use Win32::TieRegistry( Delimiter=>"#", ArrayValues=>0 ); $pound= $Registry->Delimiter("/"); $diskKey= $Registry->{"LMachine/System"} or die "Can't read LMachine/System key: $^E\n"; #### use Win32::TieRegistry; my $tip18= $Registry->{"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\" . 'Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Tips\\\\18'} or die "$^E\n";