Loading personalized settings for internet explorer “ect”

[jack_knows]

Remove Personalized Settings for New Users After Installing Internet Explorer 5

Hi if you take a look at the above kb, I want to acomplish this without going round every workstation, anyone know how to do this with a reg file or script?

Thanks

Jack

[Michael]

You're not still using NT workstation 4.0 are you?

 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\<{12d0ed0d-0ee0-4f90-8827-78cefb8f4988}]
"StubPath"=-

 

You need to create an export of the key and subtree and place a minus sign in front of every Stubpath entry (see code above). Save the reg file, then install it silently (using a logon or startup script):

 

regedit /S \\SERVERNAME\SHARENAME\Stubpath.reg

 

Hope this helps

[jack_knows]

Hi thanks for the reply, no not using NT4 just that kb describes the problem and the reg solution it describes works for XP.

I have manually logged on to a maccine exported the key with out the stubpath entry, then logged on to another machine deleted the reg key and imported the new one and it worked fine!

I am just wondering if I just add the key without deleting the exsiting one will it still work?

Might try it tomorow!

Thanks again

Jack

[Michael]

I have manually logged on to a maccine exported the key with out the stubpath entry

 

Within your reg file, you still need to have a stubpath entry:

 

"StubPath"=-

 

After the equals sign you add a minus sign. When running the reg file, this will delete the entry completely for you.

 

I am just wondering if I just add the key without deleting the exsiting one will it still work?

 

Let's say you have a value called: "StubPath"=123456 when you exported the file. You simply delete all the numbers and place a minus after equals: "StubPath"=-

 

You then save the file and you can script it (as mentioned before) to run silently. Once the reg file has been run, the "StubPath"= entry will of been deleted completely.

[rvdmast]

be very carefull with this! I have tried this same procedure in the past.

It did work, in that the "creating personalized settings" dialog at logon was gone.

It also broke Windows Media Player 11 (and possibly other windows components) for every new user that logged on to those workstations after that.

 

Users would get a message that WMP11 was not correctly installed, and to log off and log on again. Ofcourse after doing so, they'd still get that message...