combine actions in a batch script

Greetings experts!!  I have two actions that I would like a batch file to perform.  The first action is delete the value "oldserver" out of the HKCU>Printers>Settings and then delete out "oldserver" from HKCU>Printers>Connections.

I am using this script and wanted to build off of it accordingly (a product of an EE expert): 
@echo off
setlocal

set Server=oldserver

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections" ^| find /i ",%Server%,"') do (
  reg delete "%%~A" /f
)

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I tried to add this:  

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i ",%server%,"') do (
  reg delete "%%~A" /f

but couldn't get it to work.  Please help combine these two actions into a single batch script.  Thanks experts!
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samiam41Asked:
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Bill PrewCommented:
Full script would look like this.  In one case you are deleting just one value (from settings) in the other case you are deleting the whole key (connections).

@echo off
setlocal

set Server=oldserver

for /f "tokens=1" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i "\\%Server%\"') do (
  reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" /v "%%~A" /f
)

for /f "tokens=*" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Connections" ^| find /i ",%Server%,"') do (
  reg delete "%%~A" /f
)

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~bp
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Bill PrewCommented:
Try this:

for /f "tokens=1" %%A in ('reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" ^| find /i "\\%Server%\"') do (
  echo reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Printers\Settings" /v "%%~A" /f
)

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~bp
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samiam41Author Commented:
BP, how do I combine the "settings" and "connections" variables?  You have "settings" listed twice.
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samiam41Author Commented:
Spot on and another great solution.  Thanks BP!
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Bill PrewCommented:
Welcome, thanks for the feedback.

~bp
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