ozzy

I'm building a login script to handle user profiles. We don't use Roaming Profiles anymore as they where getting far too big to manage easily.

What I'm trying to figure out is a easy method of identifying if a user is using a 'good' profile or if they are using a fresh one after logging into a workstation for the first time.

Any ideas?

Stefan

GaryScoobNCBR

Are you using windows 2000 server with AD?

ozzy

2003 with AD, Desktops are all XP with SP2

I think I can do a check for the Outlook key in the registry. Do you know what WSH code will check for the existence of a key.

I've used the Read and Write code, but a nice boolean for the key itself would be ideal.

Stefan

David_Wallis

We run a mandatory profile for all 8000 users.. thats Agents and Corporate staff... SAME PROFILE!!.

Drop me a mail to David.wallis@ventura-uk.com if you want to discuss ways of doing it easily.. + I wrote most of our 1000+ line login script

Dynamically installs digital certificates, printers, etc etc, changes wallpapers for departments.

I dont mind discussing it on here either, its just easier to check my emails than here

However your easiest way is 'force' them to use a good profile

as for the other, you could check for the presence of a registry key, or create a flag file with a known date / time or contents.

ammend the default user profile to contain a key? (load ntuser.dat into regedit, but you knew that )

David

David_Wallis

Also I would write the scripts in kix (use wkix32) as its far easier.. I can use vbscript and kix and prefer kix for the majority of the scripting..

as you can do KeyExist()

Gotta go lift to the pub is here.

David

ozzy

Ta, I'll drop you a mail tomorrow.

David_Wallis

No Probs.