Set AutoConfig for all users

This question was asked not too long ago, but the answer was not relevant for
my situation. I run a script locally on every machine that I work on to
verify standards are met on the machine such as specific versions of software
and windows settings such as SP2 firewall disabled.
I'm looking to have my script set the auto-config URL for all users on the
machine. Normally I ran gpedit manually and go to "User Configuration" -->
Windows Settings --> Internet Explorer Maintenance --> Connection -->
Automatic Browser Configuration and set the auto-config URL. I have automated
just about everything I want to do, but I can't seem to find a way to set
this setting with a script. Can this be accomplished with a script? I could
just adjust the setting in the registry for the current user, but multiple
users log onto these machines.
I have no access to the domain controllers so that's not an option.

Thanks.

BigDaddyJim
Wed Jul 02 12:28:54 CDT 2008

On Jul 2, 12:05=A0pm, notta <no...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> This question was asked not too long ago, but the answer was not relevant =
for
> my situation. I run a script locally on every machine that I work on to
> verify standards are met on the machine such as specific versions of softw=
are
> and windows settings such as SP2 firewall disabled.
> I'm looking to have my script set the auto-config URL for all users on the=

> machine. Normally I ran gpedit manually and go to "User Configuration" -->=

> Windows Settings --> Internet Explorer Maintenance --> Connection -->
> Automatic Browser Configuration and set the auto-config URL. I have automa=
ted
> just about everything I want to do, but I can't seem to find a way to set
> this setting with a script. Can this be accomplished with a script? I coul=
d
> just adjust the setting in the registry for the current user, but multiple=

> users log onto these machines.
> I have no access to the domain controllers so that's not an option.
>
> Thanks.

Why would you not want to do this via a Group Policy Object from the
IE Template? This would, of course, require access to your DCs'
SYSVOL share for the GPOs.

Jim

notta
Wed Jul 02 12:46:00 CDT 2008

Thanks for the reply. I'm a just a small fish in a huge ocean here :) I only
manage about 1000 computers which is a very small subset of what we have
here. Getting anythng changed here at the corporate level is impossible so we
don't even ask any more. With that being said, can this be done accomplished
with VB on a local machine?

"BigDaddyJim" wrote:

> On Jul 2, 12:05 pm, notta <no...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > This question was asked not too long ago, but the answer was not relevant for
> > my situation. I run a script locally on every machine that I work on to
> > verify standards are met on the machine such as specific versions of software
> > and windows settings such as SP2 firewall disabled.
> > I'm looking to have my script set the auto-config URL for all users on the
> > machine. Normally I ran gpedit manually and go to "User Configuration" -->
> > Windows Settings --> Internet Explorer Maintenance --> Connection -->
> > Automatic Browser Configuration and set the auto-config URL. I have automated
> > just about everything I want to do, but I can't seem to find a way to set
> > this setting with a script. Can this be accomplished with a script? I could
> > just adjust the setting in the registry for the current user, but multiple
> > users log onto these machines.
> > I have no access to the domain controllers so that's not an option.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> Why would you not want to do this via a Group Policy Object from the
> IE Template? This would, of course, require access to your DCs'
> SYSVOL share for the GPOs.
>
> Jim
>