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[Dave Heck]

I apologize in advance if this had been covered before, but I cannot find this in the forum.

I need to write a registry value that is listed in the Regedit program as a (Default) value onto multiple computers. When I export the existing key on a test PC the .REG file looks like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\TEST]
@="This is the Default entry"

Apparently the "@" symbol in the .REG file signifies that this is a (Default) entry - when the file is merged into the Registry it comes in that way (see attached .JPG).

In VDS I have tried writing this several different ways, as listed below, but none of them work

REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,SOFTWARE\TEST,@CHR(64),This is the default entry

REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,SOFTWARE\TEST,@,This is the default entry

REGISTRY WRITE,LOCAL,SOFTWARE\TEST,(Default),This is the default entry

I can always run the Regedit.exe in silent mode to merge the working .REG file into the registry on the additional PCs, but am curious if someone has run into this and has a solution - it's not the first time this has come up for me.

Thanks for your help.
Dave

[Dr. Dread]

How 'bout this:

[Dave Heck]

You gotta be kidding me....that works - please tell me that's not in the "manual" somewhere

THANKS!!!!!!

[Garrett]

Uhhhhhhyeah, just leave the name blank and that will make it write to the
default value.

I think the help file mentions this, but I could be wrong. Been a while
since i've been in the help file.

-Garrett

[Dave Heck]

The Help File mentions leaving the third parameter Null, but then goes on to say that "it only makes sense for it to be null when the second parameter is DEFAULT".

Confusing.....thanks again for the help

Dave