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dpasswat · Mar 15th, 2005, 11:18 AM

I've written a screen saver, and I'm trying to make it the current screen with a batch file. I can do all of the file stuff, but I'm having trouble updating the registry. BTW: I am in admin mode. My code so far:

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cls

del MBScrnSvr.scr
ren MBScrnSvr.exe MBScrnSvr.scr

IF NOT EXIST c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr GOTO INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END

del c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr
:INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END

copy MBScrnSvr.scr c:\Windows\system32\

rem  key:         HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE
rem  Key value: C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = -

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = -s C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR

Thanks.

Mar 15th, 2005, 11:18 AM	#1
dpasswat Newbie Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	Update registry key value via batch file I've written a screen saver, and I'm trying to make it the current screen with a batch file. I can do all of the file stuff, but I'm having trouble updating the registry. BTW: I am in admin mode. My code so far: (Toggle Plain Text) cls del MBScrnSvr.scr ren MBScrnSvr.exe MBScrnSvr.scr IF NOT EXIST c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr GOTO INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END del c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr :INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END copy MBScrnSvr.scr c:\Windows\system32\ rem key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE rem Key value: C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = -s C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR cls del MBScrnSvr.scr ren MBScrnSvr.exe MBScrnSvr.scr IF NOT EXIST c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr GOTO INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END del c:\Windows\system32\MBScrnSvr.scr :INSTALL_SCRNSVR_END copy MBScrnSvr.scr c:\Windows\system32\ rem key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE rem Key value: C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = - HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop "SCRNSAVE.EXE" = -s C:\WINDOWS\System32\MBSCRN~1.SCR Thanks.