Batch syntax - parse registry key for info

[alfalyte]

Hi, thanks for any help in advance..

My goal is to parse the value "ProductID" from "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion" to obtain the Microsoft Product Code (represented by x in the following example:xxxxx-yyy-zzzzzzz-zzzzz). I have been working on a batch file to work with errorlevels to verify the actual version of the target OS then perform a goto.

VER | FIND "5.1" > nul
IF %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 GOTO ver_xp

I have been using the above which is working, but want to modify it to see the pull that MPC to get a bit more version specific (XP home vs pro vs mediacenter)

I have seen the likes of this next statement around and have modified it a bit...but I am having a bit of trouble with its application as it relates to my goal:

@ECHO OFF

FOR /F "tokens=2*" %%a in ('REG QUERY HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\"Windows NT"\CurrentVersion |FINDSTR 89587') DO IF %ERRORLEVEL% == 0
GOTO ver_xp

Can anyone help ? I know I am missing something in the above syntax.. its late and ive been stuck for hours..

Thanks again!

[Rudra.J]

Try to create a batch file which will export the registry hive, this file will be with extension .reg but you can open it with notepad as a normal text file. You can then search this reg file and accordingly perform the tasks.