Remote Machine MSconfig

[ganon64]

Hi all,

I was thinking of making a program/script that will effectively do what MSconfig does for startup items but will be used on remote computers (This will save logging onto Networked machines through RDP or VNC and disrupting users working). The way to do this I believe would be to delete/create registry keys in another place which is effectively what msconfig does:

It copies values from these: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and moves them in a different format to here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

I just wondered if this was possible with Autoit because I can only see that RegRead works on a Local machine and not remotely through remote registry. Seems a fairly straightforward idea but I don't believe such a program exists at the moment (I checked ).

Edited September 29, 2009 by ganon64

[PsaltyDS]

Dog ate your help file?

From the comments under RegRead() in the help file:

  Quote

It is possible to access remote registries by using a keyname in the form "\\computername\keyname". To use this feature you must have the correct access rights.

[gte]

regread

regwrite

regdelete

all have the ability to do this through the unc path that psalty gave an example of

  On 9/29/2009 at 12:59 PM, 'ganon64 said:

Hi all,

I was thinking of making a program/script that will effectively do what MSconfig does for startup items but will be used on remote computers (This will save logging onto Networked machines through RDP or VNC and disrupting users working). The way to do this I believe would be to delete/create registry keys in another place which is effectively what msconfig does:

It copies values from these: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

and moves them in a different format to here: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSConfig\startupreg

I just wondered if this was possible with Autoit because I can only see that RegRead works on a Local machine and not remotely through remote registry. Seems a fairly straightforward idea but I don't believe such a program exists at the moment (I checked ).