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hi experts,
with reference to
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/Q_23181552.html
i would like to achieve the same objective as the author (without using roaming profile), but with a gpo login script in vbs. Let me reiterate the manual steps:
1. Open regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
2. Locate and export the registry key and subkeys matching the user's folder to the local backup location in D drive.
3. Copy the user's folder from Documents and Settings to the local backup location in D drive
with reference to
http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Microsoft_Operating_Systems/Windows/XP/Q_23181552.html
i would like to achieve the same objective as the author (without using roaming profile), but with a gpo login script in vbs. Let me reiterate the manual steps:
1. Open regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
2. Locate and export the registry key and subkeys matching the user's folder to the local backup location in D drive.
3. Copy the user's folder from Documents and Settings to the local backup location in D drive
' Desktop Backup & My Documents Redirect Registry related methods.
Dim strUserID
Dim WSHShell
Set WSHNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
strUserID = WSHNetwork.UserName
' My Documents Redirect
WSHShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Personal"
WSHShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Personal", "D:\" & strUserID & "\My Documents"
WSHShell.RegDelete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Favorites"
WSHShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\Favorites", "D:\" & strUserID & "\My Documents\Favorites"
' Desktop Backup
<insert code here>
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Hi,
Try this:
Const OverWriteFiles = True
Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scri
objFSO.CopyFolder "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strUserID , "D:\Backup\" & strUserID, OverWriteFiles
Bye
Try this:
Const OverWriteFiles = True
Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scri
objFSO.CopyFolder "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strUserID , "D:\Backup\" & strUserID, OverWriteFiles
Bye
hi Orgrim,
how do i translate these steps into code?
1. Open regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
2. Locate and export the registry key and subkeys matching the user's folder to the local backup location in D drive.
how do i translate these steps into code?
1. Open regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
2. Locate and export the registry key and subkeys matching the user's folder to the local backup location in D drive.
hi
ive specified "Desktop" in the following syntax but ran with error. please advise.
objFSO.CopyFolder "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strUserID & "\Desktop", "D:\DesktopBackup\" & strUserID, OverWriteFiles
ive specified "Desktop" in the following syntax but ran with error. please advise.
objFSO.CopyFolder "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strUserID & "\Desktop", "D:\DesktopBackup\" & strUserID, OverWriteFiles
Be carefull using the copy methods (copy, copyFile,CopyFolder) of the FileSystemObjects in VBscript... the first error they enter (ie. locked file) will terminate the copy process.
/Daniel
/Daniel
Well im not really sure if there will be any locked files during login, but i think its best to focus the copy on file level or call robocopy and let it do the actual copying.
With regards to the registry keys, here's two articles at EE about exporting registry keys:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/VB_Script/Q_23641876.html
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/VB_Script/Q_23045038.html
cheers
Daniel
With regards to the registry keys, here's two articles at EE about exporting registry keys:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/VB_Script/Q_23641876.html
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Programming/Languages/Visual_Basic/VB_Script/Q_23045038.html
cheers
Daniel
Hey Ogrim
The CopyFolder methos of the fileSystemObject will terminate on the first locked file it encounters and thus terminate the copy process prematurely, there's not way of preventing that with that method, only way is to cycle through each file and use the error msgs to handle and retry the copy process. Thats why i recommended calling a 3rd party copy tool and handle the response from that.
/Daniel
The CopyFolder methos of the fileSystemObject will terminate on the first locked file it encounters and thus terminate the copy process prematurely, there's not way of preventing that with that method, only way is to cycle through each file and use the error msgs to handle and retry the copy process. Thats why i recommended calling a 3rd party copy tool and handle the response from that.
/Daniel
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1) Your question about saving the registry
It would be a bad way to use the regread method from thw WSHShell as you would have to go through every node of the registry. Try this approach instead
http://searchwindowsserver.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1039573,00.html
2) "Desktop" Syntax
I used your variable strUserID as you put the person name earlier in your script. Make you if you run mine that you put a value into it. Like this:
Const OverWriteFiles = True
Dim strUserID
Set WSHNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScr
strUserID = WSHNetwork.UserName
Set objFSO = WScript.CreateObject("Scri
objFSO.CopyFolder "C:\Documents and Settings\" & strUserID & "\Desktop", "D:\Backup\" & strUserID, OverWriteFiles
Bye