Object status fails with REG.EXE

[LeighTT]

When I run the following command the status always remains 0 and program hangs. This only occurs on Windows XP machines running the REG.EXE program, ok on NT4



set oExec = objshell.exec ("reg query ""Hklm\software\microsoft\windows nt\CurrentVersion""")
do while oExec.status = 0
wscript.sleep 100
loop

Has anybody had this problem and if so do they have a workaround

 

[DanaHallenbeck]

The reg.exe syntax is different under Windows XP than it is under Windows NT and 2000. Run "reg /?" or "reg query /?" to find the new syntax.