ActiveX for IE7 through Group policy

[frankybaloney]

Hi

This is driving me nuts and the staff are on my back...

I want to allow students to install an ActiveX component from our VLE service provider.

I recentley upgraded the ADM for internet explorer in group policy and I have tried to play around with the settings, but still not been able to apply the settings that allow the students to install the ActiveX component.

When I mean students not being to install the ActiveX component, I mean that the prompt does not appear (the blue bar in IE7) on their screens.

Does anyone have any ideas?

[mattx]

Not sure if it helps but I had something similar when I installed the espresso box on our network - it would not [ after GP settings were set ] enter the intranet zone for local addresses which I placed in the GP. [ If it didn't then I would get the annoying popup box everytime they went to a page that had video on ]
I say it wouldn't, sometimes it would depending on what page / site the user visited first. I ended up forcing through a script the relevant settings so if the user wanted to use espresso it forced the settings I needed - let me know if you want to see the script - its basic and done in AutoIT.

[frankybaloney]

Not sure if it helps but I had something similar when I installed the espresso box on our network - it would not [ after GP settings were set ] enter the intranet zone for local addresses which I placed in the GP. [ If it didn't then I would get the annoying popup box everytime they went to a page that had video on ]
I say it wouldn't, sometimes it would depending on what page / site the user visited first. I ended up forcing through a script the relevant settings so if the user wanted to use espresso it forced the settings I needed - let me know if you want to see the script - its basic and done in AutoIT.

I would be really grateful if you could show me the script, if it works then at least I would get some breathing space.

[mattx]

As requested:

; AutoIt Version:  	3.2.0.1
; Language:        	English
; Platform:        	WinXP
; Author:          	Matt 
; Script Function: 	Launches Espresso after making relevant proxy over-ride settings
; Version:			0.5 Beta 1
; Date:				Dec 2007

RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "First Home Page", "REG_SZ", "http://10.0.0.8")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "Start Page", "REG_SZ", "http://10.0.0.8")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "ProxyServer", "REG_SZ", "0.0.0.0:0000")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "Proxyenable", "REG_DWORD", "1")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "ProxyOverride", "REG_SZ", "intranet;http://10.*;espresso;10.0.0.8")
			Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe')

Note: This changes the registry settings and then launches IE, so I have this pointing at a shortcut for espresso [ like a URL shortcut on a desktop ]
Its also compiled into an .exe - obviously you will have to change the relevant settings for your network and compile it yourself.

[ 0.0.0.0:0000 ] your proxy - just disguising ours !!

[frankybaloney]

As requested:

; AutoIt Version:  	3.2.0.1
; Language:        	English
; Platform:        	WinXP
; Author:          	Matt 
; Script Function: 	Launches Espresso after making relevant proxy over-ride settings
; Version:			0.5 Beta 1
; Date:				Dec 2007

RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "First Home Page", "REG_SZ", "http://10.0.0.8")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main", "Start Page", "REG_SZ", "http://10.0.0.8")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "ProxyServer", "REG_SZ", "0.0.0.0:0000")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "Proxyenable", "REG_DWORD", "1")
			RegWrite("HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings", "ProxyOverride", "REG_SZ", "intranet;http://10.*;espresso;10.0.0.8")
			Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe')

Note: This changes the registry settings and then launches IE, so I have this pointing at a shortcut for espresso [ like a URL shortcut on a desktop ]
Its also compiled into an .exe - obviously you will have to change the relevant settings for your network and compile it yourself.

[ 0.0.0.0:0000 ] your proxy - just disguising ours !!

Thanks for the script - I run a very similar one here too. This puts the proxy settings in for the user.

Would you have a script which applies the ActiveX controller into IE7?