[tip]

Hi,

Is there a way to obtain that unique user id in registry HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-xxxxxxxxx after a fresh WinXP install??

That id changes every time with a fresh OS install and I need it for some explorer button settings etc.

Thanks in advance...

[Shark007]

tip, on Sep 26 2008, 10:07 PM, said:

Hi,

Is there a way to obtain that unique user id in registry HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-xxxxxxxxx after a fresh WinXP install??

That id changes every time with a fresh OS install and I need it for some explorer button settings etc.

Thanks in advance...

As you have stated and obviously discovered from testing ...
the keys are unique and change with each new installation, you cannot copy them from one install to the next.

I remember a similar posting here @ msfn, about 1.5-2 yrs ago, ...
The unique key is stored in a common key [HKCU]? which can be queried for the result..

you may want to try thr search function to try and find this post i speak of... Yzowl may have been involved in the converstion
because his extensive knowledge of commandline usage seems to ring a bell for this topic too. (regsearch commands)


shark

[tip]

Thank you for pointing I found that post and it solved the problem...

For everyone suffering the same problem or seeking the same post I thought it would be nice to post it here too...



I'm using this code to create a registry file with my windows explorer toolbar settings...

@echo off&setlocal enableextensions
for /f "tokens=*" %%a in ('reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList" /s^|findstr "S-1-5-"') do (
for /f "tokens=1,3 delims= " %%b in ('reg query "%%~a" /v "ProfileImagePath"') do (
if errorlevel 0 (
echo/%%~c|find "%userprofile%">nul
if errorlevel 0 set UserSID=%%a
)
)
)
if not defined UserSID echo/ SID not found&&endlocal&goto :eof
set UserKey=HKEY_USERS\%UserSID:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\=%


Echo Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo. >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo [%UserKey%\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar] >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo "LinksFolderName"="Links" >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo "Locked"=dword:00000001 >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo "{710EB7A1-45ED-11D0-924A-0020AFC7AC4D}"=hex:07,00,00,00,ee,03,00,00,7e,69,79,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,ef,03,00,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,21,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,f0,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,30,01,00,00,04,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,00,00,00,00,f2,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 33,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,31,70,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo c7,ac,4d,31,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,f4,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,25,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,fd,03,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,11,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,18,70,00,00,04,00,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 00,01,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,19,70,00,00,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 04,00,00,00,02,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,1a,\ >> ExplorerSetting.reg
Echo 70,00,00,04,00,00,00 >> ExplorerSetting.reg

endlocal&goto :eof


Thanks again Shark, this forum is very lucky to have you...

P.S.: Credits to Yzöwl

[Geej]

I don't know if I provide the correct information but if you wish to pre-set Windows Explorer button, there is a registry tweak which i use such as

 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar]
"{710EB7A1-45ED-11D0-924A-0020AFC7AC4D}"=hex:07,00,00,00,ee,03,00,00,7e,69,79,\
  1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,20,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,ef,03,00,00,\
  7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,21,01,00,00,00,00,00,00,f0,\
  03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,30,01,00,00,04,00,\
  00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,f1,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,\
  23,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,f2,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,\
  c9,9d,61,33,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,31,70,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,\
  11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,31,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,f4,03,00,00,7e,69,79,1e,\
  c5,9c,d1,11,a8,3f,00,c0,4f,c9,9d,61,25,01,00,00,04,00,00,00,fd,03,00,00,a1,\
  b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,11,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,ff,ff,\
  ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,ff,03,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,13,70,00,00,\
  04,00,00,00,ff,ff,ff,ff,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,\
  00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,20,af,c7,\
  ac,4d,18,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,01,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,92,4a,00,\
  20,af,c7,ac,4d,19,70,00,00,04,00,00,00,02,04,00,00,a1,b7,0e,71,ed,45,d0,11,\
  92,4a,00,20,af,c7,ac,4d,1a,70,00,00,04,00,00,00 

Of course, the code here are my own pre-set. U can preset your own explorer button, then export the registry key

(I'm using XP Pro)