How can I stop a locally installed program running at start across whole network?

[reggiep]

I have just moved our print control software, Papercut, from one server to another .

My problem has come after what I thought would be the hard bit.

I have a locally installed program that runs at start up which connects to the old server to give users their printing balance.

My new install runs straight from a share so that is no problem.

 

Can anyone suggest how i can disable this program from running across all my clients?

 

Thanks

[sted]

if exist "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\my shortcut.lnk" del "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\my shortcut.lnk" /q

 

startup script for a week or so should do it (if its vista /7 just add a 2nd line with appropriate file location)

[reggiep]

Thanks Sted, Unfortunately it isn't in the startup folder

 

I can see it when I run msconfig. I can disable it there but I don't want to have to run round every machine!!

[Hightower]

Can you not do this using Group Policy Preferences on S2008?

[Steve21]

Try this:

 

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

KeyPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\DONTKNOWWATTHISISCALLED" 

Return = objReg.DeleteKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath)
If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then    
   Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"
Else
   Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number
End If

 

Obviously can remove the echo's, and "YOU NEED" to change the path to whatever it's called Don't know what papercut is regged under.

 

Might want to check it before deploying, but think it's right.

 

Steve

[reggiep]

@Steve21

I grabbed your vb script and edited it so it now looks like this...

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002

strComputer = "."

Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")

 

KeyPath = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\PaperCut NG Client"

 

Return = objReg.DeleteKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath)

If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then

Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"

Else

Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number

End If

 

However I get an error = 0

 

Do I need to put the papercut bit in extra quotes?

 

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Edited April 21, 2011 by reggiep

[Steve21]

One sec, realised I was dumb when I wrote a line of that. Lemme fix it.

 

Steve

[Steve21]

const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
strComputer = "."
Set objReg=GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")


KeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run" 

Return = objReg.DeleteValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, KeyPath, "PaperCut NG Client")
If (Return = 0) And (Err.Number = 0) Then    
   Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Complete!!!"
Else
   Wscript.Echo "Key Delete Failed!!! Error = " & Err.Number
End If

 

Try that, Was trying to delete the key rather than a value (Also check that name PaperCut NG Client is right, as when you posted it it added lots of random spaces)

 

Shout if that works,

 

Steve

[reggiep]

Thanks Steve, You are a wonder.

That worked perfectly.

[Steve21]

Thanks Steve, You are a wonder.

That worked perfectly.

 

Cool, no problems.

 

Yeah I was being stupid, deleteKey deletes the "folder" aka if it was a PaperCut folder next to the Run folder

 

Needed Value for the "string" as such.

 

Any other problems, just gimme a shout or PM

 

Steve