How can I stop a locally installed program running at start across whole network?

[reggiep]

I have just moved our print control software, Papercut, from one server to another .
My problem has come after what I thought would be the hard bit.
I have a locally installed program that runs at start up which connects to the old server to give users their printing balance.
My new install runs straight from a share so that is no problem.

Can anyone suggest how i can disable this program from running across all my clients?

Thanks

[sted]

if exist "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\my shortcut.lnk" del "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\my shortcut.lnk" /q

startup script for a week or so should do it (if its vista /7 just add a 2nd line with appropriate file location)

[reggiep]

Thanks Sted, Unfortunately it isn't in the startup folder

I can see it when I run msconfig. I can disable it there but I don't want to have to run round every machine!!

[Hightower]

Can you not do this using Group Policy Preferences on S2008?

[Steve21]

Try this:

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

KeyPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DONTKNOWWATTHISISCALLED" 

Return = objReg.DeleteKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath)
If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then    
    Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"
Else
    Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number
End If

Obviously can remove the echo's, and "YOU NEED" to change the path to whatever it's called :P Don't know what papercut is regged under.

Might want to check it before deploying, but think it's right.

Steve

[reggiep]

@Steve21
I grabbed your vb script and edited it so it now looks like this...

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

KeyPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Cur rentVersion\Run\PaperCut NG Client"

Return = objReg.DeleteKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath)
If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then
Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"
Else
Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number
End If

However I get an error = 0

Do I need to put the papercut bit in extra quotes?

Screenshot

[Steve21]

One sec, realised I was dumb when I wrote a line of that. Lemme fix it.

Steve

[Steve21]

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")


KeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" 
 
Return = objReg.DeleteValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath, "PaperCut NG Client")
If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then    
    Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"
Else
    Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number
End If

Try that, Was trying to delete the key rather than a value :P (Also check that name PaperCut NG Client is right, as when you posted it it added lots of random spaces)

Shout if that works,

Steve

[reggiep]

Thanks Steve, You are a wonder.
That worked perfectly.

[Steve21]

Thanks Steve, You are a wonder.
That worked perfectly.

Cool, no problems.

Yeah I was being stupid, deleteKey deletes the "folder" aka if it was a PaperCut folder next to the Run folder :P

Needed Value for the "string" as such.

Any other problems, just gimme a shout or PM

Steve