Following in the tradition of Microsoft's famous
Scriptomatic, I've put together a free HTA, now version 1.4, that generates a VBScript
logon script. Now you can script without scripting! At the very
least you can quickly generate a skeleton VBScript logon script that you
can further modify and extend. The HTA will read a user specified list
of server and printer shares top populate some of the drop downs and
Active Directory for group names. Building a script is as simple
as picking the network resource from a drop down and a group. You
can also display a message, password age or run additional commands.
The HTA generates the code, let's you preview it and then save it to a
file. The latest version includes an option to load the script into
Notepad or Primalscript (if installed) for further editing. Here are some screen shots of the tool.
Requirements: Windows XP Professional in an Active Directory
domain.
Screen Shots
This is the top half of the HTA
Here's what you see when you scroll down further
Here's the result of creating a script which you can
then save to a file.
After saving to a file you can edit it in Primalscript if
it is installed. Otherwise, the button will default to Notepad.
The HTA is free and you can download from the
SAPIEN Free Scripting Tools
page. After
you install it, be sure to
review the README.txt file, edit
drives.txt and printers.txt then you're ready to roll your own logon script
without writing a single line of VBScript. Of course, the more VBScript
you know the more you'll be able to do. You must have an XP or later
computer that belongs to an Active Directory domain.
