Re: How to Automatically Set Different User Defaults during/after automated Installation

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this is one of the reasons i suggested "user profiles" as a necessary feature to have in workrave.

> Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:54:57 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [Workrave-user] How to Automatically Set Different User Defaults during/after automated Installation
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to package and roll-out Workrave 1.9.1 for Windows via an
> automated software deployment.  I want to start every user off with a
> set of timer values that are different from the default settings
> provided.
> 
> I found the registry keys stored in
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Workrave\ and tried to load these new key
> values as part of the deployment.  Unfortunately, the installation is
> performed by a dedicated installer (administrator) account, and not
> through the account of the end user.  So when the registry keys are
> written, they are written to HKEY_CURRENT_USER for the installer
> (administrator) account.  HKEY_CURRENT_USER for the end user can't be
> accessed by the installer, so Workrave creates the keys with default
> timer values.
> 
> Is there any way to have the Workrave installer use different defaults
> when it creates the registry keys for CURRENT_USER?  Or is there some
> other way to set a different default for user accounts?
> 
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> -Carlton
> 
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