Removal of Windows Messenger.

[EN4]

Hi All,

 

Can anyone help me out with a script that I can run on my Win2K3 / XP and 2K domain that will remove MSN messenger?

 

* 60 nodes need MSN removing.

 

The easiest way. Please spoon feed me

 

Many tx

 

EN4

[dhicks]

Can anyone help me out with a script that I can run on my Win2K3 / XP and 2K domain that will remove MSN messenger?

 

Could you simply restrict the executable from running with a GPO?

 

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David Hicks

[EN4]

Could you simply restrict the executable from running with a GPO?

 

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David Hicks

 

Hi David,

 

i did this, but it still runs on some of the boxes! Any ideas?

 

Thanks

 

EN4

[ful56_uk]

Put in a hash rule or a path rule to the exe in software restrictions policy or put a nfts permission with the ad group with a deny all in a gpo

[dhicks]

i did this, but it still runs on some of the boxes!

 

Hash rule - that's what I meant, thanks ful56_uk. If you've set a hash rule up and it's stopped messenger running on some workstations then maybe other workstations have different versions of messenger - you could try setting up a hash rule for the executables you find on those workstations too?

 

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David Hicks

[FN-GM]

other workstations have different versions

 

This will be the problem. I often find this an issue with software restriction policies.

[ful56_uk]

Path rule will do the job. If they installed live measanger then I know that install into a different folder than normal measanger put a path rule on both

[networkingNut]

We run the following script on a machine before its imaged. It removes it from the machine

 

'xp_messsenger_remove.vbs - Removes Windows Messenger from Windows XP
'© Doug Knox - 3/30/02
'Downloaded from www.dougknox.com

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

'Dimension variables
Dim WSHShell, MyBox, p1, q1, rcmd
Dim jobfunc

'Set the Windows Script Host Shell and assign values to variables
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p1 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Hide Messenger"
q1 = 2
rcmd = "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"

'Create or change the Hide Messenger value
WSHShell.RegWrite p1, q1

'Run the uninstall command
WshShell.Run(rcmd)

Edited June 28, 2010 by networkingNut

[ricki]

Hi

 

I use a path rule and it stops the kids using it. The only problem is you have to put a path rule in for the paths and name of different versions.

 

Richard