Vista Optional Component

K

KA Kueh

Dear all,

Does anyone know if it is possible to add/remove Vista Optional Component
via GPO with the machine that are joined to a Windows 2003 Domain? Thanks.

Regards,
Kueh.
 
A

AlexB

I have no experience but my hunch is that Windows Server 2008 will
definitely do it. With WinSer2003 you may have some problems but it should
not restrain you from trying.
 
A

AlexB

Again, no experience. I do have WinSer2003 on one partition. Seldom use it.

I would make sure that all machine son the LAN have an identical
Administrative account. you should check this account in duplex mode. You
should make sure that your server sees some crucial folders in Vista and
vice versa. You should make sore that you can un some jobs on network like
printing.

Then you can try to poke the system in terms of changing sensitive nodes,
like setting up an account on WinSer2003 and removing it and vice versa.

The components are a different ballgame. They do not seem to have an
identifiable API although you may look for it.

I would go to Windows\System32 in Vista and examine ALL execs like calc.exe,
alphabetically. Obviously calc.exe is not what you need. I would do it by
typing dir a*exe to get all execs starting with an "a".

Let's you've got a list of all a's. Here it is:

11/02/2006 04:44 AM 81,408 ACW.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 38,400 AdapterTroubleshooter.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 58,880 alg.exe
11/02/2006 02:09 AM 12,498 append.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 19,968 ARP.EXE
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 24,576 at.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 28,160 AtBroker.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 16,384 attrib.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 88,064 audiodg.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 41,472 auditpol.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 640,000 autochk.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 653,312 autoconv.exe
11/02/2006 04:44 AM 632,320 autofmt.exe
11/02/2006 07:34 AM 57,856 AxInstUI.exe
14 File(s) 2,393,298 bytes
0 Dir(s) 36,247,041,024 bytes free
then you go thru the list and say:

alg.exe /?

This is supposed to give you the help.

Some of them are legacies from XP or earlier OSs and are useless, you won't
get any help.

There is a chance you will find an API that can change Windows components in
Vista. Most likely you will.

You will have to set the parameters thoughtfully, of course.
 
K

KA Kueh

Hi,

Well you can install the optional component via the ocsetup.exe but so far
as I know, you have to be at individual PC and deal with UAC, in my case it
is not productive to go around PCs and then you have to set appointment to
do the installation. What I am looking for is for the setting to be done
via GPO with the UAC prompt.

Regards,
Kueh.
 
A

AlexB

OK, I kind of anticipated that. However, I went to bed before I could read
this.

This is Vista. The whole design of the system is to empower the USER to
control his computer.

You may take an offense, but I do not care. Listen here: your question is
very suggestive of a malware writer trying to get around the Vista security
and looking for a solution. My firm conviction is you ****will not be able
to do it****.

If you are a corporate security administrator you can with the approval of
your CEO and / or board to go around all your one thousand or so computers
and turn the UAC off.

Essentially this will be for you turning the clock back on the security. You
will get 1000 or so XP machines to handle. Then you do not have to come to
the Vista forum for questions.

Where is the server of your smtp? Malaysia?
 
A

Alias

AlexB said:
OK, I kind of anticipated that. However, I went to bed before I could
read this.

This is Vista. The whole design of the system is to empower the USER to
control his computer.
Click to expand...

LOL! That's funny and completely WRONG! The reason that "My Computer"
was changed to "Computer" is because Redmond now controls it.

You may take an offense, but I do not care.
Figures.

Listen here: your question
is very suggestive of a malware writer trying to get around the Vista
security and looking for a solution. My firm conviction is you ****will
not be able to do it****.
Click to expand...

LOL! Wrong again, Alex.
If you are a corporate security administrator you can with the approval
of your CEO and / or board to go around all your one thousand or so
computers and turn the UAC off.
Click to expand...

He already said he doesn't want to do that.
Essentially this will be for you turning the clock back on the security.
You will get 1000 or so XP machines to handle. Then you do not have to
come to the Vista forum for questions.

Where is the server of your smtp? Malaysia?
Click to expand...

You're a real jerk, Alex and completely ill informed.

Alias
 
D

DanS

Where is the server of your smtp? Malaysia?
You're a real jerk, Alex and completely ill informed.

Alias
Click to expand...

If Alex doesn't have a clue to what the the OP is asking about, any OP, any
question....they are a malware author. And Alex accuses A *LOT* of people
of being skunky, greedy, low-life malware developers.
 
A

Alias

DanS said:
If Alex doesn't have a clue to what the the OP is asking about, any OP, any
question....they are a malware author. And Alex accuses A *LOT* of people
of being skunky, greedy, low-life malware developers.
Click to expand...

Makes you wonder if he's Frank's son.

Alias
 
F

Frank

Alias said:
Makes you wonder if he's Frank's son.

Alias
Click to expand...

heheheh....I do own you're feeble little brain don't I? You can't make a
move without first referencing me...hahaha...LOL!
You are a real weakling POS lying linux troll...hahaha...!
Idiot loser!
Frank
 
K

KA Kueh

Dear AlexB,

I can assure you that I am no anywhere related to any Malware writing
organisation. Then what is wrong with people posting question from
Malaysia. I ask a decent question and I expect some decent answers, not
some accusation or to start a flame war.

Coming to my Question. UAC is to prevent standard users from installing
unauthorise software and we like it but it cannot be at the expense of not
being able to manage these machine centrally. We like the idea of ActiveX
Installer Service as we can centrally approve activex that is need to run
our LOB application but to do installation of AxInstallService manually on
each individual machine is just not efficient for my point of view. Once
again, my question is, Can ActiveX Installer Service be installed via GPO?
Thanks.

Regards,
Kueh
 
A

AlexB

Hi, Kueh,

My answer: I do not know. I have no experience.

I can give you some pointers, though.

One is to post your question ad MS TechNet or MSDN. The discussions there
are at a much higher level. They are not open to the public in an egregious
sense like these forums. They are carefully policed. People over there are
preoccupied with specific problems and have not time for bull*hit.

I do have a subscription for MSDN but I think almost everyone with a valid
address can post however, if you are not a subscriber you may not receive a
helpful hand from an MS Pro. I am not sure about the last part though. There
are very many competent user who look at those posts, some of them are MVPs.

You will have to find the right forum and I cannot help you with that. There
are perhaps two hundred or more.

The last option for you is to contact MS directly. They are actually very
responsive to a single small business user like me let alone a corporate
security officer.

I know you will understand that I did not mean to offend a legitimate person
who is trying to resolve his problem.

Sorry.
 
A

Alias

Frank said:
heheheh....I do own you're feeble little brain don't I?
No.

You can't make a
move without first referencing me...hahaha...LOL!
False.

You are a real weakling POS lying linux troll...hahaha...!
Idiot loser!
Frank
Click to expand...

Not true.

But thanks for playing.

Alias
 
F

Frank

Alias said:
You have very strange fantasies, Frank.

Alias
Click to expand...

Why are you here? Tell us all once more...just for old times sake...we
all need a good laugh...LOL!
Frank
 
F

Frank

Alias said:
If you have to ask, you'll never know.

Alias
Click to expand...
You're a lying linux troll. That is the only reason you're here. And
that makes you a real loser!
Frank
 
A

Alias

Frank said:
You're a lying linux troll. That is the only reason you're here. And
that makes you a real loser!
Frank
Click to expand...

If you thought you knew, why did you ask?

Alias
 

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