Delete Parent registry key based on subkey data spatz0r[ at ]gmail.com 4/25/2007 1:19:17 PM I am trying to figure out if it is possible to delete a parent key based on data in the subkey. For example, the following registry key automatically generates a random number behind the key (network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF), but the ID subkey will always be the same on all PC's. Is there a way to parse the registry for that ID and then delete the parent key through a VBS or some other script. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GINA\client\networks \network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF] "associationMode"="open" "ccxNetworkEap"="0" "channel"="0" "description"="" "encryption"="802.1x" "encryptionType"="WEP" "id"="e8jne9ds9739a9b97872d4d689102" Thanks John Anderson

Re: Delete Parent registry key based on subkey data "Jeremy" <jeremy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 4/26/2007 10:02:18 AM I'm not going to write the code for you, but you just need to write a recursive function that calls itself with subkeys of a parent. Something like this: -------------------------------------------- Function FindValue(key) Keytodelete=bogusvalue For each value in key do If the value is what I am after then Keytodelete=key Exit loop End if Next If Keytodelete=bogusvalue Then For each subkey in key Call Function FindValue(subkey) Next End If 'main program body RootKey=StartPointofSearch FindValue(RootKey) Delete KeytoDelete -------------------------------------------- Does this make sense to you? <spatz0r[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message news:1177507157.684552.273180[ at ]r30g2000prh.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] >I am trying to figure out if it is possible to delete a parent key > based on data in the subkey. For example, the following registry key > automatically generates a random number behind the key > (network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF), but the ID subkey > will always be the same on all PC's. > > Is there a way to parse the registry for that ID and then delete the > parent key through a VBS or some other script. > > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GINA\client\networks > \network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF] > "associationMode"="open" > "ccxNetworkEap"="0" > "channel"="0" > "description"="" > "encryption"="802.1x" > "encryptionType"="WEP" > "id"="e8jne9ds9739a9b97872d4d689102" > > Thanks > John Anderson >

Re: Delete Parent registry key based on subkey data "Jeremy" <jeremy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> 4/26/2007 9:19:38 PM I just realised that the logic in this has a flaw. It will only ever delete one key that it finds and I got the impressions from your post that you wanted to delete all instance. Just need to add an extra couple of line in the function which I have edited below. "Jeremy" <jeremy[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B074C9A5-CD37-47F4-9377-93885979D400[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm not going to write the code for you, but you just need to write a > recursive function that calls itself with subkeys of a parent. > > Something like this: > -------------------------------------------- Function FindValue(key) Keytodelete=bogusvalue For each value in key do If the value is what I am after then Keytodelete=key Exit loop End if Next If Keytodelete=bogusvalue Then For each subkey in key Delete Function FindValue(subkey) Next End If FindValue=KeyToDelete 'main program body RootKey=StartPointofSearch Delete Function FindValue(RootKey) -------------------------------------------- > > Does this make sense to you? > <spatz0r[ at ]gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1177507157.684552.273180[ at ]r30g2000prh.googlegroups.com... >>I am trying to figure out if it is possible to delete a parent key >> based on data in the subkey. For example, the following registry key >> automatically generates a random number behind the key >> (network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF), but the ID subkey >> will always be the same on all PC's. >> >> Is there a way to parse the registry for that ID and then delete the >> parent key through a VBS or some other script. >> >> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\GINA\client\networks >> \network#FD3D2E5EDBD3FED8A925FE1A99DC616942D6DAFF] >> "associationMode"="open" >> "ccxNetworkEap"="0" >> "channel"="0" >> "description"="" >> "encryption"="802.1x" >> "encryptionType"="WEP" >> "id"="e8jne9ds9739a9b97872d4d689102" >> >> Thanks >> John Anderson >> >