Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002 strComputer = "." Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & _ strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv") strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" strValueName = "Test Value" objRegistry.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,strKeyPath,strValueName,strValue If IsNull(strValue) Then Wscript.Echo "The registry key does not exist." Else Wscript.Echo "The registry key exists." End If