Zones-wmi.vbs
By The Scripting Guys, Microsoft Corporation
This script configures the settings for a specific Internet Explorer security zone by editing the registry, using the WMI System Registry provider. It can run against a local or remote computer.
The relevant security zone is indicated by the numerical value of the subkey under Zones in the path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\Zones\x
where the meaning of x is:
0 = Local Computer
1 = Intranet
2 = Trusted Sites
3 = Internet
4 = Restricted Sites
You can change this value in the variable strKeyPath to configure a different zone.
Zones-wmi.vbs corresponds to Zones.vbs, one of the scripts that ships with Application Compatibility Testing and Mitigation Guide for Windows XP Service Pack 2 and which are documented in the Appendix. You can download a Windows Installer (.msi) file that installs the Guide and its associated scripts from:
To use the script, copy the code, paste it into Notepad, and then save the script as Zones-wmi.vbs. To run the script, open a command prompt window to the directory of the script and type:
cscript zones-wmi.vbs
If the default script host on the computer is Cscript.exe, the initial "cscript" may be omitted.
Script Code
'******************************************************************************
'Zones-wmi.vbs
'Author: Peter Costantini, the Microsoft Scripting Guys
'Date: 9/7/04
'Revision 1.0
'System requirement: Windows XP Service Pack 2.
'This script configures the settings for a specific Internet Explorer security
'zone. It can be run against a local or remote computer.
'The relevant security zone is indicated by the numerical value of the subkey
'under Zones in the path:
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\
'Internet Settings\Zones\x where the meaning of x is:
'0 = Local Computer
'1 = Intranet
'2 = Trusted Sites
'3 = Internet
'4 = Restricted Sites
'You can change this value in strKeyPath to configure a different zone.
'******************************************************************************
On Error Resume Next
'Global variables
strComputer = "." ' Can be changed to name of remote computer.
'Connect with WMI service and StdRegProv class.
Set objReg = GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & _
strComputer & "\root\default:StdRegProv")
If Err = 0 Then
SetValues
Else
WScript.Echo "Unable to connect to WMI StdRegProv on " & strComputer & "."
WScript.Echo " Error Number:" & Err.Number
WScript.Echo " Source:" & Err.Source
WScript.Echo " Description:" & Err.Description
End If
Err.Clear
'******************************************************************************
Sub SetValues
'Local constants and variables
Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001
'Edit the final number in this registry path to change the zone.
strKeyPath = "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet " & _
"Settings\Zones\1"
strEntryNameA1 = "DisplayName"
strValueA1 = "Local intranet"
strEntryNameA2 = "Description"
strValueA2 = "This zone contains all Web sites on local intranet."
strEntryNameA3 = "Icon"
strValueA3 = "shell32.dll#0018"
strEntryNameB1 = "CurrentLevel"
intValueB1 = &H0
strEntryNameB2 = "MinLevel"
intValueB2 = &H10000
strEntryNameB3 = "RecommendedLevel"
intValueB3 = &H10500
strEntryNameB4 = "Flags"
intValueB4 = &Hdb
strEntryNameB5 = "1001"
intValueB5 = &H1
strEntryNameB6 = "1004"
intValueB6 = &H3
'Add more settings here as necessary. For each additional setting, another
'SetDWORDValue call must be added and another return value must be handled.
intErrors = 0
intReturnA1 = objReg.SetStringValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameA1, strValueA1)
If intReturnA1 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameA1 & " to: " & strValueA1
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameA1
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnA2 = objReg.SetStringValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameA2, strValueA2)
If intReturnA2 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameA2 & " to: " & strValueA2
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameA2
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnA3 = objReg.SetStringValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameA3, strValueA3)
If intReturnA3 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameA3 & " to: " & strValueA3
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameA3
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB1 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB1, intValueB1)
If intReturnB1 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB1 & " to: " & intValueB1
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB1
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB2 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB2, intValueB2)
If intReturnB2 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB2 & " to: " & intValueB2
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB2
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB3 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB3, intValueB3)
If intReturnB3 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB3 & " to: " & intValueB3
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB3
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB4 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB4, intValueB4)
If intReturnB4 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB4 & " to: " & intValueB4
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB4
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB5 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB5, intValueB5)
If intReturnB5 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB5 & " to: " & intValueB5
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB5
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
intReturnB6 = objReg.SetDWORDValue(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, strKeyPath, _
strEntryNameB6, intValueB6)
If intReturnB6 = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Set value of " & strEntryNameB6 & " to: " & intValueB6
Else
WScript.Echo "ERROR: Unable to set value of " & strEntryNameB6
intErrors = intErrors + 1
End If
If intErrors = 0 Then
WScript.Echo "Zone settings for " & strValueA1 & " successfully changed."
Else
WScript.Echo "Unable to change all zone settings for " & strValueA1 & "."
End If
End Sub
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