How to alter Registry settings en masse ...

[amfony]

OK Anyone who has been a regular to this womnderful forum may have or if not can search back, for my posts on my DNS Server problems, and inturn my GPO probelms being applied. (more specifically logon scipts not running and missing mapped drives)

I have been ofcourse asking alot of questions here and have learnt many a handy a tip, and am grateful so thank you everyone who has helped on the way.

If anyone would like to know the details of my conclusion to this problem they can PM me and i will tell the full legnth of the story, but for now ... i have a question.

Altering registry settings to multiple computers? HOw to do it? and not only altering the settings but creating a new dword key and altering the value on that?

Thanks once again for the help.

[stopdroproll]

http://www.desktopstandard.com/PolicyMaker.aspx

or make your own administrative templates

[Joel]

http://www.desktopstandard.com/PolicyMaker.aspx

or make your own administrative templates

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That link is dead. :(

[boogerjones]

That link is dead. :(

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Works for me.

[amfony]

link is good - idea is expensive and over thought for my little problem however.

im sure there is a easier way

[burnham187]

Simply under either computer or user logon scripts, create a batch file that calls upon a Registry file and it will automatically import the key into the computer. I prefer the computer logon script as most keys will not apply until the machine is rebooted as it is. Example say you want to allow all machines in an organization unit to have the messenger service disabled. The batch file would look like the following.

regedit /s \\computer\share\registryfile.reg

The registry File will look like the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Messenger]

"Start"=dword:00000004

This will import the registryfile.reg file without a prompt coming up asking yes or no to import the registry file. Hope this helps

[amfony]

burnham187 - you are too cool for school. Perfect answer, short sweet and powerful.

Thank you everyone for your assistance.

[John Veteran]

I prefer the computer logon script as most keys will not apply until the machine is rebooted as it is.

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In that example, you could also add the following to stop the Messenger service:

net stop messenger

[stopdroproll]

link is good - idea is expensive and over thought for my little problem however.

im sure there is a easier way

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They have a free version. Dig thru the website, bink.nu made a news post about it

[garethevans1986]

They have a free version. Dig thru the website, bink.nu made a news post about it

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