victory01984 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I'm new to GPO/ADS and I need to push out a registry change to approx 300 users. I know there is a way to do this using ADS but I can't find.This is the path:HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Default Outlook Profile\0a0d020000000000c000000000000046THis is the KEY:001f0324This is the NEW value:hex:48,00,3a,00,5c,00,61,00,72,00,63,00,68,00,69,00,76,00,65,00,2e,00,70,00,73,00,74,00,00,00Any comments and suggestions will be highly appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 what is this registry setting changing.. what will changing this accomplish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory01984 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 It changes the default path Outlook uses when it creates an archive file ( "archive.pst" )I.e. From: C:\Documents and Setting\JDoe\... To: C:\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 Not sure what version of outlook you are using but if you download the Office resource kit for your version there should be .adm files you can import.. (if you install the resource kit it will automatically put them into the c:\windows\inf folder) and you can import them into your group policy by using Add or remove templates.. The one you would be interested in is OUTLK11.ADM (if it is Office 2003) then you would just have to navigate to User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 -> Miscellaneous -> PST Settings -> "Default Location for PST filesand change your location to c:\ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory01984 Posted July 18, 2005 Author Share Posted July 18, 2005 Thank you so much!I'm not even going to tell you how much time I've spent looking through through that template. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 No problem... please pose and let us know if you are successful with what you are trying to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 You know.. also.. to really answer your questionQuote: "How do I edit a registry key via GPO"GPO's are essentially registry settings.. so anything that is contained in the registry can be modified by creating custom adm templates. This site got me rolling.. hopefully it will shed some useful information for anyone else.. Once you learn how to do this it gets easier and very powerful. http://thelazyadmin.com/index.php?/archive...s.html#extended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staples Posted July 19, 2005 Share Posted July 19, 2005 Get RegToAdm, it is a utility I have been using for years. create your own adm file from a reg file.it is in nuts.exe (http://yizhar.mvps.org/) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbird Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 There is a free tool called PolicyMaker Registry Extension that allows you to modify the registry on remote computers. Check it out:http://www.desktopstandard.com/PolicyMaker...yExtension.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I have used that tool before but after playing with GPO's and regsitry for a while, i found that this tool(atleast the parent tool to this product) was more expensive for what it was worth. I can accomplish the same results with group policy and default user profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Zugec Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Registry Extension is for free, another tools from AutoProf like Profile Maker or Policy Maker are quite expensive, however really powerfull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandel Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Hi. I have a problem related with this post...i have made an .adm file but this sheet don't work.I have already download nuts.exe. I want to create some key in regedit on around 40 computers.And for that, i made an .adm file. But this just work if the key was created on "Software\policies". But I don't Want it!!!This is what I need...CLASS USERCATEGORY "Configurações da JPM"CATEGORY "Alunos"POLICY "Privatedir do Alunos"KEYNAME "Software\J. P. M. & Abreu, Lda\Alunos"PART "privatedir" EDITTEXTDEFAULT "P:\JPM\Alunos"VALUENAME "privatedir"END PART END POLICYEND CATEGORYEND CATEGORYThis is how this workCLASS USERCATEGORY "Configurações da JPM"CATEGORY "Alunos"POLICY "Privatedir do Alunos"KEYNAME "Software\Policies\J. P. M. & Abreu, Lda\Alunos"PART "privatedir" EDITTEXTDEFAULT "P:\JPM\Alunos"VALUENAME "privatedir"END PART END POLICYEND CATEGORYEND CATEGORYThe problem is KEYNAME, i know... But i don't understand what problem is...Can somebody help me?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annakin108 Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 You could call a .reg file from a login script via gpo. the current user key can be edited by a client w/ out admin rights. We do it all the time. Just put the reg file in the netlogon directory. if you need more info just let me know. We try to avoid .adm files as much as possible. Maybe just an opion but I believe that policies are best keep simple and as static as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castona Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 You could call a .reg file from a login script via gpo. the current user key can be edited by a client w/ out admin rights. We do it all the time. Just put the reg file in the netlogon directory. if you need more info just let me know. We try to avoid .adm files as much as possible. Maybe just an opion but I believe that policies are best keep simple and as static as possible.Hi,Newbie here.Need some help.i will be migrating 200 user to exchange 2003.is there a way where i can use a script or gpo to set the outlook 2003 setting without being at the wkstation itself or my user to click on any setting.Please adviceYou could call a .reg file from a login script via gpo. the current user key can be edited by a client w/ out admin rights. We do it all the time. Just put the reg file in the netlogon directory. if you need more info just let me know. We try to avoid .adm files as much as possible. Maybe just an opion but I believe that policies are best keep simple and as static as possible.Hi,Newbie here.Need some help.i will be migrating 200 user to exchange 2003.is there a way where i can use a script or gpo to set the outlook 2003 setting without being at the wkstation itself or my user to click on any setting.Please advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilifrei64 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Download and install the outlook resource kit. In there you have ADM files which you can import into Group Policy, modify settings and apply to your clients via GPO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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