Disabling Flash Update Notification through VbScript

1. Open Notepad
2. Type in the following line “AutoUpdateDisable=1”
   

   AutoUpdateDisable=1

3. Save the File. Name the file mms.cfg and change the encoding to UTF-8 
   Important : This will not work unless it is in UTF-8 ecoding. 
   

   Save File as : Name - mms.cfg Encoding - UTF-8

4. Copy the file to a network share. (This is needed for the script to run).

'====Disable Flash Notification VbScript=====
 
'Location of mms.cfg on network share
dim mmsConfigFile
mmsConfigFile = "!!!INSERT NETWORK SHARE PATH FOR mms.cfg FILE!!!"
 
'_________Do not edit below this line___________________________
 
'File System Variables
dim filesys
set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
'Create array of all places that mms.cfg can be.
dim flashLocArray(4)
flashLocArray(0) = "C:\WINNT\System32\Macromed\Flash\" 	 'Windows NT, 200
flashLocArray(1) = "C:\WINDOWS\System32\Macromed\Flash\" 'Windows XP, Vista
flashLocArray(2) = "C:\Windows\System\Macromed\Flash\"	 'Windows 95, 98, ME
flashLocArray(3) = "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\"		 'Windows 64bit
 
'Check to see if mms.cfg file exists
If filesys.FileExists(mmsConfigFile) Then
	For Each location in flashLocArray
	flashCopyFile location, mmsConfigFile
	Next
End If
 
'==== Function Copy File =======================
Function flashCopyFile(strLocation, mmsConfigFile)
dim filesys
set filesys=CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	If filesys.FolderExists(strLocation) Then
	Const OverwriteExisting = True
	filesys.CopyFile mmsConfigFile, strLocation, OverWriteExisting
	End if
End Function
'==== END Function Copy File ===================

NOTE: This script works great on the many flavors of Windows when deployed through Group Policy. If the script is started manually on Windows 7 64bit, the script will crash. This happens due to insufficient rights to copy a file to the C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder. Only Windows 7 64bit has this problem when ran manually. If deployed through a GPO (Group Policy Object), the script will function nicely regardless of the client operating system (include Windows 7 64bit).

Part 3: Creating a GPO to deploy the script

1. Start Group Policy Management
2. Right Click on Group Policy Objects and click New
   

   Create a new GPO

3. Type in a name. This example used “Disable Flash Update Notification”
   

   GPO Title

4.  Expand the Group Policy Objects and right click on the newly created GPO “Disable Flash Update Notification” and click Edit.
5. Click on Computer Configuration,  Policies,  Windows Settings,  Scripts (Start/Shutdown)
   

   Group Policy Management Editor

6. Double click on Startup
7. Click Add
   

   Startup Properties

8. Click on Add
9. Paste the DisableFlashNotification.vbs into the window so the screen looks like the picture below. Once the file has been pasted, click open.
   

   Upload Script into the GPO

10. Click Ok on all following windows.
11. Apply the GPO to the appropriate OU (Organizational Unit).

Summary :

The only way to test if this is working is to use a packet sniffer. Flash does have a settings manager; however, it will not reflect the changes made inside the mms.cfg. Using a packet sniffer to test this is beyond the scope of this article, and it is a very cumbersome process. Directions on how to do this can be found here at Adobe’s website. I have found it best to look inside the various Window’s directories to see if the mms.cfg was copied over. Please ask questions in the comments below.