[windows2000] Re: Reg comand

  • From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:32:02 +0100

windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:26
PM:

> I can see an Adobe key in my HKCU, whether the settings can sit there, I
> can't answer.
>
> HKCU\SOFTWARE\ADOBE\
>
> I have acrobat installed so it may be different though.
>
> I found this which talks about the HKCU for acrobat7:
>
> http://myitforum.com/articles/14/view.asp?id=8793
>
> ??
>
> I wouldn't recommend taking keys out and importing them from one hive to
> another, though I'm not sure it would do any harm in this case as if
> they're not read by the app then they won't matter???

This last part is what worries me most. 8-)

If they are taken into account then they might break something. If they
aren't taken into account, then they won't help anything. It's a loose-loose
scenario. Oh, well, I might as well leave for today and go home. Or
something...

Thx for the help guys!

>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent: 07 February 2006 14:11
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Reg comand
>
> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006
> 1:28
> PM:
>
>> Is there no HKCU comparable key? Normally Adobe do have this as well?
>
> None that I can find.
>
>> If there is then I'd put it in there. If you export the configured
>> values from a correct registry and then call them from a script then
>> they will be there permanently, but that might be a bit 'round the
>> houses' for your needs?
>
> I don't know what would happen if I export the HKLM-key, replace HKLM
> with HKCU and reimport. Has anybody tried this with other apps?
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent:
07
>> February 2006 12:14 To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: Reg comand
>>
>> windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <> wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006
>> 1:09
>> PM:
>>
>> I run it now as a startup script. What would the difference be if I
>> ran it as a login script instead? If I added it as a login script,
>> wouldn't it need the user who was loggin in to be admin or some such in
>> order to add the HKLM-key?
>>
>>> Hi Sorin
>>>
>>> Could you do the reg file as a logon script instead? I sometimes add
>>> scripts to run at logon just to upload some registry changes. Just
>>> have to remember to take them off again at some point.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> Sent:
> 07
>>> February 2006 12:06 To: Windows2000 Mailing List Windows2000 Mailing
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>>> Subject: [windows2000] Reg comand
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to deploy the Acrobat v7.0.5 update to our domain using a
>>> script and a GPO. After the deployment itself, I want to add certain
>>> registry keys to the computers that have had this update installed.
>>> The key below is an example (line may be wrapped):
>>>
>>> "%programfiles%\tools\reg" add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Acrobat
>>> Reader\7.0\FeatureLockdown" /v bEFIPrintMe /d 0x00000000 /t REG_DWORD
>
>>> /f
>>>
>>> Problem is that I get an error "To many command-line parameters.".
>>>
>>> How can it be too long??
>>>
>>> The "Tools"-folder on the local computer contains the reg.exe, but I
>>> get the same error. I also ried running the reg.exe command from the
>>> dfs-share and get the same error there.
>>>
>>> Am I hitting a hard-coded limit on the path-lenght or something here?
>>> If so, could you suggest any other way to do this?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>>>
>>> BW,
>>>
>>> Sorin
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