For some reason this snippet of code isn't removing a directory inside my registry. Directory isn't the right word, but it's the main folder all it's subkeys are in. It is full of other subkeys and subsubkeys and I want to remove the upmost "folder/key" to rid of all of it.

This code produces no error like it originally did when it told me the file could not be found. It prints "done" but when I go back into regedit, the folder/key is still sitting there smiling at me. 

#!/usr/bin/perl

use warnings;
use strict;

use Win32::TieRegistry( Delimiter=>"/", ArrayValues=>0 );

my $myway= delete $Registry->{"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/MyWay/"};

print "Done";

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The key MyWay DOES exist, I checked it a dozen times. The original thought was we couldn't delete keys that had subkeys, but according to the example they use, it sounds like you can" 
Deleting a key 
WARNING: The following code will delete all information about the curr
+ent user's tip preferences. Actually executing this command would pro
+bably cause the user to see the Welcome screen the next time they log
+ in and may cause more serious problems. This statement is shown as a
+n example only and should not be used when experimenting.

    $tips= delete $Registry->{"CUser/Software/Microsoft/Windows/" .
                              "CurrentVersion/Explorer/Tips/"};

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I'm on WinXP for those who are interested. Thank you for your help!


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In reply to Removing keys in the registry by sulfericacid

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