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Windows Server 2003 w/ XP Pro Clients - How to Push out a script file making a registry change ?

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I have a registry change script, how do I push it out to all the clients easily ? Do I have to make it a .bat file or can I make it a .scr file ?

How does this work ?

Thanks

Dmitri Farafontov

You will need to Configure a Logon script via Group Policy.
AD Users and Computers >> Your Domain Properties >> Group Policy >> Computer Settings >> Admin Templates

oBdA

The best method depends upon what changes exactly you're trying to make. In HKCU or HKLM, in a policies tree, a one-time setting or something to be enforced continuously?

jnawrocki

ASKER

I understand the process, which file format would be the best? I just want to make a one-time setting change.

oBdA

It's still important to know what it is you want to change. HKCU, HKLM, is the setting in a *\policies\* tree?

jnawrocki

ASKER

It is an HKLM, in the WinLogon Tree, registry edit...

sirbounty

Create a list of workstations - call this file PCList.txt (PC Name only, don't use preceeding \\)

Now, run the following script: (you can clean up/remove the comments if you like, I just place them there so that you can follow the process).

::====RegMod.cmd======
@echo off
:: Batch file to add (your description) setting
:: across all remote systems contained
:: in text file PCList.txt

REM Adjust "PCList.txt" to include the full location of the file (C:\Data\PCList.txt)

:: Adjust REG ADD string below to contain the (/v) Value you want to change
:: and the (/d) Data you want reflected in that change. (/f) will force it to be
:: overwritten - remove the /f if this is not desirable.

For /f %%a in (C:\PCList.txt) do REG ADD "\\%%a\HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon" /v MyStringValue /d "DataForThatStringValue" /f

::====end of code=======

You must have local administrative rights to each pc for this to work properly.

jnawrocki

ASKER

Sirbounty -

can you make that code into a bat file format ?

sirbounty

CMD/Bat - same thing - just rename it to RegMod.Bat - no changes required...

jnawrocki

ASKER

How if I just want to apply it through my GPO, can we take out the computer list in the file ? Sorry, when it comes to scripting I am a bit of an amateur..

sirbounty

Just run it from your workstation, or from the server. It's not being applied via a GPO, it's remotely connecting to each machine's registry. Depending on how many system you have it shouldn't take long to run - since it's a one-time process, this should be the easiest method for you.

jnawrocki

ASKER

I would rather run it thru GPO..

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averyb

jnawrocki,

Need your help. You asked the following question in early January this year.

Solution Title: XP Pro Service Pack 2 slow network browsing via Office 2003

The Accepted Answer referred to a KB article that isn't available anymore.

Look In Box May Be Slow to Show All Available Resources
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;822621

Do you remember what you did to fix the problem?

I have a 500 point question on this:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21506147/XP-Pro-Service-Pack-2-slow-network-browsing-via-Office-2003.html

Thanks