strRootPath & RegKey & "\" _ & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & ValueName & vbNewLine Else SearchForItem = Empty End If End Function '---------------------------------------------------------------------------- \Rems |
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