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Run a script to find a registry entry on remote computers?

Greetings Experts!

I have a 200+ Windows XP/2003 AD domain in which I recently used a group policy to install Adobe Active-x player on the users pc's. After running an inventory update on SpiceWorks, only 53 of the 200 show up as having the software installed. Yet I have verified at least 5 others that have the software installed and are not showing up in SW.

So, I want to run a script that will find the app code {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A9000000000} in the registry of the computers listed in a text file. The problem is, I have no idea how to make this happen. My scripting skills are novice at best so if you post a suggestion, please provide it with some help or be willing to answer some newb questions.

Thanks in advance!

DenverRick

You would probably have to buy one of the many utilities available for registry work...or you could create a script in Group Policy that runs at logon, that uses the reg command to query the local registry and port the results to a file (on a server) named with the local machine name.

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samiam41

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Thanks for the posts.

@ Shift-3 > That is what I was looking for. I will test it out now and let you know the results.

samiam41

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How do I specify where the computerlist.txt file is located or where does the script believe it should be located?

samiam41

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never mind. I figured it out. Thanks

samiam41

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DUDE!! That is seriously one of the COOLEST scripts I have seen. Maybe I am just easily amazed but man that makes it easy to use and understand the results. YES!

Can I modify that to detect other apps as long as I change the app code??

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Yes, just change the value of the key variable.

samiam41

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I know that must have been painfully easy for you but your answer proved invaluable for me. Thanks again for your help.

Regards,
Aaron