Re: Add registry entry for HKey_current_user upon login

From: Spring (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/08/04 

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:02:36 -0700

Nathen,
To customize one user profile (or HKCU registry), you can
do following:
Log in as admin
Run regedit
select HKEY_User
from file menu, select load hive
browse to the user profile in C:\documents and Folders
select NTUSER.dat and load it (give is a name, such as
TEMP)
Expand TEMP and tweak it as you wanted.
Then, high light TEMP and unload the hive

You can do this on Default User\NTUSER.Dat as well. That
will apply the changes to every new user.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Spring & Jerold
>
>I'm after the same kind of thing too....I need to add a
reg values to a user
>using XP but as
> spring said, only administrators have write permissions.
>
>My problem is this....
>
>One of the teachers has a piece of software that can be
setup as a network
>install but it requires
>you to add a entry into the
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\....custom bit here
>to do with the
>software itself.
>
>Of course, me logging into the client pc as administrator
meant I could
>place it there - tried it
>and it came up fine (basically the setting allows you to
place the "data
>store" of the program on a
>network share, even a hidden one :)) - but of course,
when logging off and
>trying with a different
>user, I had no luck.
>
>I've noticed that in GP, there's a section on a gp object
called "Registry"
>under "Security Settings"
>in the Computer Configuration section. but all I can put
is the key itself,
>not the Striing Value needed
>to go inside the key so don't see how that is useful.
>
>Any ideas? The DC is 2003 Std running at 2000 native.
>
>> >Thanks in advance
>> >
>>
>> See tip 5345 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at
http://www.jsiinc.com
>
>Had a look at this article but to no avail - couldnt see
how it would help
>my
>situation.
>
>Pulling my hair out - fancy them writing a program that
doesn't look at the
>MACHINE
>section for information :( bah!
>
>Regards,
>--
>Nathan Harmsworth
>IT / Network Administrator
>Ysgol Bro Ddyfi (Edu)
>
>
>.
>

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