RE: Programically install File and Print

[gbrown1]

A few years ago I used a script that I found by searching groups.google.com
Look for a post by Torgeir Bakken.

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=vbscript+file+and+printer+sharing+for+microsoft



Regards,
Greg Brown

Ziots, Edward
> Sysocmgr.exe would be the tool probably.
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222444
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> Need to look at the following on the Windows CD
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> Then follow this article about how to call it. These references were
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> from the ref.chm in the deploy.cab on the Windows Server CD
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> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321945
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> Also this site should help out with the XP part.
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> http://odin.himinbi.org/xp_cds/winnt.sif
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> Edward E. Ziots
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> Network Engineer
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> Lifespan Organization
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> MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA
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> Phone: 401-639-3505
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> -Original Message-
> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:40 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: RE: Programically install File and Print
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> Sysocmgr.exe would be my guess, although it might be as simple as netsh.
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> Regards,
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> Michael B. Smith
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> MCSE/Exchange MVP
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> http://TheEssentialExchange.com
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> From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:29 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Programically install File and Print
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> I have about 2500 XP desktops, none of which have File and Printer
> Services installed. It was a left over idea from our old 98 days when it
> was easier to lock the students down by not installing the service. We
> would like to turn it on in XP for a variety of reasons, and just
> control file sharing access via gpo's for them.
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> I found an old JSInc Faq that addresses this with snetcfg and was able
> to get the exe down before WindowsITPro borged them. Simple exe with
> command line switches that grabs the inf from the inf directory and
> installs the service. However I am having zero luck getting the exe to
> work, it keeps failing with an error. Below is the syntax I am running
> if anyone has used it.
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>
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> snetcfg -v -l c:\windows\inf\netsrv.inf -c s -i MS_Server
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> Or does anyone have another idea how to do this without visiting 2500
> machines?
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RE: Programically install File and Print

[Ziots, Edward]

Sysocmgr.exe would be the tool probably. 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/222444

 

Need to look at the following on the Windows CD

Then follow this article about how to call it. These references were
taken
from the ref.chm in the deploy.cab on the Windows Server CD

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321945

 

 

Also this site should help out with the XP part. 

http://odin.himinbi.org/xp_cds/winnt.sif

 

 

 

Edward E. Ziots

Network Engineer

Lifespan Organization

MCSE,MCSA,MCP,Security+,Network+,CCA

Phone: 401-639-3505

-Original Message-
From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Programically install File and Print

 

Sysocmgr.exe would be my guess, although it might be as simple as netsh.

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

MCSE/Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Programically install File and Print

 

I have about 2500 XP desktops, none of which have File and Printer
Services installed. It was a left over idea from our old 98 days when it
was easier to lock the students down by not installing the service. We
would like to turn it on in XP for a variety of reasons, and just
control file sharing access via gpo's for them.

 

I found an old JSInc Faq that addresses this with snetcfg and was able
to get the exe down before WindowsITPro borged them. Simple exe with
command line switches that grabs the inf from the inf directory and
installs the service. However I am having zero luck getting the exe to
work, it keeps failing with an error. Below is the syntax I am running
if anyone has used it.

 

snetcfg -v -l c:\windows\inf\netsrv.inf -c s -i MS_Server

 

Or does anyone have another idea how to do this without visiting 2500
machines?

 

 

 

 

 

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RE: Programically install File and Print

[Kennedy, Jim]

That looked very promising at first, but sysocmgr does not read the NetServices 
part of the answer file. So no joy there. Netsh will let me allow it on the 
firewall but on these boxes it isn't even installed.




From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:40 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Programically install File and Print

Sysocmgr.exe would be my guess, although it might be as simple as netsh.

Regards,

Michael B. Smith
MCSE/Exchange MVP
http://TheEssentialExchange.com

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Programically install File and Print


I have about 2500 XP desktops, none of which have File and Printer Services 
installed. It was a left over idea from our old 98 days when it was easier to 
lock the students down by not installing the service. We would like to turn it 
on in XP for a variety of reasons, and just control file sharing access via 
gpo's for them.



I found an old JSInc Faq that addresses this with snetcfg and was able to get 
the exe down before WindowsITPro borged them. Simple exe with command line 
switches that grabs the inf from the inf directory and installs the service. 
However I am having zero luck getting the exe to work, it keeps failing with an 
error. Below is the syntax I am running if anyone has used it.



snetcfg -v -l c:\windows\inf\netsrv.inf -c s -i MS_Server



Or does anyone have another idea how to do this without visiting 2500 machines?









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RE: Programically install File and Print

[Michael B. Smith]

Sysocmgr.exe would be my guess, although it might be as simple as netsh.

 

Regards,

 

Michael B. Smith

MCSE/Exchange MVP

http://TheEssentialExchange.com

 

From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 1:29 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Programically install File and Print

 

I have about 2500 XP desktops, none of which have File and Printer Services
installed. It was a left over idea from our old 98 days when it was easier
to lock the students down by not installing the service. We would like to
turn it on in XP for a variety of reasons, and just control file sharing
access via gpo's for them.

 

I found an old JSInc Faq that addresses this with snetcfg and was able to
get the exe down before WindowsITPro borged them. Simple exe with command
line switches that grabs the inf from the inf directory and installs the
service. However I am having zero luck getting the exe to work, it keeps
failing with an error. Below is the syntax I am running if anyone has used
it.

 

snetcfg -v -l c:\windows\inf\netsrv.inf -c s -i MS_Server

 

Or does anyone have another idea how to do this without visiting 2500
machines?

 

 

 

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