Re: Disable Remote Control on some PCs

From: Louis Beaudoin (louis.beaudoin_at_saaq.gouv.qc.ca.*remove*)
Date: 01/18/05 

Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:38:15 -0500

I'm affraid that we cannot use your solution because we did not migrate to
SMS 2003 yet.

"Louis Beaudoin" <louis.beaudoin@saaq.gouv.qc.ca.*remove*> a écrit dans le
message de news: eHhevjW$EHA.3368@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> The conflicting software is NetSupport (used as a screencam - screen
> recording - tool). The OS is nt4 workstation (we still have about 3000
> workstations with this OS, and we need to use NetSupport on 250 of these
> workstations - There is no conflict under XP, we will migrate the OS later
> this year)
>
> Thanks for the info ! I will post later if it is relevant to our
situation.
>
> "Kim Oppalfens" <kim@computacenter.nospam> a écrit dans le message de
news:
> MPG.1c564773e8c52963989acf@msnews.microsoft.com...
> >
> > This could be of interest
> > http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/8/view.asp?id=6701
> >
> > Not sure whether it will help, I am afraid this will just disable and
> > not prevent installation of the component.
> >
> > Just out of interest, what is the conflicting software?
> >
> > Kim
> > In article <#m6GjVK$EHA.1396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>,
> > louis.beaudoin@saaq.gouv.qc.ca.*remove* says...
> > > My goal is to prevent the installation of SMS Remote (it is checked
and
> > > reinstalled on a regular basis by the CCIM <Client configuration
> > > installation manager>), just disabling it is not enough. The presence
of
> SMS
> > > Remote in a workstation (even if it is not running) conflicts with
> another
> > > software that I must run on some workstations and the combination of
SMS
> > > Remote and this software always ends with a blue screen.
> > >
> > > I do not wish to disable SMS Remote on all of the workstations,
because
> the
> > > problematic software runs only on a small share of all the
workstations,
> and
> > > because I wish to continue to use SMS Remote as a support tool for all
> the
> > > other workstations.
> > >
> > > "Rui Martins" <Rui Martins@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I?m testing that with some clients, too. For now I just stop de SMS
> > > Remote
> > > > service. Seem enugh (just starting the teste, so some unexpected
> behaviour
> > > > could came). I plan also to the reskit tool netsvc to launch this
> stopped
> > > > service. To completely forbbid the use of it the service can be put
> in
> > > > Disable mode.
> > > >
> > > > If just want to deny to someone the control to a some group of sms
> hosts
> > > > just place that group on a collection and in the security tab deny
to
> him
> > > the
> > > > remote control permission. I?m using this solution for a while and I
> am
> > > very
> > > > satisfied with it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Louis Beaudoin" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I need to disable the installation of the SMS Remote Control
> component
> > > on
> > > > > some workstations, but I do not wish to disable it system wide. I
> must
> > > run a
> > > > > software that conflicts with Remote Control on a limited number of
> > > > > workstations, but I wish to keep Remote Control as my first choice
> > > remote
> > > > > support tool for the rest of the workstations.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that Remote Control cannot be reinstalled by the Client
> > > Configuration
> > > > > Installation Manager (CCIM) _if_ the status of the Remote Control
> > > component
> > > > > is "Not Available" on the workstation (when the string "Systems
> > > Management
> > > > > Server Client Installation Properties" of
> > > > > "HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Microsoft\SMS\Client\Client
> >
> > --
> > Kim Oppalfens
> > Proud father of Lennart Oppalfens
> > Since 05/11/2004 08.53 GMT+1
>
>

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