Register a .ddl?

[FN-GM]

Is it possible to register a .dll file using Server 2008 group policy?

 

Thanks

 

Z

[mac_shinobi]

use a vbscript to execute / launch the regsvr32 command using the silent switch to register the dll on either a startup or logon script ?

[ahuxham]

regsvr32 /s name.dll 

in the login script, after about a week, you could assume its run everywhere and remove it.

 

DLL needs to either be copied into system32 folders, or placed in NETLOGON folder, or use a UNC path.

[FN-GM]

I alredy use a script, but i would like to move away from them thats why i am asking if i can use group policy.

[maniac]

Group policies can generally only apply registry changes to a machine (and do things like run scripts etc) I think there's a more than just a registry change when a DLL is registered on a machine so I think a script is your only option AFAIK.

 

However instead of calling a script, you could probably put the regsvr32 command directly into the startup or login script box within group policy, that would save it calling a batchfile, and run it directly. I think this would work.

 

Mike.

[ahuxham]

After a google or two, I found various posts within Microsoft Technet, and this functionability is not possible.

 

As said above, scripts are the way forward

[azrael78]

It's worth noting that with DLL registration you IDEALLY want to copy the DLL from a central point first (NETLOGON share) and THEN register it.

 

So something like the following:

 

Copy %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\MyDLL.DLL %WINDIR%\System32 /Y
%WINDIR%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s %WINDIR%\system32\MyDLL.DLL

 

That way - your DLL is always the same version on every PC (when you initially copy and register it - assuming nothing updates it later).

 

While you can simply register a DLL in NETLOGON directly, I've seen a few nasties when NETLOGON hasn't been available and that DLL was needed... better to be safe than sorry IMO

 

Your absolute best-bet is to run this as a PC Startup Script (which runs as NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM) - so it registers it before your users even login, which is great if said DLL is needed at login time or desktop-creation time

 

HTH

 

Az