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Hi, is it possible to distribute classicshell via grouppolicy? And is it possible to distribute th XML file for example as reg file via startscript or are there any other ways to distribute the configuration of classicshell?

thanks and regards

arne

You mean deploying the MSI via Group Policy? Extracting the MSI from the EXE installer should work. Look at the command line parameters for the installer here: http://www.classicshell.net/faq/#install_commands . Then you should be able to use regular Group Policy MSI deployment.

Classic Shell per-user settings are stored in the registry at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IvoSoft\<component>\Settings subkeys. The various subkeys under IvoSoft called 'ClassicExplorer\Settings', 'ClassicIE\Settings' and 'ClassicStartMenu\Settings' store the settings for various components. The settings in HKCU are all per-user, so you can export and merge the regs per-user account.

Or you can enforce them for all users by storing them in HKLM\Software\IvoSoft. There is also a way to only change the defaults but for all users. Look at the Administrative Settings section in Classic Shell's help file on how exactly to add the correct values to the HKLM registry.

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Classic Shell 4.0.4 introduces Group Policy support for its own settings. The file, C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\PolicyDefinitions.zip includes the policy definitions. If you have an Active Directory domain, extract the files to %logonserver%\sysvol\%userdnsdomain%\policies\PolicyDefinitions\ or whatever your Group Policy Central Store is. For Local Group Policy, extract them to C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions folder.

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I am a Windows enthusiast and helped a little with Classic Shell's testing and usability/UX feedback.