.bat file to change Windows registry

[Colin Edwards]

Hi

We are migrating from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Outlook

I have created the packages to remove GroupWise and install Outlook and all works well.

The problem I have is that I can't remove the default mail profile from the client machines and this stops Outlook opening.

I need to do this with a LANDesk run batch file that imports a reg key and I have tried the following:

Copy to local machines:

@echo off
md c:\profilereg
xcopy /s \\sqlsut02\Packages\Office_2007\Outlook_Deployment\profilereg c:\profilereg
c:\profilereg\novellreg.bat
exit

To run the reg key install:

@echo off
regedit /s c:\profilereg\novellprofiledel.reg
exit

The reg keys:

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles]
"DefaultProfile"="Novell Default Settings"
[-HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-2720991719-3395378957-1752411362-9057\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles]"Novell Default Settings"

So the files all copy over and can be run from the machines manually but when done by deployment it doesn't import the reg changes

Am I doing something wrong? Can you suggest a better way?

Thanks for the help in advance

CE

[TomCB]

would this be any help? apparently reg.exe is a cmd line version of regedit
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[Colin Edwards]

[Frost]

i think a .nfo file is a windows registry file.

[Colin Edwards]

[herulach]

Is your packaging software running as it's own user? If so thats why the current user tag isn't working.

Are you sure the second one is correct? You've no dataitem in it.
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[panrider_uk]

Could you execute a vbscript file that makes the relevant registry changes?

Mark
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[Colin Edwards]

[b0ss]

Try: -

reg import c:\profilereg\novellprofiledel.reg

If you're still having problems I can knock up a vb script for you.

[b0ss]

Sorry seen you tried reg import sounds like a permissions error. I don't use Landesk. This may help - https://community.landesk.com/support/docs/DOC-2417

[Colin Edwards]

[b0ss]

When I get into work later I'll knock a vbscript for you.

[UrbanRacer]

Do you use Zenworks? you can push out registry changes with ease using it.

[Davo]

[Colin Edwards]

Hi

It is now all sorted.

panrider_uk created me a vb script to try but I still had issues

Then it came to me. Rather than delete the old Novell profile I could repackage the Outlook client to force a new Outlook profile..

Wanst thinking the end of last week.

Thanks to you all that gave advice and tried to help

Appreciated

CE

[Colin Edwards]

[UrbanRacer]

[Colin Edwards]

Not disagreeing...

We are removing everything Novell

Colin

[UrbanRacer]

[panrider_uk]

Well MS Exchange is fairly good but Windows Server is still playing catchup with Novell 4.1 IMO

Mark
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