{"id":25,"date":"2011-05-19T10:19:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/?p=25"},"modified":"2011-06-01T05:31:11","modified_gmt":"2011-06-01T12:31:11","slug":"disabling-flash-update-notification-through-vbscript","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/?p=25","title":{"rendered":"Disabling Flash Update Notification through VbScript"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Introduction :<\/strong> The AutoUpdate Notification for Adobe Flash can only be disabled by creating a UTF-8 encoded text file named mms.cfg in\u00a0the appropriate folder. In this post, we will go through the steps of creating the\u00a0mms.cfg file, creating a VbScript to copy the file, and a GPO (Group Policy Object) to deploy the solution.<\/div>\n

Part\u00a01: Creating mms.cfg\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

The file mms.cfg controls many aspects of flash. Today, we will be focusing soley on disabling the AutoUpdate feature. For the other commands that can be added, please visit the Adobe\u00a0Administration Guide (Chapter 4)<\/a>.\u00a0Ok, lets get started.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Open Notepad<\/li>\n
  2. Type in the following line “AutoUpdateDisable=1”\n

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    Save the File. Name the file mms.cfg and change the\u00a0encoding to UTF-8\u00a0
    \nImportant : This will not work unless it is in UTF-8 ecoding.<\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n
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  4. \n
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    Copy\u00a0the file to a network share.\u00a0(This\u00a0is needed\u00a0for the script to run).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Part\u00a02 : Creating the Script\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Depending on the operating system, the mms.cfg file will need to be copied in to a specific place. Below is a listing of the various locations:<\/p>\n

  5. Windows NT, 2000<\/strong>— C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Macromed\\Flash<\/li>\n
  6. Windows XP, Vista —<\/strong>C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Macromed\\Flash<\/li>\n
  7. Windows 95, 98, or ME<\/strong>–C:\\Windows\\System\\Macromed\\Flash<\/li>\n
  8. Windows 7, Vista 64-bit<\/strong> — C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64<\/li>\n<\/div>\n
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    Copy the following code into Notepad. On\u00a0line 5, insert the\u00a0location of mms.cfg on the network share inside the quotes. Save it as DisableFlashNotification.vbs<\/p>\n

    '====Disable Flash Notification VbScript=====\r\n\r\n'Location of mms.cfg on network share\r\ndim mmsConfigFile\r\nmmsConfigFile = \"!!!INSERT NETWORK SHARE PATH FOR mms.cfg FILE!!!\"\r\n\r\n'_________Do not edit below this line___________________________\r\n\r\n'File System Variables\r\ndim filesys\r\nset filesys=CreateObject(\"Scripting.FileSystemObject\")\r\n\r\n'Create array of all places that mms.cfg can be.\r\ndim flashLocArray(4)\r\nflashLocArray(0) = \"C:\\WINNT\\System32\\Macromed\\Flash\\\" \t 'Windows NT, 200\r\nflashLocArray(1) = \"C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Macromed\\Flash\\\" 'Windows XP, Vista\r\nflashLocArray(2) = \"C:\\Windows\\System\\Macromed\\Flash\\\"\t 'Windows 95, 98, ME\r\nflashLocArray(3) = \"C:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\\"\t\t 'Windows 64bit\r\n\r\n'Check to see if mms.cfg file exists\r\nIf filesys.FileExists(mmsConfigFile) Then\r\n\tFor Each location in flashLocArray\r\n\tflashCopyFile location, mmsConfigFile\r\n\tNext\r\nEnd If\r\n\r\n'==== Function Copy File =======================\r\nFunction flashCopyFile(strLocation, mmsConfigFile)\r\ndim filesys\r\nset filesys=CreateObject(\"Scripting.FileSystemObject\")\r\n\tIf filesys.FolderExists(strLocation) Then\r\n\tConst OverwriteExisting = True\r\n\tfilesys.CopyFile mmsConfigFile, strLocation, OverWriteExisting\r\n\tEnd if\r\nEnd Function\r\n'==== END Function Copy File ===================<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
    \ufeff<\/div>\n
    NOTE:<\/strong> This script works great\u00a0on the many\u00a0flavors of Windows when deployed through Group Policy. If the script is started manually on\u00a0Windows 7 64bit,\u00a0the script will crash. This\u00a0happens\u00a0due to\u00a0insufficient 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).<\/p>\n
    Part 3: Creating a GPO to deploy the script<\/strong><\/p>\n
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    1. Start Group Policy Management<\/li>\n
    2. Right Click on Group Policy Objects and click New\n
    3. Type in a name. This example used “Disable Flash Update Notification”\n
    4. \u00a0Expand the Group Policy Objects and right click on the newly created GPO “Disable Flash Update Notification” and click Edit.<\/li>\n
    5. Click on Computer Configuration,\u00a0 Policies,\u00a0 Windows Settings,\u00a0 Scripts (Start\/Shutdown)\n
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      Double\u00a0click on\u00a0Startup<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    7. \n
      Click Add<\/div>\n
    8. \n
      Click on Add<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    9. \n
      Paste the DisableFlashNotification.vbs into the window so the screen looks like the picture below. Once the file has been pasted, click open.<\/div>\n
    10. \n
      Click Ok on all following windows.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Apply the GPO to the appropriate OU (Organizational Unit).<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      Summary :<\/strong><\/p>\n
      The only way to test if this is working is to use a packet sniffer.\u00a0Flash does\u00a0have\u00a0a settings manager; however, it will not reflect the changes made inside the mms.cfg.\u00a0Using 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<\/a> at Adobe’s website.\u00a0I 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      Introduction : The AutoUpdate Notification for Adobe Flash can only be disabled by creating a UTF-8 encoded text file named mms.cfg in\u00a0the appropriate folder. In this post, we will go through the steps of creating the\u00a0mms.cfg file, creating a VbScript … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1x8ho-p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions\/55"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/constantinekrick.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}