Registry Changes using a script

This is pretty simple.  You can distribute registry changes by using a .reg file, and package/distribute them using Group Policy and your login scripts.

Here is an article explaining .reg files:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=310516

and how to distribute them:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnw2kmag01/html/DistributingRegistryChanges.asp

I know I can add a key. The problem I have is that I need to retreive the adapter GUID's to update the keys for each seperate PC so a script needs to do it. I cannot just stamp the same reg key across all machines.

Your .reg would look like this:
_________________________________________________________________________________
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Interfaces\INTERFACE_NAME]
"Domain"="mydomain.org"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Interfaces\INTERFACE_NAME]
"RegisterAdapterName"="1"
_________________________________________________________________________________

INTERFACE_NAME would be whatever your registry specifies as the name for that adapter.  This would of course be done in notepad then saved with the .reg extension.  All this is explained in more detail in the links Fatal_Exception provided as far as how to distribute to your group policy.

//j

Sample script

Setting Network Parameters Using WMI (Part 1):
http://www.serverwatch.com/tutorials/article.php/1548421

All you need is a copy of your .reg file and a simple command line:

regedit /s \\myshare\regkey.reg

No user intervention required.

If you want to have regedit generate the .reg file for you, click on the key you want to distribute, and choose "File" and "'Export".  This way there are no worries about typos or any such errors.

Cheers

Seems to me that Ramesh answered this correctly, including links to the proper script...  Just my opinion of the comments..  :)

This question is not abandoned, I have not yet had the time due to a DR test to attempt the resolutions offered

>> including links to the proper script

Thanks William! Let's see how it goes.

Sure, I would like to see how this turns out too..  :)

OK, i've managed to put together a script using the the info above so this is just about answered. A small issue.

it works fine on my machine but although it seems to run without error on a users machine it doesnt seem to make the required changes.

Do i need to specify credentials to ensure the user has rights to make the changes. Here is the script

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("Select SettingID from Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration WHERE IPEnabled=True",,48)
For Each objItem in colItems

   strnetsettingid = objItem.SettingID

Set objRegistry = _
    GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" _
    & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

strKeyPath = "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\" & strnetsettingid
strValueName1 = "Domain"
strValueName2 = "RegistrationEnabled"
strValueName3 = "RegisterAdapterName"

strValueEntry1 = "my.org"
strValueEntry2 = "1"
strValueEntry3 = "1"

objRegistry.SetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath,_
    strValueName1, strValueEntry1
objRegistry.SetDWORDValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath,_
    strValueName2, strValueEntry2
objRegistry.SetDWORDValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath,_
    strValueName3, strValueEntry3

Next

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
objShell.Run "%COMSPEC% ipconfig /release",0,True
objShell.Run "%COMSPEC% ipconfig /renew",0,True
objShell.Run "%COMSPEC% ipconfig /flushdns",0,True
objShell.Run "%COMSPEC% ipconfig /registerdns",0,True
Set objShell = Nothing