[THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7

  • From: Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:59:11 -0500

Make it a reg file that is imported at login and see if it helps.

Jeff Pitsch


On 12/13/05, Schneider, Chad M <CMSchneider@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> GPO, that was my concern.  The users in question, are not AD users, NT
> domain accounts yet, not using GPO.
>
> I was hoping to address this ADM on the local machine, for all users.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Evan Mann
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:08 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> Since this is a GPO, it applies at time of policy refresh, right?  What
> happens to user policies at user login?  Do they apply, or only on the
> refresh interval?  I don't know the answer to that personally.
>
> So, if the registry isn't open for that user when the policy refresh
> interval occurs, then I assume the policy cannot update their registry.
>
> If that's true (someone check me on this), then It's possible that the
> user
> will never be logged in when the policy refreshes.
>
> Try logging in as another user and running gpupdate /target:user and see
> if
> it makes the changes for them.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Schneider, Chad M
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 2:03 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> Using the following as my adm.
>
> Add the adm.
>
> Open regedit.
>
> Open registry.  Adobe items show under default user.  Those things then
> only
> affect the user I was logged in as.  Not future users who connect?
>
> CLASS USER
>
> CATEGORY "Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0"
>
> POLICY "Disable EULA"
> KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AdobeViewer"
> EXPLAIN "Setting this policy disables EULA at initial start of Adobe
> Acrobat
> Reader"
> VALUENAME "EULA"
> VALUEON NUMERIC 1
> VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
> END POLICY
>
> POLICY "Disable startup splash screen"
> KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Originals"
> EXPLAIN "Set this value to not show the splash screen when Adobe Acrobat
> Reader loads"
> VALUENAME "bDisplayedSplash"
> VALUEON NUMERIC 1
> VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
> END POLICY
>
> POLICY "Disable update notification"
> KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Updater"
> EXPLAIN "Set this value to not show the update notification during Adobe
> Acrobat Reader startup"
> VALUENAME "bShowNotifDialog"
> VALUEON NUMERIC 0
> VALUEOFF NUMERIC 1
> END POLICY
>
> POLICY "Set automatic update interval"
> KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\Updater"
> EXPLAIN AutoUpdateInterval
> PART "UpdateFrequency" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED VALUENAME "iUpdateFrequency"
> ITEMLIST
> NAME "Never" VALUE NUMERIC 0 DEFAULT
> NAME "Every Month" VALUE NUMERIC 1
> END ITEMLIST
> END PART
> END POLICY
>
> POLICY "Startup - Messages"
> KEYNAME "SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\7.0\AdsInReader"
> PART "Show Messages and automatically update" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED
> VALUENAME "bShowAds"
> ITEMLIST
> NAME "Disabled" VALUE NUMERIC 0 DEFAULT
> NAME "Enabled" VALUE NUMERIC 1
> END ITEMLIST
> END PART
> END POLICY
>
> POLICY "Yahoo Search Toolbar"
> KEYNAME "Software\Adobe\Acrobat
> Reader\7.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars\cWebSearchView\cPositions\cInternal"
> EXPLAIN "Controls the appearance of the Internet Search option on the
> Acrobat Reader Toolbar"
> PART "Display Internet Search" DROPDOWNLIST REQUIRED VALUENAME "bHidden"
> ITEMLIST
> NAME "Disabled" VALUE NUMERIC 1 DEFAULT
> NAME "Enabled" VALUE NUMERIC 0
> END ITEMLIST
> END PART
> END POLICY
>
> END CATEGORY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Evan Mann
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:57 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> Since this key runs from HKCU, here's  asample I use for another HKCU
> specific ADM:
>
> Notice the first CLASS commands, which specifies it's HKCU.  Then KEYNAME
> specified the actual subkey.  Then the rest of the ADM to set values.  Is
> yours setup like this?
>
> Add the ADM under the User's section of the policy.
>
> CLASS USER
> CATEGORY "Windows Explorer options"
> POLICY "Enable the essential File settings for the administrators"
> EXPLAIN "This policy will modify three different portions of the Windows
> Explorer interface.\n\nThe first option will either show or hide hidden
> files and foldes.\nThe next option will show the superhidden files, which
> are the protected OS hidden files.\nThe final option will allow the file
> extension to be seen or not."
> KEYNAME "software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\advanced"
>
> PART "Do you want to see the file extensions?" TEXT END PART PART "File
> extensions:" DROPDOWNLIST VALUENAME HideFileExt ITEMLIST NAME "Yes" VALUE
> Numeric 0 NAME "No" VALUE Numeric 1 END ITEMLIST END PART END POLICY END
> CATEGORY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Schneider, Chad M
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 1:53 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> Hang on...I added it, logged on as me.
>
> It only appears in local user, when opening registry...I am missing
> something easy.
>
> How do I set this ADM and it's Adobe settings for all users of this
> server?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Evan Mann
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 8:10 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> Translate it into an .ADM file.  On the page there is actually an ADM for
> the EULA.  They're pretty obvious how to modify them for other keys.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Schneider, Chad M
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 9:08 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> So...how do I make the HKCU change....for all users...of this server, that
> already have made connection to it?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Jeremy Saunders
> Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 4:31 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Yahoo Search on Adobe Acrobat 7
>
> http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=404
>
>
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat
> Reader\7.0\AVGeneral\cToolbars\cWebSearchView\cPositions\cExternal]
> "bHidden"=dword:00000001
>
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jeremy Saunders
> Senior Technical Specialist
>
> Integrated Technology Services &
> Cerulean
> IBM Australia
> Level 2, 1060 Hay Street
> West Perth WA 6005
>
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>
> After installing Acrobat Reader 7, we found that users could click on this
> search the internet button.  We lock down IE, but some apps. run Acrobat
> PDF
> reports.  We want to remove this button.  I have tried change user
> /install,
> and right click, remove from the toolbar, but it does not hold for all
> users.  Ideas?
>
> Chad Schneider
> Technology Analyst/Citrix Admin.
> Bemis Company, Inc.
> 920-303-7609
>
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