Changing the shell

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chellea

I have an app that I shell to on startup. Occasional I need to do some
phone support for this user. Can I write a VB script to change the registry
key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell, so I can switch it back more easily? I am
wary of walking some users through the steps, and risking them making a
mistake.

Thanks in advance.
 
Yes as long as the user has registry editing rights. You may be able to
define a special local account for this purpose by adding;
"Shell"="explorer.exe"
at
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

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| I have an app that I shell to on startup. Occasional I need to do some
| phone support for this user. Can I write a VB script to change the
registry
| key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
| NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell, so I can switch it back more easily? I
am
| wary of walking some users through the steps, and risking them making a
| mistake.
|
| Thanks in advance.
|
|
 
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