On Error Resume Next HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 strComputer = "." Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv") strKeyPath = "Control Panel\Desktop" ValueName = "CoolSwitch" objReg.GetStringValue HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, ValueName, strValue If IsNull(strValue) Then Wscript.Echo "Specify whether the Task Switcher appears when a user presses Alt-TAB: The value is either Null or could not be found in the registry." Else Wscript.Echo "Specify whether the Task Switcher appears when a user presses Alt-TAB: ", strValue End If