Scripts and Visual Basic Software

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Dear All,
I am working in a small IT firm where we set up PCs and configure them
according to some settings.

1.) There settings include some Internet Explorer settings (which are
present in Internet Options)
2.) Desktop Settings (Screen Saver settings, Power Setting ..)
And other settings
3.) TaskBar Settings

Now the question is:
How can I make these settings automated with the help of a script or a
Visual Basic Software?

Is it possible to do this?
If it is, Can someone guide me with help and resources.
This will really save our time in setting up computers.

More information and exact settings will be provided if someone asks for it
and someone has already done a similar scenario.

Thanks in advance
 
You can do this many ways:

1. Download the free Microsoft Shared User Toolkit ... this allows you to
perform many tasks in lockin/setting up users.
2. Create a Batch file using the Microsoft tool reg.exe, which allows you
to manipulate the registry from a batch file.
3. Determine what you want set in the registry and create a .reg file
containing all the changes. Then as each user logs in for the first time,
create a login script which merges the changes into the user's registry
settings.

If you use the Shared Toolkit, you can create a user and modify them without
the user ever logging in.
Normally, to create a user, you must have the user login at least once, in
order to create their profile folder under C:\Documents and
Settings\[USERNAME].

With the Shared Toolkit, you create the user and it creates the profile
folder immediately, without user intervention.

Once you have created the user's profile, you can them run a batch file or
..reg file on that user by Loading the User's hive under a common Name, such
as NewUser and create a btach file/.reg file that modifies everything under
HKEY_USERS\NewUser.

That way you only have to create one batch file/.reg file, flexible for all
users. After you modify the user, you Unload the user's hive, and move onto
the next user.

This is where a batch file using reg.exe commands come in.
Or create a .reg file that modifies HKEY_USERS\NewUser settings.

I have created multiple .reg files for the type of system I setup. I have
one for Gamer systems, Internet systems, Limited Users, and Very Limited
Users. All have different setups for each type.
 
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