DOS reg cleaning

Is it possible to delete registry values from inside a prompt?

Using WinXP Pro

Yes it is. This question should be in the Windows Forum. DOS had no registry.

What registry values

Well since this has to do with cleaning from the command prompt I felt and still do feel this question belongs here since I can only operate through a batch file.

the registry entries I want to delete are from installs of programs I have my batch file delete.
The batch deletes files and shortcuts but the registry still has the entries.

I don't usually want to mess with the registry but if it's easy enough to do I could throw it in my batch.

the entries mainly would relate to yahoo messenger, aol messenger, msn messenger and other programs that are prohibited from use on school computers.

You can build registration files(s) as input to regedit. For a complete explanation of the process, check out:

Reg Files

Backup the registry before any modifications are applied.

Good luck.

to delete a file in the registry you type in notepad

the registry value within [-]
example: [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT]

and you save it as: test.REG nog .txt !!