writing to allusersprofile on registry
I apologie in advance if this is the dumbest question you've ever heard, but I'm new at this, and therefore know very little, but I'm trying!
So part of the batch file I have for a program tells the msi to run, and then it also calls a jscript file, and the both work. But the JScript file writes keys on the registry for HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders\\AppData) only the account currently logged onto the machine, and I need it to write for every account that logs into the machine. Does anyone know how to edit this so that it does this for every person that logs onto the machine?
Any help would be appreciated and yeah sorry if I sound like a retard.
- Tim
So part of the batch file I have for a program tells the msi to run, and then it also calls a jscript file, and the both work. But the JScript file writes keys on the registry for HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\Shell Folders\\AppData) only the account currently logged onto the machine, and I need it to write for every account that logs into the machine. Does anyone know how to edit this so that it does this for every person that logs onto the machine?
Any help would be appreciated and yeah sorry if I sound like a retard.
- Tim
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Posted by:
MSIMaker
18 years ago
Hi Tim,
You might like to try Active Setup for this task.
More info here.
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/6/view.asp?id=6842
You might like to try Active Setup for this task.
More info here.
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/6/view.asp?id=6842
Posted by:
viv_bhatt1
18 years ago
Hi Tim ,
Try Active setup .
I had resolved a similar issues by using Active setup .
try this link which I got from one of the app deploy forum members http://www.etlengineering.com/installer/activesetup.txt
Cheers ,
V
Try Active setup .
I had resolved a similar issues by using Active setup .
try this link which I got from one of the app deploy forum members http://www.etlengineering.com/installer/activesetup.txt
Cheers ,
V
Posted by:
artiahc_elay
18 years ago
To add HKCU registry entries to all profiles you must place your HKCU registry entries in a component by itself and make it the key path of this component. It is recommended to put this component in a feature by itself don't place any other items in this component or feature. You must also set your shortcuts to be "Advertised". Whenever a new users logs in, the missing entries will be "repaired".
Posted by:
slb
18 years ago
The method artiahc_elay has given might require your msi to be in a shared location accessible by all users whoever logins for their first time. As MSIMaker and Viv_bhatt1 had suggested using a activesetup to run a jscript or an exe to include your current user setting would be the best option to do it.
Hope it was useful.
Hope it was useful.
Posted by:
silenceisfading
18 years ago
So I'm trying Active Setup, and it requires adding an Active Setup key to the registry for this application.
I'm trying to get the w_post.bat file to add the registry key, but am having difficulty because "Active Setup" contains a space, and of course when I space, it thinks I'm trying to do something else. But if I leave out the space, it creates the another "ActiveSetup" folder in the registry instead of adding a key to "Active Setup."
Anyone know how I can add the key?
Thanks,
Tim
I'm trying to get the w_post.bat file to add the registry key, but am having difficulty because "Active Setup" contains a space, and of course when I space, it thinks I'm trying to do something else. But if I leave out the space, it creates the another "ActiveSetup" folder in the registry instead of adding a key to "Active Setup."
Anyone know how I can add the key?
Thanks,
Tim
Posted by:
slb
18 years ago
I understand that you are writing your batch file to include registry..in this case does your batch file has double quotes ("") for the entire registry hive that you create??
Am I in the wrong way..[:@] Apologies if i had misunderstood you..[8D]
Am I in the wrong way..[:@] Apologies if i had misunderstood you..[8D]
Posted by:
silenceisfading
18 years ago
Haha, I realized about five minutes after I posted that I DID need to put my key inside ""s. Oops!
Posted by:
silenceisfading
18 years ago
The Active Setup works great, but the file that the Active Setup points to from the MSI is a JScript file. If a user logs on and has Macromedia Dreamweaver installed, it opens the JScript in Dreamweaver instead of executing the script. Does anyone know how to fix this?
- Tim
- Tim
Posted by:
slb
18 years ago
May be the below command line could help you..
C:\Windows\system32>cscript.exe "path of your jscript"
In simple words.. use wscript/cscript.exe to execute your jscript file.[:D]
HTH,
C:\Windows\system32>cscript.exe "path of your jscript"
In simple words.. use wscript/cscript.exe to execute your jscript file.[:D]
HTH,
Posted by:
MSIPackager
18 years ago
Sounds like another ""s issue! What is the exact command line you are using and does the command line you are using work if you type it manually at command prompt?
Cheers,
Rob.
Cheers,
Rob.
Posted by:
silenceisfading
18 years ago
The command line worked in a cmd prompt.
Now I have the active setup pointing to another batch file, so the batch can run the script, because trying to have active setup open cscript and then opening the jscript didn't work so well.
Now I have the active setup pointing to another batch file, so the batch can run the script, because trying to have active setup open cscript and then opening the jscript didn't work so well.
Posted by:
slb
18 years ago
Just remembered...
If you want to reduce the number of command line executions then will it be possible or acceptable for the client to include the jscript extension registry keys so that it points to the wscript or cscript.. I believe it is how it works normally.[8D]
Hope this is informational.[:)]
If you want to reduce the number of command line executions then will it be possible or acceptable for the client to include the jscript extension registry keys so that it points to the wscript or cscript.. I believe it is how it works normally.[8D]
Hope this is informational.[:)]
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