thunderbolt16

Hey all, This my first post on MSFN. This question is very complex and difficult, so im not looking for a one shot solution. Any and all advice that can be provided would be appreciatted. With that said, I am trying to create a script (right now a .bat, can be a .vbs) for doing the following: 1. Reboot the computer in safe mode 2. Logon to windows with an admin acct 2. Launch Spybot, run a scan and clean up the results 3. Launch Ad-aware, run a scan and clean/ quarantine the results (would prefer clean) 4. (optional) Run a Symantec AV scan 5. Reboot the computer in normal mode Its a lot of stuff, and very little of it seems to be available on the web. I'll talk about each step separately. I have a script for rebooting the computer in safe mode, but it requires editing the boot.ini to change the flags. While this is ok, I would prefer to use an alternate method (if there is one). I have had experienced issues in the past with a boot.ini change resulting in having to go and repair the whole OS because I can't remove a flag/ the file gets corrupted due to a system issue partway through the booting process. I have an admin acct on every computer i will run the script on and the login script i have seems to work reliably. Uses regedit, something im also not fond of using, but it seems to be the best way to do this. If anyone knows of a reliable alternative that would be great. I have a script for running spybot, everything seems to work with it, but I'm not sure how it will work in safe mode. I cannot seem to get a working script for the freeware version for Ad-aware. If anyone can provide one I would be most grateful. The final step is right now the most troublesome. I have a script to rebooting, I have a script for rewriting the boot.ini back to normal boot. However, I cant seem to get the two to work together. That brings me to my real problem. What is the best way to execute this script as a whole. What syntax do I need to place between these scripts to get them to run sequentially? Thanks for any help you can provide. Once i finish the testing/fixing of the code for all of these (still some loose ends to tie up) I will post the scripts I have. -thunder

Hi all, I am new to the world of windows system administration, but have done sysadmin work with UNIX for a while. Found this site while looking for info regarding MS scripting and hopefully I can get some answers my myriad of issues with windows/server 03. I am quite experienced in setting up windows for end users, so maybe i can lend a hand from time to time to people having trouble. Look forward to seeing all of you on the forums! -thunder