Vista - Copy a binary registry value to another value.

I need to copy the contents of a binary value to another location in the
registry. For example:

set oShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
Key1 = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections\DefaultConnectionSettings"
Key2 = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet
Settings\Connections\Connection1"
TransferSetting = oShell.RegRead (Key1)
oShell.RegWrite Key2,TransferSetting,"REG_BINARY"

Everything works until I do the write portion of this script. Than I get
type mismatch presumably because the key has been saved as a string instead
of as a binary value. I need to copy the binary value to more than one
location, and the name of the destintation is not consistant, so other
methods like using a reg file are not an option. Anyone have an idea on how
to do this?

WScript.Shell Registry functions are rather limited.
The hack used in the past for binary has been to
export the key, edit the text file, then re-import.
Very messy.

You can do get fairly complete Registry functionality
using WMI through VBScript. (WMI is generally pre-installed
and running on all Windows PCs since at least WinME.
I'm not sure about Win2000. It can be installed on Win98.)

The WMI functions are badly designed, and WMI itself
is very slow and clunky. But it works. See here for sample
code:
www.jsware.net/jsware/scripts.php5#wmirclas

The download is a VBScript class that's designed to make
WMI Registry functions easier. It hides the WMI StdRegProv
Registry functions mess inside the class and provides clear,
simple functions like GetValue, SetValue, EnumKeys, etc.
(If you haven't used classes before.... you can just paste the
class at the end of your script -- or load it from an external
file and call ExecuteGlobal on it -- and then create an instance
of the class as an object.)

insteadhow

All versions of Windows 2000 come with WMI. As I recall, it must be
installed on NT.

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Richard Mueller
MVP Directory Services
Hilltop Lab - http://www.rlmueller.net
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"mayayana" <mayaXXyana@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:O$O3k$JLKHA.4516@xxxxxx

Oldguard wrote:hi OldGuard,

Instead of using RegRead/Write, I suggest using wmi's
"StdRegProv" class, as follows:

Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:root\default:StdRegProv")

From there, you have access to the "GetBinaryValue" and
"SetBinaryValue" methods, which might work better for what
you want to do. Here is some documentation:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...64(VS.85).aspx

Also, there are some example scripts to be found in
this ng. Use "advanced group search" and look for
"default:StdRegProv" and "GetBinaryValue".

cheers, jw
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