Hi - very sorry and many thanks.

here what I have now; 
use strict;
use Win32::Registry;
use vars qw/%data @source @target @missing/;

if ($HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->Connect($ARGV[0], my $root))
{
   print "\nSuccessfully connect to remote registry on $ARGV[0]\n";
   if ($root->Open("System\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\Print", my $Ke
+y))
   {
      print "Obtaining printer information....Please wait\n";
      my @keys;
      $Key->GetKeys( \@keys );
      print "\nListing printers found on source machine\n";
      print "\n-------------------------------------------------------
+------\n";
      for my $subkey ( @keys ) 
      {
         print "\n\nSubKey : $subkey\n";
         $Key->Open( $subkey, my $x ) or die $^E;
         my %vals;
         my @vals;
         $x->GetKeys( \@vals );            
         for my $item (@vals)
         {
            next if ($item !~ /^,,My_print_server01/);   
            print "Items within : $item\n"; 
            regDelTree($item, "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\System\\CurrentCont
+rolSet\\Control\\Print\\Printers\\")      
         } 
      }
      $Key->Close;
   }   
}
else
{
   die"FATAL ERROR : NO SOURCE MACHINE $ARGV[0], $^E\n";
}
sub regDelTree {
    my $rootKey= shift @_; # Reg key to del subtree from
    my $keyName= shift @_; # Name of key to delete
    {
        my $key= $rootKey->{$keyName};
        if(  ! $key  ) {
            warn "Can't open $keyName in ",
                $rootKey->Path(), ": $^E\n";
            return;
        }
        for(  $key->SubKeyNames()  ) {
            regDelTree( $key, "$_\\" );
        }
    }
    delete $rootKey->{$keyName}
        or  warn "Can't delete $keyName from ",
                $rootKey->Path(), ": $^E\n";
}

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And I get this error 
C:\Perl>comp_apps1.pl Remote_WorkStation01

Successfully connect to remote registry on Remote_WorkStation01
Obtaining printer information....Please wait

Listing printers found on source machine

-------------------------------------------------------------


SubKey : Environments


SubKey : Forms


SubKey : Monitors


SubKey : PendingUpgrades


SubKey : Providers


SubKey : Printers
Items within : ,,My_print_server01,Printer_device200
Can't use string (",,My_print_server01,Printer_device200") as a HASH r
+ef while "strict refs" in use at C:\Perl\comp_apps1.pl line 40.

C:\Perl>

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Any Advise Please?,....Many thanks in advance.

Regards
Blackadder

In reply to Re^2: How can I delete Win32 registry keys? (pointer) by blackadder
in thread How can I delete Win32 registry keys? by blackadder

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