AlexB wrote:
> OK, I kind of anticipated that. However, I went to bed before I could
> read this.
>
> This is Vista. The whole design of the system is to empower the USER to
> control his computer.
LOL! That's funny and completely WRONG! The reason that "My Computer"
was changed to "Computer" is because Redmond now controls it.
>
> You may take an offense, but I do not care.
Figures.
> Listen here: your question
> is very suggestive of a malware writer trying to get around the Vista
> security and looking for a solution. My firm conviction is you ****will
> not be able to do it****.
LOL! Wrong again, Alex.
>
> If you are a corporate security administrator you can with the approval
> of your CEO and / or board to go around all your one thousand or so
> computers and turn the UAC off.
He already said he doesn't want to do that.
>
> Essentially this will be for you turning the clock back on the security.
> You will get 1000 or so XP machines to handle. Then you do not have to
> come to the Vista forum for questions.
>
> Where is the server of your smtp? Malaysia?
You're a real jerk, Alex and completely ill informed.
Alias
>
> "KA Kueh" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Well you can install the optional component via the ocsetup.exe but so
>> far as I know, you have to be at individual PC and deal with UAC, in
>> my case it is not productive to go around PCs and then you have to set
>> appointment to do the installation. What I am looking for is for the
>> setting to be done via GPO with the UAC prompt.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kueh.
>>
>> "AlexB" <> wrote in message
>> news:eGgB$...
>>> Again, no experience. I do have WinSer2003 on one partition. Seldom
>>> use it.
>>>
>>> I would make sure that all machine son the LAN have an identical
>>> Administrative account. you should check this account in duplex mode.
>>> You should make sure that your server sees some crucial folders in
>>> Vista and vice versa. You should make sore that you can un some jobs
>>> on network like printing.
>>>
>>> Then you can try to poke the system in terms of changing sensitive
>>> nodes, like setting up an account on WinSer2003 and removing it and
>>> vice versa.
>>>
>>> The components are a different ballgame. They do not seem to have an
>>> identifiable API although you may look for it.
>>>
>>> I would go to Windows\System32 in Vista and examine ALL execs like
>>> calc.exe, alphabetically. Obviously calc.exe is not what you need. I
>>> would do it by typing dir a*exe to get all execs starting with an "a".
>>>
>>> Let's you've got a list of all a's. Here it is:
>>>
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 81,408 ACW.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 38,400 AdapterTroubleshooter.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 58,880 alg.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 02:09 AM 12,498 append.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 19,968 ARP.EXE
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 24,576 at.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 28,160 AtBroker.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 16,384 attrib.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 88,064 audiodg.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 41,472 auditpol.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 640,000 autochk.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 653,312 autoconv.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 04:44 AM 632,320 autofmt.exe
>>> 11/02/2006 07:34 AM 57,856 AxInstUI.exe
>>> 14 File(s) 2,393,298 bytes
>>> 0 Dir(s) 36,247,041,024 bytes free
>>> then you go thru the list and say:
>>>
>>> alg.exe /?
>>>
>>> This is supposed to give you the help.
>>>
>>> Some of them are legacies from XP or earlier OSs and are useless, you
>>> won't get any help.
>>>
>>> There is a chance you will find an API that can change Windows
>>> components in Vista. Most likely you will.
>>>
>>> You will have to set the parameters thoughtfully, of course.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "KA Kueh" <> wrote in message
>>> news:e$...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> How can it be done in W2k3? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Kueh.
>>>>
>>>> "AlexB" <> wrote in message
>>>> news:...
>>>>> I have no experience but my hunch is that Windows Server 2008 will
>>>>> definitely do it. With WinSer2003 you may have some problems but it
>>>>> should not restrain you from trying.
>>>>>
>>>>> "KA Kueh" <> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%...
>>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone know if it is possible to add/remove Vista Optional
>>>>>> Component via GPO with the machine that are joined to a Windows
>>>>>> 2003 Domain? Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Kueh.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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