help with reg add in batch file

[pete0085]

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?

[Mark L. Ferguson]

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\USBTOR"" /v

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

[pete0085]

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.

[Claymore]

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.

[pete0085]

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.

[pete0085]

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.)

[pete0085]

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