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I'm writing a script that will accomplish a few things. First is to check for a specific registry key, if that exists then the script will exit. If the key doesn't exist the script will check for a folder, if that does not exist it will create it. Lastly the script will call an msi install...

Hey all, I have a question. I'm presently using Wyse Thin Clients to connect to a Windows 2003 terminal service machine. The clients are set to launch an application at log on and to terminate the TS session as the program is closed. I have this GPO set... User Configuration Administrative...

Exactly what I needed, thanks Mike

Howdy! I'm working with my login script and need to add several new shortcuts to my users desktops. That in and of itself is simple enough. I'm using the following code: SET oFSO = Wscript.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") strDsk = WshShell.SpecialFolders("Desktop")...

Thanks. I don't see tha specific line in the FAQ I have. However, I was able to manipulate the line and make it work!

Hiho all, I have a quick question. I have a vbs logon script currently running on my environment (Windows 2003 AD). What I want to do, is to setup the script to copy down a shortcut to each users desktop at logon. Which I currently have function (thanks to Markdmac's FAQ). My problem is...

Adam's solution is the best. Please, don't take this wrong way (I've had the pleasure of being seperate CEO's favorite Techie) but have you tried to explain this to him differently? Keep the passwords the same on both accounts and walk him through what the "new" logon process would entail?

This may be a group policy that is disallowing you to "lock" your workstation. I would ask the technical group if there is a policy in place to block this option.

Lets try this. Boot to the recovery console. Run a listsvc command. This will give you a list of all services that you can disable. Then using the disable command, disable every service you can. Reboot and see if you can log on.

lmwtech, Lets try this. Log onto windows, immediately bring up your taskmanager and monitor what processes are starting. If you can do this, maybe we can try and pinpoint the process that is causing the problem. I've seen this before, but it was flukey and I couldn't get it to reliably...

Firefox/Opera (personally, I use Opera) both operate with stronger security features. Additionally, they're both still "secure by obscure". With such a small market share (especially for Opera) they aren't the logicical targets for the majority of the crap dealers to target.

Just to second Erik, because the problem corrected itself doesn't mean there still isn't an underlying problem.

Really, securing your system is a cheap task. My system configuration. Kerio 2.15 Firewall (free) Microsoft Antispyware (free) Avast! Antivirus (free) Spyware Blaster (Free) Those are my "active" scanners On demand scanners are Ewido (free), Sunbelt Software (free), and AVG (free). Problem...

What are you expecting these scanners to detect? Several major antivirus vendors now offer, limited, anitspyware support. However, there is a suite of tools that you should utilize in defending your system. Give us some details on what you're using and what your current configuration is.

Put a shortcut to the users desktop. Make it a "Reboot" computer shortcut. Have it point to shortcut.exe with the /r switch enabled. Then use a program called "Runasuser" (http://www.palmersoft.co.uk/main.asp?content=runasuser) to create a file that can be run with administrator privileges.

This policy will remove their ability to reboot the system, at all. It's the one drawback of this, unless you create a scheduled task (with administrator privileges) to do a nightly reboot as well. User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Remove and Prevent Access to...

Under Group Policy go to... User Configuration/Administrative Templates/Desktop/Active Desktop/Active Desktop Wallpaper. Setting this will force a specific wallpaper down and prevents the wallpaper from being changed by the user.

Just to clarify something here. Spyware - Software the "Spies" or sends out information about your online habits (web sites visited, key strokes, etc...) Adware - Programs designed to present ads to users. Often times they use spyware like methodology to "phone home" and update their database...

I like Symantec, I've never been a big fan of Mcaffee, but I haven't utilized them in a looooooooong time.

BAH! Damn people and your logic...