Checking Registry Key Access Rights
const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H0001
const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H0002
const KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY = &H0004
const DELETE = &H00010000
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet"
oReg.CheckAccess HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, KEY_QUERY_VALUE, _
bHasAccessRight
If bHasAccessRight = True Then
StdOut.WriteLine "Have Query Value Access Rights on Key"
Else
StdOut.WriteLine "Do Not Have Query Value Access Rights on Key"
End If
oReg.CheckAccess HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, KEY_SET_VALUE, _
bHasAccessRight
If bHasAccessRight = True Then
StdOut.WriteLine "Have Set Value Access Rights on Key"
Else
StdOut.WriteLine "Do Not Have Set Value Access Rights on Key"
End If
oReg.CheckAccess HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY, _
bHasAccessRight
If bHasAccessRight = True Then
StdOut.WriteLine "Have Create SubKey Access Rights on Key"
Else
StdOut.WriteLine "Do Not Have Create SubKey Access Rights on Key"
End If
oReg.CheckAccess HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, DELETE, bHasAccessRight
If bHasAccessRight = True Then
StdOut.WriteLine "Have Delete Access Rights on Key"
Else
StdOut.WriteLine "Do Not Have Delete Access Rights on Key"
End If
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Reading a Binary Registry Value
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion"
strValueName = "LicenseInfo"
oReg.GetBinaryValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,_
strValueName,strValue
For i = lBound(strValue) to uBound(strValue)
StdOut.WriteLine strValue(i)
Next
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Reading an Expanded String Value
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon"
strValueName = "UIHost"
oReg.GetExpandedStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,_
strValueName,strValue
StdOut.WriteLine "The Windows logon UI host is: " & strValue
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Reading a MultiString Value
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Eventlog\System"
strValueName = "Sources"
oReg.GetMultiStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,_
strValueName,arrValues
For Each strValue In arrValues
StdOut.WriteLine strValue
Next
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Reading String and DWORD Values
const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "Console"
strValueName = "HistoryBufferSize"
oReg.GetDWORDValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER,strKeyPath,strValueName,dwValue
StdOut.WriteLine "Current History Buffer Size: " & dwValue
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings"
strValueName = "TrustPolicy"
oReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
StdOut.WriteLine "Current WSH Trust Policy Value: " & strValue
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Creating Expanded String Values
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Key Name"
strValueName = "Expanded String Value Name"
strValue = "%PATHEXT%"
oReg.SetExpandedStringValue _
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
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Creating a Registry Key
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Key Name"
oReg.CreateKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath
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Creating String and DWORD Values
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Key Name"
strValueName = "String Value Name"
strValue = "string value"
oReg.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue
strValueName = "DWORD Value Name"
dwValue = 82
oReg.SetDWORDValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,dwValue
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Deleting Registry Values
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Key Name"
strDWORDValueName = "DWORD Value Name"
strExpandedStringValueName = "Expanded String Value Name"
strMultiStringValueName = "Multi String Value Name"
strStringValueName = "String Value Name"
oReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strDWORDValueName
oReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strExpandedStringValueName
oReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strMultiStringValueName
oReg.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strStringValueName
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Enumerating Registry Properties
On Error Resume Next
strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_Registry")
For Each objItem in colItems
Wscript.Echo "Current Size: " & objItem.CurrentSize
Wscript.Echo "Description: " & objItem.Description
Wscript.Echo "Install Date: " & objItem.InstallDate
Wscript.Echo "Maximum Size: " & objItem.MaximumSize
Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objItem.Name
Wscript.Echo "Proposed Size: " & objItem.ProposedSize
Next
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Enumerating Registry Values and Types
const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
const REG_SZ = 1
const REG_EXPAND_SZ = 2
const REG_BINARY = 3
const REG_DWORD = 4
const REG_MULTI_SZ = 7
strComputer = "."
Set StdOut = WScript.StdOut
Set oReg=GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" &_
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\Key Name"
oReg.EnumValues HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath,_
arrValueNames, arrValueTypes
For i=0 To UBound(arrValueNames)
StdOut.WriteLine "Value Name: " & arrValueNames(i)
Select Case arrValueTypes(i)
Case REG_SZ
StdOut.WriteLine "Data Type: String"
StdOut.WriteBlankLines(1)
Case REG_EXPAND_SZ
StdOut.WriteLine "Data Type: Expanded String"
StdOut.WriteBlankLines(1)
Case REG_BINARY
StdOut.WriteLine "Data Type: Binary"
StdOut.WriteBlankLines(1)
Case REG_DWORD
StdOut.WriteLine "Data Type: DWORD"
StdOut.WriteBlankLines(1)
Case REG_MULTI_SZ
StdOut.WriteLine "Data Type: Multi String"
StdOut.WriteBlankLines(1)
End Select
Next