Yes, you can mount the default user NTUSER.DAT file and import registry
settings into it and then unmount the hive when finished during the OSD
process. Your commands above will not work to put the settings into the
loaded hive however, you would need the appropriate settings as a REG file
or registry path and value settings to use with reg.exe and modify them to
import into the mounted key.
3-step process using "run command line" steps:
1. Load the default user registry:
cmd.exe /c reg.exe LOAD HKLM\DEFAULT c:\users\default\ntuser.dat
2. Import the desired settings:
Be sure to change the paths to match the Key name of the mounted
registry Hive.
cmd.exe /c reg.exe import
c:\windows\temp\ChemBio2014-preferences.reg
or
cmd.exe /c REG ADD
"HKLM\DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Office\14.0\Excel\Add-in Manager" /v
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Palisade\RISK6\Risk.xla"
2a. Repeat 2 as needed for additional changes.
3. Unload the default user registry:
cmd.exe /c reg.exe UNLOAD HKLM\DEFAULT
For the template create one the way you want it on your machine, and then
create a package and copy the files from that package to the appropriate
location in the default user profile.
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Melvin Backus <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Is this something that could be handled as an MSP file with ODT?
>
>
>
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people in the world...
> those who understand binary and those who don't.
>
>
>
> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:
> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marcum, John
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:30 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [MDT-OSD] Setting Word Options for Default User
>
>
>
> I need to set a couple of options in Word to be the defaults but not
> enforced. Seems like the easiest way to do this would be in the default
> user profile. Has anyone done this before? I have a script that would set
> the options for each user. Would it be possible to mount the default user
> hive during OSD and run this script to setup the options for future users?
> I've had a case with CSS about this for weeks, finally I got so frustrated
> with them I just told them to close the case. I wanted to simply insert a
> custom normal.dotm using GPP's but they had no clue how to do that and were
> unable to help me troubleshoot it. According to CSS the only way to
> accomplish what I am after is by running the following as a login script.
> However that doesn't meet my requirements of allowing users to change these
> settings.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 'WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS EXAMPLE IS
>
> 'AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this code "as is" without warranty of
>
> 'any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the
> implied warranties of
>
> 'merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
>
>
>
> Dim objWord
>
> Dim objDoc
>
> Dim sFullTemplate
>
>
>
> Set objWord = CreateObject("Word.Application")
>
> 'objword.visible=true
>
>
>
> Set objDoc = objWord.documents.Add
>
>
>
> ' **** Get the full normal template path and name
>
> sFullTemplate = objDoc.attachedtemplate.Path & "\" &
> objDoc.attachedtemplate.Name
>
>
>
> ' ***** Close active doc w/o saving
>
> objDoc.Close savechanges=0
>
>
>
> ' ***** Open the normal template
>
> Set objDoc = objWord.documents.Open(sFullTemplate)
>
>
>
>
>
> ' ***** Update the normal Style
>
> objDoc.Range.Font.Name = "Times New Roman" ' set the font name her
>
> objDoc.Range.Font.Size = 11 'set the point size here
>
>
>
> ' ***** Update the Revisions options - which are written to the registry
> based on the checkbox value
>
> objWord.Options.ShowMarkupOpenSave = True 'Marks the File > Options >
> Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options > checkbox for Warn
> before printing, saving or sending a file that contains tracked changes or
> comments
>
>
>
> objWord.Options.WarnBeforeSavingPrintingSendingMarkup = True 'Marks the
> File > Options > Trust Center > Trust Center Settings > Privacy Options >
> checkbox for Make hidden markup visible when opening or saving
>
>
>
> ' ***** Save and Close the template
>
> objDoc.Save
>
> objDoc.Close
>
>
>
> objWord.Quit 0
>
> Set objWord = nothing
>
>
> * ------------------------------ *
>
> * John Marcum*
>
> MCITP, MCTS, MCSA
> * Desktop Architect*
>
> * Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP*
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