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More info?)
Chris,
As XP has the REG.EXE built-in, in one of theXP machines try running the
command without the \\server\utils\ path.
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"Chris Coryell" <ChrisCoryell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9D67CB1C-967B-4260-BEA5-E4FDBE8950D0@microsoft.com...
> Actual line in batch file is \\server1\utils\reg.exe query
> "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> XP\Updates\SP3\KB890047\Description".
>
> On our Win2K boxes this returns the data and type of the key, but it says
> it
> cannot read the Win XP registry. Same result on all our XP machines, so
> it's
> not specific to one machine.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Chris
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> Watch for line wrap. Better, download the attached file qfe.vb. Download
>> and
>> rename as qfe.vbs
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>>
>> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23%231cIgpGFHA.544@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > Pls post the entire REG command-line. Or, use this VBScript to query
>> > the
>> > list of installed Hotfixes, using WMI
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------------------
>> > Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10
>> > Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20
>> >
>> > On Error Resume Next
>> >
>> > Set shell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
>> > Set fso = Wscript.CreateObject("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
>> > set b = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\FixList.txt",true)
>> > b.writeline "List of Hotfixes installed in this computer"
>> > b.writeblanklines 1
>> >
>> > strComputer="."
>> > Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer &
>> > "\root\CIMV2")
>> > Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM
>> > Win32_QuickFixEngineering", "WQL", _
>> > wbemFlagReturnImmediately +
>> > wbemFlagForwardOnly)
>> > For Each objItem In colItems
>> > b.writeline objItem.HotFixID
>> > Next
>> >
>> > b.close
>> > shell.Run "notepad C:\FixList.txt", 1,True
>> > set shell = Nothing
>> > set fso = Nothing
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Copy the above code to Notepad, and save as FixQuery.vbs. Run it in the
>> > subject computer. For more comprehensive methods, you may try the
>> > Scripting/WMI newsgroups.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
>> > Windows XP Shell/User
>> >
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>> >
>> >
>> > "Chris Coryell" <ChrisCoryell@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > message
>> > news:3A4B5A0B-8D2F-47CF-B7DB-87C341EF415A@microsoft.com...
>> >> Thanks Wes. I saw this prior to my post and removed a /s parameter
>> >> that
>> >> I
>> >> was using, but it didn't change my result. Still no dice on reading
>> >> that
>> >> key
>> >> from the registry.
>> >>
>> >> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Cannot Use the Reg.exe Command to Locate a Registry Key That Contains
>> >>> a
>> >>> Forward Slash Character
>> >>>
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823468
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> --
>> >>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>> >>>
>> >>> Wes
>> >>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>> >>>
>> >>> In news:13D8ACBF-9627-4E56-AC09-A3A7F40B39DF@microsoft.com,
>> >>> Chris Coryell <ChrisCoryell@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and
>> >>> pecked:
>> >>> > Hello all -
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I'm creating a script to push out Hotfixes on our closed network.
>> >>> > I
>> >>> > burn the hotfixes to a cd and then load them on a fixed location on
>> >>> > our network. The problem that I'm having is on our Windows XP
>> >>> > client
>> >>> > machines. I try to query the registry to determine if the hotfix
>> >>> > has
>> >>> > already been installed. However when I use the reg.exe query
>> >>> > command,
>> >>> > I get the following message whether or not the registry key is
>> >>> > actually there.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Error: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or
>> >>> > value
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I used regedit to make sure that the key exists and I ensured that
>> >>> > permissions were open for the users to see the key. Our XP
>> >>> > machines
>> >>> > have SP1 installed. Installing SP2 is not an option for us at this
>> >>> > point as we are still testing it prior to its application on our
>> >>> > production network.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I appreciate any help you can give.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > Chris
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >
>>
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