help with reg add in batch file

I am trying to run a reg add command in a batch file but it does not execute.
The command runs fine in the command prompt.

REG ADD "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBTOR " /v Start /t
REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

What am I missing here?

The quote mark may be interpreted as an 'escape' character. I would use two
in a row, or perhaps the 'single quote mark' character.

ADD ""HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBTO R"" /v

ADD 'HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBTOR' /v

Still can't get it to work. This is weird, I have run similar commands from
a batch file to edit the reg before. Is there another setting in the
registry that allows or denies you to excute a batch file?

I will take a look at my other batch file to see if there is any difference
in the syntax.

If it runs via command prompt, it should, in theory, run from a batch file.

First, in this paricular forum I'm using it's hard to see if it's all
on one line because of text wrapping, but the command is all on one
line, like this:

reg add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBTOR " /v "Start" /t
REG_DWORD /d 4 /f

Note the quotes around the Value.

/v specifies the value to change, /t the type of the value, /d the
data to write, and /f will force the data to be written, even if the
value exists already.

The command is one line. I have tried the extra quotes and without. I
looked at a previous batch file and it didn't have any quotes and would run
without a problem.

The previous batch files I used added a new entry. I am not "adding" a new
entry, but modifying it. The data is changing from 3 to 4.

Maybe this helps, but I am lost at the moment. I can export the setting and
run it as a .reg file. I would like to someone use it as a startup script
via group policy and a batch file seemed to be the easiest.
I'm looking at that reg key you have. Is that just a typo as it should
be USBSTOR, not USBTOR.

It was a typo on my part.

I am not sure how or why, but it works now. I created a new text document,
retyped everything in lower case and saved it as a .bat.

There are no quotes around the text. This doesn't make any sense, but I
tested in a few times and it works. Only difference is the lower case.
Should I blame the gremlins for this one?

All I care about is it works :)

Thanks for your assistance on this. Now my next problem is figuring out why
it doesn't work as a startup script in group policy, but it works if I double
click the file. I actually have other reg add scripts that didn't work via
group policy, so I'm guessing it's a universal issue.

Would it not be easier to just add a shortcut to the batch file to
your Startup folder? (It's what I do myself.)

I need to be able to easily push it out to all the workstations. I can put
it in the startup folder, but I would need to go around to each pc and that
is time consuming.

[josephefarrell]

I know this is way past original post, and I'm not sure about all lower case but I tend to do that...anyway, quotes are often necessary. For instance, in my example to set a explorer home page..

reg add "hkcu\software\microsoft\internet explorer\main" /v "start page" /d "http://www.google.com" /f