A batch file that will not prompt for an action

[Guest]

Hi All

I would like to create a batch file that does not prompt me to choose an option. I have exported a registry DWORD value which I would like to add to all the workstations; however, when you click on the *.reg file it prompts for an option of "yes" or "no" to add the value to the registry. I have created a batch file to run from the server to install at startup on all the workstations, but I do not know what switch if there is one to use in the batch file to automatically choose yes

C:\ Start updatetopleveldnszones.re

This opens the file, which asks if I would like to add this value to the registry "yes" or "No". I would like to know what to add to the above to make the program automatically choose "yes" without end user interaction. Thanks

Best regards

Samantha

 

[Mark V]

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wrote:

Hi All,

I would like to create a batch file that does not prompt me to
choose an option. I have exported a registry DWORD value which I
would like to add to all the workstations; however, when you click
on the *.reg file it prompts for an option of "yes" or "no" to add
the value to the registry. I have created a batch file to run
from the server to install at startup on all the workstations, but
I do not know what switch if there is one to use in the batch file
to automatically choose yes.

C:\ Start updatetopleveldnszones.reg

This opens the file, which asks if I would like to add this value
to the registry "yes" or "No". I would like to know what to add
to the above to make the program automatically choose "yes"
without end user interaction. Thanks.

regedit.exe /S <path>\updatetopleveldnszones.reg
"/S" for silent.

You can use a START but likely don't need to.
regedit.exe should set an errorlevel. You should test that in your
environment if you need to.

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark

Thanks I will try it.

 

[Mark V]

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin =?Utf-8?B?U2FtYW50aGE=?=
wrote:

Hi Mark,

I tried it "C:\ /S Start updatetopleveldnszones.reg" and it did
not work. What should I do next?

regedit.exe /S <path>\updatetopleveldnszones.reg

explicitly execute the regedit.exe registry editor to import (merge)
the .REG files and do it silently.

regedit.exe /S <path>\updatetopleveldnszones.reg

Where "<path>"= a fully qualified path to the .REG file if not in the
(presume) netlogon location.

 

[Michael Bednarek]

Hi Mark,

I tried it "C:\ /S Start updatetopleveldnszones.reg" and it did not work. What should I do next?

I suggest you do what Mark suggested. To repeat: