Compatbility Setting change Adboe through GPO

[Asiframay]

Hi

I am new at 3rd Level support job I have problem deploying the batch file to change Adobe compatibility setting change for 200 user of Win-8.

the batch file applies using GPO in Server 2k8 environment under GPO---USER----Ploicy----Script----Logon but no result

the script is here please help. @echo off

echo Program to run Adobe Acrobat Reader in Windows 8

echo %vers% | find "Windows 8" > nul

if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto ver_8

:ver_8

:Run Windows 8 specific commands here.

reg.exe Add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /d "WIN8RTM" /f

goto:eof

Thanks in Advance.

[MordyT]

Lot more info needed? What happens if you run it by hand? What errors in the event log? Etc?

[Arthur]

Does this work for you?

 

@echo off

if not exist %SystemRoot%\system32\systeminfo.exe goto :eof
systeminfo | find "OS Name" > %TEMP%\osname.txt
FOR /F "usebackq delims=: tokens=2" %%i IN (%TEMP%\osname.txt) DO set vers=%%i
echo %vers% | find "Windows 8" > nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto ver_8
goto :eof

:ver_8
:: Run Windows 8.x specific commands here
echo Setting Adobe Reader compatibility mode to WIN8RTM
reg.exe Add "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /d "WIN8RTM" /f

[computer_expert]

Do the users have the ability to write to HKLM?

 

If not, try putting it under startup scripts in computer settings rather than user settings in GPO. You could also use group policy preferences with item level targeting to apply it to windows 8 machines (again, use computer config rather than user config)

[Arthur]

Do the users have the ability to write to HKLM?

You're right actually. Users won't have permission by default (nor should they) so this batch file isn't going to work as a logon script.

 

try putting it under startup scripts in computer settings rather than user settings in GPO. You could also use group policy preferences with item level targeting to apply it to windows 8 machines (again, use computer config rather than user config)

+1. GPP would be far better IMO.

Edited September 9, 2014 by Arthur

[Asiframay]

Thanks for replay it works by hand or on workstation but when we applied on server2k8 using GPO on logon script it does not work

[Arthur]

Try the per-user key under HKCU (or use GPP).

 

@echo off

if not exist %SystemRoot%\system32\systeminfo.exe goto :eof
systeminfo | find "OS Name" > %TEMP%\osname.txt
FOR /F "usebackq delims=: tokens=2" %%i IN (%TEMP%\osname.txt) DO set vers=%%i
echo %vers% | find "Windows 8" > nul
if %ERRORLEVEL% == 0 goto ver_8
goto :eof

:ver_8
:: Run Windows 8.x specific commands here
echo Setting Adobe Reader compatibility mode to WIN8RTM
reg.exe Add "[color="#FF0000"]HKCU[/color]\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /d "WIN8RTM" /f

[Asiframay]

 

Arthur Thanks a lot. The Code you posted for this I have applied this and it works prefect.

once again Thanks a lot for Help.

Regards