simple .adm file help (for registry changes)

[manikm]

Hi there,

I need to change the way Internet Explorer opens up .ppt (Powerpoint 2003) from hyperlinks - I have found the registry key that needs changing, its:

HKLM\Software\Classes\Powerpoint.Show.8

There is a setting called:

BrowserFlags REG_DWORD 0x00000001 (1)

Now, if i change the first figure to read 0x0000000b (11) this fixed my problem, but I can't figure out how to put that into an .adm to push out via GPO.

Here is my current adm which WORKS up until the number 9 (because after 9 - hex and decimal become different)


CLASS MACHINE

CATEGORY "Launch full MS Powerpoint from hyperlinks"

KEYNAME "Software\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8"
POLICY "Set powerpoint to lauch fully from a hyperlink"
PART "Set powerpoint to lauch fully from a hyperlink" CHECKBOX
VALUENAME BrowserFlags
VALUEON NUMERIC 1
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END PART
END POLICY

END CATEGORY


You can see that i have to put a NUMERIC value in there, but obviously b isn't a NUMERIC its ALPHA if anything.

How can i specify in my .adm file that the setting becomes:

BrowserFlags REG_DWORD 0x0000000b (11)

Help would be much obliged.

 

[Zelandakh]

Quicker surely to stick it into a .reg and run it in the profile.

 

[markdmac]

Yea, I'm with Zelendakh. I'd script it rather than use an ADM. You can deliver the script via GPO.

On error resume next

Dim path

Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Path = "HKLM\Software\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8\BrowserFlags"


WSHShell.RegWrite Path,"11","REG_DWORD"

If err then
	msgbox "Error Encountered"
else
	msgbox "Sucessful"
End if

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[manikm]

for some reason, it now works.

what i did was to re type the adm file, and delete and reimport it.

now it works!

i checked on a few machines with GPUPDATE /force - and i could see the setting change when hitting F5 in regedit.

thanks for your ideas - i do need to investigate scripting really, as we rely on adms and batch files in login scripts.

 

[markdmac]

Please post your final ADM final in [ignore]

tags so we can see the end result.[/ignore]

I hope you find this post helpful.

Regards,

Mark

 

[manikm]

 CLASS MACHINE

CATEGORY "Launch full MS Powerpoint from hyperlinks"

KEYNAME "Software\Classes\PowerPoint.Show.8"
POLICY "Set powerpoint to lauch fully from a hyperlink"
PART "Set powerpoint to lauch fully from a hyperlink" CHECKBOX
VALUENAME BrowserFlags
VALUEON NUMERIC 11
VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0
END PART
END POLICY

END CATEGORY