RE: [ActiveDir] Vista & WMI

[Almeida Pinto, Jorge de]

joe,   if you are talking about the "operatingSystem" attribute in AD, well....it depends   Using the latest available builds here...   if OS="Longhorn" and serverRole="writable DC" and media="Full Install" then "operatingSystem" attribute DOES NOT contain special characters if OS="Longhorn" and serverRole="read-only DC" and media="Full Install" then "operatingSystem" attribute DOES NOT contain special characters if OS="Longhorn" and serverRole="member server" and media="Server Core" then "operatingSystem" attribute DOES contain special characters if OS="Longhorn" and serverRole="member server" and media="Full Install" then "operatingSystem" attribute DOES contain special characters if OS="Vista Ultimate" then "operatingSystem" attribute DOES contain special characters   Just bugged it again with MS   jorge From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of joe Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 01:05 To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Vista & WMI This "corruption" is probably the fact that MSFT[1] put a copyright symbol in the name of the OS, it is even reflected in AD. I bugged this some time ago and got back a "you need to go talk to someone else" initially and then ~Eric tried to push it forward, I don't think it got fixed for Vista. Hopefully they will fix it for Longhorn because there will be quite a few people bitching who are doing things at the command line or like you with scripts.     joe     [1] That was said with a sneer and pretend I also said, "ITIW" -- O'Reilly Active Directory Third Edition - http://www.joeware.net/win/ad3e.htm      From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harding, Devon Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 5:26 PM To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org Subject: [ActiveDir] Vista & WMI I’m trying to get a script working in Vista with no success.  For some reason the OS caption on Vista looks corrupted, but when I enter it as it’s displayed in wmic, my script ignores it.  I even tried to correct it, and still no success.  Here’s the script:   Dim WshShell strComputer = "." Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell") On Error Resume Next   ' If Workstation, exit script Dim objWMIService, colOperatingSystems, objOperatingSystem, strComputer, objFSO Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2") Set colOperatingSystems = objWMIService.ExecQuery ("Select * from Win32_OperatingSystem") For Each objOperatingSystem in colOperatingSystems If objOperatingSystem.Caption = "Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional" then wscript.quit If objOperatingSystem.Caption = "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" then wscript.quit If objOperatingSystem.Caption = "Microsoftr Windows VistaT Ultimate" then wscript.quit If objOperatingSystem.Caption = "Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate" then wscript.quit  Next   ' Check / Set registry settings for screen saver.  Logoff user if settings are updated Dim isLocked, ssTimeout, ssActive, ScrnSave, wmi, objSet   isLocked = WshShell.RegRead ("HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaverIsSecure") ssTimeout = WshShell.RegRead ("HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveTimeout") ssActive = WshShell.RegRead ("HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveActive") ScrnSave = WshShell.RegRead ("HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE")   If (isLocked = 0) or (CInt(ssTimeout) >900) Or (ssActive = 0) Or (ScrnSave = "") Then     WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaverIsSecure",1,"REG_SZ"             WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveActive",1,"REG_SZ"             WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\ScreenSaveTimeout",900,"REG_SZ"             WshShell.RegWrite "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\SCRNSAVE.EXE","%system root%\system32\logon.scr","REG_SZ"     WshShell.Popup "ScreenSaver settings were not previously set.  Settings have been updated.  A logout is required to activate new settings.  Click Ok and the system will logout you out now.  Auto-logoff in 20 seconds.", 20, , 0 + 64                WshShell.Run  LogonServer & "\netlogon\shutdown.exe /l /f",0,true End If --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message (including any attachments) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is non-public, proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law or may constitute as attorney work product. 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