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Distributing Custom Modifications to 4000 Windows Boxen?

Posted by Cliff on from the lots-of-manhours-used-up-watching-installshield dept.

kenp2002 asks: "I recently tried to disable my Sleep Key on a Dell GX150. I found several ways to do this manually, but now I have to find a way to script a solution to do this on over 4000 machines! I tried keyboard re-mapping both through tools (which didn't see any ACPI keys) and through Microsoft's documentation (the old HKLM\Keyboard Layout change). Does anyone know of a solution on how to either remap or disable the Sleep key through a script or a really good internet resource where I can find information on issues like this? Keyboard filter drivers are not an option unless it can auto-install itself."

"I am on several Linux mailing lists but have never found a good NT mailing list where I can ask such questions from other admins.

I am stumped and Appdeploy wasn't much help, either.

I must prevent users from putting the machine into suspend and amazingly Microsoft will prevent a user, through administrative policy, from turning the machine off, but not suspending it! Any suggestions would greatly reduce my stress level and earn my eternal gratitude. "

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  1. Easy by stu_coates · · Score: 5, Funny

    Software to 4000+ boxes... easy, just install Outlook, a few choice lines of script.. well, it works for a load of viruses anyway! ;-)


  2. The easy way by seinman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just pry off that key... worked well enough for me, at least.

    1. Re:The easy way by seinman · · Score: 2, Funny

      net send /domain everybody pry off your sleep key. thank you.

  3. Slashdot pricelist by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How much is an "Ask Slashdot" that would better be an "Ask Microsoft Support"? I guess it must be cheaper than the support call but how much is it?