Automate installation of MCI.OCX

[beermouse]

Hi all,

 

we run a fine piece of software, dated back from the last millenium that uses MCI.OCX for whatever reason. Now it seems some Windows update or somesuch has unregistered/removed/changed it since it got included in the image we clone clients with, back in 1999.

 

Since I'd prefer not having to manually reinstall the app. on 100+ clients (all XP), I am wondering if anybody has a suggestion as to how to reinstall it from an AD computer startup script?

[NetworkGeezer]

You could run a Start Up script in a suitable GPO which simple had

RegSrv32  C:\Path_to_File\MCI.OCX

 

RunDll can also be used to do the same thing

rundll32 yourdll.ocx,DLLRegisterServer

or

rundll32 yourdll.ocx,DLLUnregisterServer

to unregister.

 

Some of the freeware tools at dirfile.com might also be worth a look.

[tosca925]

I had a similar problem with a old piece of software that needed to .ocx files installed on every machine and then regisitered. I have a vbscript that does htis quite happily from a GPO but i think Netgeezer has covered everythiing above.

 

If not i can drop you a copy of the script for yu to twaek to suit your enviroment.