load .reg file into currently logged-in user

[Arthur L]

Hello Guys,

I need to deploy a script to change printer settings to default values (like default monochrome and duplex printing). The script runs fine when executed on the local machine. But when I use our deployment console to remotely run the script on the end-users workstation, the .reg settings do not take effect on the logged-in user.

I suspect that the script loads the .reg settings into the administrator account and not on the currently logged-in user.

I have been seeing the @username function but don't know how to implement it to load a .reg file. I'm sure experts here can code this in less than 5minutes

pls help. thanks...

[Uten]

Can't remeber the switch so take a look

regsrv32.exe /?

Lets say it was /s

;Could be runwait is better
ShellExecute("regsrv32.exe /s " & $pathtoregfile)

Obviously I know nothing about the content in your reg file so it could be your problem lies there.

If your running as a user (restricted) this should not go to the administrator account.

[Arthur L]

the script im running runs under the administrator account while a standard user is logged-in. but i want the script to have a effect on the currently logged-in user.

is it possible that when the regedit /s executes, it will run in the context of the logged-in user?

[Uten]

You could use RunAsSet But, I think, that would give you a headache if you don't have all the passwords.

But I'm sure there is a way to do it. But unfortunately I don't know howto either. Maybe someone else could give some clues?

EDIT: Wrong link type.

Edited February 2, 2007 by Uten

[/dev/null]

the script im running runs under the administrator account while a standard user is logged-in. but i want the script to have a effect on the currently logged-in user.

is it possible that when the regedit /s executes, it will run in the context of the logged-in user?

what you need is reg.exe.

You can write to a users hive (HKCU) by loading that hive to your current registry, modifying it, then unloading the hive.

reg.exe LOAD HKLM\userhive "c:\documents and settings\user1234\ntuser.dat"

reg.exe ADD HKLM\userhive\testkey ; HERE you can also use AU3 Reg* functions!

reg.exe UNLOAD HKLM\userhive

Help: reg /?

This will only work, if the hive file (ntuser.dat) is NOT locked, e.g. because the user is logged on!!!

WARNING: Be careful using reg.exe, as you can really f... up your registry!!

EDIT: BTW, you could also write to HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-xxxxxxxxxx, but then you'll have to figure out the SID of the user you want to change.

Cheers

Kurt

Edited February 2, 2007 by /dev/null