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Runonce reg key for mutliple users

I've read that the runonce registry key should be run for each time a new user logs in, as stated here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa376977%28VS.85%29.aspx

my problem is that when I put a key in under either HKLM or HKCU it only runs for the username that i was logged into when i created the key.

What piece am I missing?

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Posted by: mike.burns7 14 years ago
Yellow Belt
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I believe i have found my answer.
The user needs to be a administrator to run the Run/RunOnce Registry key?

is there a way around this? give the user permission to run this key without admin rights?
Posted by: WSPPackager 14 years ago
Senior Purple Belt
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Hi Mike,

Why dont you use Active Setup? This will make sure to run whenever new user log onto that machine.

You can find nice article on this in AppDeploy. http://itninja.com/blog/view/appdeploy:-articles:-activesetup

Regards,
WSP packager.
Posted by: mike.burns7 14 years ago
Yellow Belt
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thanks i was not aware of the active setup key

for the UID, i read that it is good practice to keep them unique. can i make it anything I want or is there a practice i should follow to create a UID?
Posted by: anonymous_9363 14 years ago
Red Belt
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GUIDs are, by defintion, unique. Here's some code I use occasionally for creating them. The 'copying to clipboard' functionality is optional, obviously:Option Explicit

Dim objTypeLib
Dim strGUID
Dim objIE

On Error Resume Next

Set objTypeLib = CreateObject("Scriptlet.TypeLib")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
WSCript.Quit(False)
End If

strGUID = objTypeLib.Guid

'// Use IE to get GUID into clipboard
Set objIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
WSCript.Quit(False)
End If

objIE.Navigate("about:blank")
objIE.document.parentwindow.clipboardData.SetData "text", strGUID
objIE.Quit

Set objIE = Nothing
Set objTypeLib = Nothing
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