Batch file to remove registry key doesnt work

[sidewinder]

Im trying to disable Dr Watson throughout the school to at least partly help with my IE7 crashing problem

Im following the instructions written here

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/188296

Ive exported the .reg file, and added a - in it to remove the key as stated here
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310516

and it works fine.

This is the reg file:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug]
"Auto"="1"
"Debugger"="drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g"
"UserDebuggerHotKey"=dword:00000000

So now I want to use a batch file so I can run it on bootup.
I have been using the line

regedit /s DrWatsonRemove.reg

Which for any other reg file (adding one) works fine.
But for some reason with this one (removing a key) the batch file just runs and nothing happens

Any ideas? I'm sure Im just doing something stupid, so just putting it here in case anyone can see a mistake im making

[meastaugh1]

How about reg import drwatsonremove.reg ?

[PEO]

Think meastough1 has the easy answer for you.

[ChrisP]

Is this part of the kids logon?

I'm sure you need to be an administrator to write to [HKLM]

[maniac]

Use the following VBS script.

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002

strComputer = "."
 
Set objRegistry=GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & _ 
    strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
 
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"

strValueName = "ATICCC"
objRegistry.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName

strValueName = "igfxtray"
objRegistry.DeleteValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, strValueName

The example above removes items from the run at start up area of the registry, but by changing the values in 'StrKeyPath=' and 'strValueName=' you can adapt it to remove whatever registry keys you need.

Set it as a startup script, not a logon script and it'll work fine (I used it to remove lots of program entries that were running at startup on our workstations, and it worked a treat.)

Hope that helps,

Mike.