Pushing out Registry Changes to XP clients using Windows 2000 Server

[Patrick McGInley]

Hello - I'm having a problem. We currently have all our clients running
Windows NT 4.0. We are going to be rolling out XP SP1 to all our clients.
Our clients got their desktops, start bars, everything from Novell Zenworks.
Now we're going to GPO's accross the board.

The client app shortcuts would run a script - something like:

\\server1\share\poly.reg \\ to update the registry on the local machine
\\server1\share\poly.exe \\ the application itself

This no longer works with XP Pro. The application icons cannot modify the
registry on the local machine so our apps fail. Anyone shed any light on why
this is (I'm guessing security)? How to work arround it? Any docs from MS
that could help?

Thanks

 

[Justin Turner [MSFT]]

Hello - I'm having a problem. We currently have all our clients running
Windows NT 4.0. We are going to be rolling out XP SP1 to all our clients.
Our clients got their desktops, start bars, everything from Novell Zenworks.
Now we're going to GPO's accross the board.

The client app shortcuts would run a script - something like:

\\server1\share\poly.reg \\ to update the registry on the local machine
\\server1\share\poly.exe \\ the application itself

This no longer works with XP Pro. The application icons cannot modify the
registry on the local machine so our apps fail. Anyone shed any light on why
this is (I'm guessing security)? How to work arround it? Any docs from MS
that could help?

Thanks

Hello Patrick,

I've had success using 214752 in order to add reg settings as a group policy
option (Depending on the amount of reg changes needed)

214752 How to Add Custom Registry Settings to Security Configuration Editor
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=214752

Thank you,
--
Justin Turner

Enterprise Platforms Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Justin Turner [MSFT]]

Hello - I'm having a problem. We currently have all our clients running
Windows NT 4.0. We are going to be rolling out XP SP1 to all our clients.
Our clients got their desktops, start bars, everything from Novell Zenworks.
Now we're going to GPO's accross the board.

The client app shortcuts would run a script - something like:

\\server1\share\poly.reg \\ to update the registry on the local machine
\\server1\share\poly.exe \\ the application itself

This no longer works with XP Pro. The application icons cannot modify the
registry on the local machine so our apps fail. Anyone shed any light on why
this is (I'm guessing security)? How to work arround it? Any docs from MS
that could help?

Thanks

Hello Patrick,

I've had success using 214752 in order to add reg settings as a group policy
option (Depending on the amount of reg changes needed)

214752 How to Add Custom Registry Settings to Security Configuration Editor
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=214752

Thank you,
--
Justin Turner

Enterprise Platforms Support

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.