Errors on Reg Delete

[Docfxit]

I have used this code recently and it worked fine. Now when I use it on the same Win7 PC I get errors.

@echo off
Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "PastIconsStream"=- /f
Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "IconStreams"=- /f
taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
Start explorer.exe
cmd

These are the errors I get:
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
ERROR: The executable program that this service is configured to run in does not
implement the service.

I know the registry keys are there. I can delete them manually.
I don't know why this computer is throwing errors for this.

Thanks,
Docfxit

[JJ]

Try running the script elevated.

[Docfxit]

Thanks for the suggestions.

It didn't work.

Docfxit

[B00ze]

On 2017-08-19 14:57, Docfxit <doc...@theoffice.la> wrote:

> I have used this code recently and it worked fine. Now when I use it on the same Win7 PC I get errors.
>
> @echo off
> Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "PastIconsStream"=- /f
> Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "IconStreams"=- /f
> taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
> Start explorer.exe
> cmd
>
> These are the errors I get:
> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

PastIconsStream"=- is fine for .reg files, but you are using Reg Delete, just specify the value name, do not pad with =-

Regards,

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[B00ze]

On 2017-08-21 23:34, B00ze <B00...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> On 2017-08-19 14:57, Docfxit <doc...@theoffice.la> wrote:
>
>> I have used this code recently and it worked fine. Now when I use it on the same Win7 PC I get errors.
>>
>> @echo off
>> Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "PastIconsStream"=- /f
>> Reg Delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify" /v "IconStreams"=- /f
>> taskkill /f /IM explorer.exe
>> Start explorer.exe
>> cmd
>>
>> These are the errors I get:
>> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
>> ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.
>
> PastIconsStream"=- is fine for .reg files, but you are using Reg Delete, just specify the value name, do not pad with =-
>
> Regards,

Ah! Backup your keys first! I had created an extra TEST value in
TrayNotify, then deleted it with /v "TEST" and pressed F5 in RegEdit and
it had worked as expected, later I logged off and logged back in and ALL
the values in TrayNotify had disappeared! Freaking Windows; no idea what
happened but I suggest you backup stuff. Also, I think you have to kill
Explorer FIRST, THEN delete the keys and restart Explorer...

Best Regards,

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[Tom Del Rosso]

B00ze wrote:
>
> PastIconsStream"=- is fine for .reg files, but you are using Reg
> Delete, just specify the value name, do not pad with =-

That's probably the reason, but maybe it could also be that the value is
in HKLM rather than a user value.

[petu...@googlemail.com]

::----- START -----
@ECHO OFF
SET "CUTN=HKCU\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows"
SET "CUTN=%CUTN%\CurrentVersion\TrayNotify"
SET "VALS=PastIconsStream IconStreams"
SET "REXE=explorer.exe"

FOR %%A IN (%VALS%) DO REG DELETE "%CUTN%" /V %%A /F>NUL

:LOOP
TASKLIST /FI "IMAGENAME EQ %REXE%" /FI "STATUS NE RUNNING"^
|FIND /I "%REXE%">NUL &&(START %REXE%)||(TASKKILL /F /IM %REXE% &GOTO LOOP)

::------ END ------