[dba-Tech] Remove registry entries

Hi Jon

INF files can be used for this:

  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=171424&sd=RMVP

For Win9x but should work for WinNT as well.

/gustav

>>> Jon.Tydda at alcontrol.co.uk 18-05-2006 16:45 >>>
Hi all
 
I'm running a LIMS system here at work, which is a database that drives
everything in the laboratory, and in the office afterwards. It schedules the
work for the analysts, then passes the results upstairs where they're
reported and invoiced by the admin staff.
 
To connect the computers to the server, we use a DSN connection. I've
recently discovered that I can use a System DSN to connect, so I only have
to set it up once per pc, instead of once per user per pc, which will
obviously save me hundreds of hours going around running a batch file every
time we have a new starter.
 
I'd therefore like to remove all the old user based DN connections, the only
thing is that they're held in the current_user section of the registry, and
to get to that, I'd have to get each user to log onto each pc, which would
then make hundreds more hours work, which seems silly to me.
 
So what I want to know is if it's possible to run a small batch file in
people's login scripts that will remove the old registry entries... and if
so, how I go about it.
 
Any suggestions would be gratefully accepted.
 
 
Jon