Windows XP



I know that this is a Win2000 group, but I couldn't find an English language
group for the XP registry, so I figured that this group would probably be
close enough. Please let me know if I need to post this question elsewhere.



I apologize if this is a little long-winded, but I'd like to give sufficient
background for my questions. I need to update a certain registry value on
about 35 machines. The setting that needs to be updated is for the Outlook
Network Security Logon setting. I need to set this to "2C000000", which is
the hex value for "None."



Normally, I would do a simple .REG file. However, it appears that this
problem is not so straight forward. The value that I need to change appears
in the following two places in the registry:



HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a

"00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00




HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005\Software\Microsoft
\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging

Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a

"00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00



where "<profile>" is the name of the Outlook profile, which is "MS Exchange
Settings" on all of our machines. So the Outlook profile will not be a
problem. In fact, since it's the same on all machines, I can update the
value in HKCU using a .REG file. The problem is with the second location
given above. As far as I can tell the
"S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005" is the SID for the local
user account on the machine, so that key name will be different on every
machine, and some machines may have multiple accounts, further complicating
the issue.



All of which leads to my question. Is it possible to do a search and
replace operation in the registry so that all occurrences of a given setting
can be updated, and if so, how do I do that?



--Tom

You can use your .reg file. When you modify a value under HKCU, it will also be changed under
HKU\<SID>

Machines with multiple users will need the .reg file merged multiple times -- once for each user
while that user is logged in.

--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


"Thomas M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Windows XP
>
>
>
> I know that this is a Win2000 group, but I couldn't find an English language
> group for the XP registry, so I figured that this group would probably be
> close enough. Please let me know if I need to post this question elsewhere.
>
>
>
> I apologize if this is a little long-winded, but I'd like to give sufficient
> background for my questions. I need to update a certain registry value on
> about 35 machines. The setting that needs to be updated is for the Outlook
> Network Security Logon setting. I need to set this to "2C000000", which is
> the hex value for "None."
>
>
>
> Normally, I would do a simple .REG file. However, it appears that this
> problem is not so straight forward. The value that I need to change appears
> in the following two places in the registry:
>
>
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
> Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
>
> "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
>
>
>
>
> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005\Software\Microsoft
> \Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging
>
> Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
>
> "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
>
>
>
> where "<profile>" is the name of the Outlook profile, which is "MS Exchange
> Settings" on all of our machines. So the Outlook profile will not be a
> problem. In fact, since it's the same on all machines, I can update the
> value in HKCU using a .REG file. The problem is with the second location
> given above. As far as I can tell the
> "S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005" is the SID for the local
> user account on the machine, so that key name will be different on every
> machine, and some machines may have multiple accounts, further complicating
> the issue.
>
>
>
> All of which leads to my question. Is it possible to do a search and
> replace operation in the registry so that all occurrences of a given setting
> can be updated, and if so, how do I do that?
>
>
>
> --Tom
>
>

Thanks for the reply. I thought that might be case, but I haven't done a
lot in terms of editing registry values that are specific to a user profile,
so I wanted to check. Fortunately, running the .REG file for each user will
not be a problem. The NOS on our network gives me the ability to create a
small application to run the .REG file, and that application in turn can be
assigned to each individual user. So, I guess it's not really any different
than other similar updates that I've done. Thanks for the help!

--Tom

"Keith Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You can use your .reg file. When you modify a value under HKCU, it will
also be changed under
> HKU\<SID>
>
> Machines with multiple users will need the .reg file merged multiple
times -- once for each user
> while that user is logged in.
>
> --
> Good Luck,
>
> Keith
> Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
>
>
> "Thomas M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Windows XP
> >
> >
> >
> > I know that this is a Win2000 group, but I couldn't find an English
language
> > group for the XP registry, so I figured that this group would probably
be
> > close enough. Please let me know if I need to post this question
elsewhere.
> >
> >
> >
> > I apologize if this is a little long-winded, but I'd like to give
sufficient
> > background for my questions. I need to update a certain registry value
on
> > about 35 machines. The setting that needs to be updated is for the
Outlook
> > Network Security Logon setting. I need to set this to "2C000000", which
is
> > the hex value for "None."
> >
> >
> >
> > Normally, I would do a simple .REG file. However, it appears that this
> > problem is not so straight forward. The value that I need to change
appears
> > in the following two places in the registry:
> >
> >
> >
> > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
> > Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
> >
> > "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005\Software\Microsoft
> > \Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging
> >
> > Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
> >
> > "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
> >
> >
> >
> > where "<profile>" is the name of the Outlook profile, which is "MS
Exchange
> > Settings" on all of our machines. So the Outlook profile will not be a
> > problem. In fact, since it's the same on all machines, I can update the
> > value in HKCU using a .REG file. The problem is with the second
location
> > given above. As far as I can tell the
> > "S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005" is the SID for the
local
> > user account on the machine, so that key name will be different on every
> > machine, and some machines may have multiple accounts, further
complicating
> > the issue.
> >
> >
> >
> > All of which leads to my question. Is it possible to do a search and
> > replace operation in the registry so that all occurrences of a given
setting
> > can be updated, and if so, how do I do that?
> >
> >
> >
> > --Tom
> >
> >
>

Your welcome

--

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]


"Thomas M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the reply. I thought that might be case, but I haven't done a
> lot in terms of editing registry values that are specific to a user profile,
> so I wanted to check. Fortunately, running the .REG file for each user will
> not be a problem. The NOS on our network gives me the ability to create a
> small application to run the .REG file, and that application in turn can be
> assigned to each individual user. So, I guess it's not really any different
> than other similar updates that I've done. Thanks for the help!
>
> --Tom
>
> "Keith Miller" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You can use your .reg file. When you modify a value under HKCU, it will
> also be changed under
> > HKU\<SID>
> >
> > Machines with multiple users will need the .reg file merged multiple
> times -- once for each user
> > while that user is logged in.
> >
> > --
> > Good Luck,
> >
> > Keith
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
> >
> >
> > "Thomas M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Windows XP
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know that this is a Win2000 group, but I couldn't find an English
> language
> > > group for the XP registry, so I figured that this group would probably
> be
> > > close enough. Please let me know if I need to post this question
> elsewhere.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I apologize if this is a little long-winded, but I'd like to give
> sufficient
> > > background for my questions. I need to update a certain registry value
> on
> > > about 35 machines. The setting that needs to be updated is for the
> Outlook
> > > Network Security Logon setting. I need to set this to "2C000000", which
> is
> > > the hex value for "None."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Normally, I would do a simple .REG file. However, it appears that this
> > > problem is not so straight forward. The value that I need to change
> appears
> > > in the following two places in the registry:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
> NT\CurrentVersion\Windows
> > > Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
> > >
> > > "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005\Software\Microsoft
> > > \Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging
> > >
> > > Subsystem\Profiles\<profile>\13dbb0c8aa05101a9bb000aa002fc45a
> > >
> > > "00036601"=hex:2c,00,00,00
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > where "<profile>" is the name of the Outlook profile, which is "MS
> Exchange
> > > Settings" on all of our machines. So the Outlook profile will not be a
> > > problem. In fact, since it's the same on all machines, I can update the
> > > value in HKCU using a .REG file. The problem is with the second
> location
> > > given above. As far as I can tell the
> > > "S-1-5-21-2123855993-1548109461-1004477477-1005" is the SID for the
> local
> > > user account on the machine, so that key name will be different on every
> > > machine, and some machines may have multiple accounts, further
> complicating
> > > the issue.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > All of which leads to my question. Is it possible to do a search and
> > > replace operation in the registry so that all occurrences of a given
> setting
> > > can be updated, and if so, how do I do that?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --Tom
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>