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[gmonks]

Hi,

 

Is there a utility to delete the profiles in Windows 7 like with XP?

 

The windows XP utility doesn't work in Windows 7.

 

Thanks

 

George.

[penfold]

This can be done through GPO alternatively you could use Delprof2 which I've used recently.

[VeryPC_Tom_M]

Delprof won't run on anything past XP.

 

You can always try remprof, by CTRL ALT DEL IT.. Ctrl-Alt-Del ® IT Consultancy - citrix brisbane virtual office tsloadbal tsbackdrop tswhereis bombprof icsweep remprof defset qrypubapp qrydeptapp qryclientip tspasschg gettscip qrytscip tsreboot tslogoff getpubapp envtscip tsmsg remote desktop pcbac

 

It's worth bearing in mind that it won't run remotely however..

[Bezwick]

We use delprof here on both Windows 7 x86 and x64 (professsional) images and it works no problem as long as you run it from a command prompt that has "run as administrator" privleges.

[Ashm]

This can be done through GPO alternatively you could use Delprof2 which I've used recently.

+1 we Delprof2 on Windows 7, seems to work well.

[themightymrp]

I use the following code in a startup VB script, seems to work ok:

 

Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002

strComputer = "."

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


'root of registry keys
strKeyPath = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList"

'build collection of keys to check
objReg.EnumKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, strKeyPath, arrSubKeys

'we now have a collection of subkeys in 'arrSubKeys'
'look inside each key
For Each subkey In arrSubKeys
CheckKey (strKeyPath & "\" & subkey)	
Next


Sub CheckKey (key)
'check the key to see if contains 'CentralProfile" string value (REG_SZ)
objReg.GetStringValue HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,key,"CentralProfile",sValue
'if the value is set, then it refers to a central profile and must be deleted
If Not IsNull (sValue) Then
	DeleteKey (key)
End If	
End Sub


Sub DeleteKey (thisKey)
'delete all subkeys
objReg.EnumKey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, thisKey, arrSubKeys
If IsArray (arrSubKeys) Then
	For Each strSubKey In arrSubKeys
		'recursively delete the key
		DeleteKey (thisKey & "\" & strSubKey)
	Next
End If

'delete the registry key
objReg.DeleteKey  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE,thisKey
End sub

[gmonks]

This can be done through GPO alternatively you could use Delprof2 which I've used recently.

 

Thank you, I will try this.