Configure users' computers to install the client file for the BlackBerry Web Desktop Manager automatically

You can create a new Windows GPO so that you can add the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\UseCoInstall to users' computers. When you add the registry key, the users' computers install the RIMWebComponents.msi file and other Microsoft ActiveX controls automatically. The Windows GPO adds the registry key to computers in the organizational unit that you assigned the GPO to.
  1. On the computer that hosts Microsoft Active Directory, in a new text file, copy and paste the following lines:

    CLASS MACHINE

    CATEGORY !!RegistrySettings

    KEYNAME "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

    ;KEYNAME "Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings"

    POLICY !!EnableActiveXInstallFromAD

    EXPLAIN !!EnableActiveXInstallFromAD_Explain

    VALUENAME "UseCoInstall"

    VALUEON NUMERIC 1

    VALUEOFF NUMERIC 0

    END POLICY

    END CATEGORY

    [strings]

    EnableActiveXInstallFromAD="Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components."

    EnableActiveXInstallFromAD_Explain="Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components."

    RegistrySettings="Registry Settings"

  2. Name the file EnableActiveXInstallFromAD.adm and save it.
  3. In Microsoft Active Directory Users and Computers, right-click the organizational unit that you want to assign the Windows GPO to. Click Properties.
  4. On the Group Policy tab, click New.
  5. In the Name field, type a name for the new GPO.
  6. In the list of GPOs, click the GPO name. Click Edit.
  7. In the Group Policy Object Editor list, click Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates.
  8. Right-click Administrative Templates. Perform one of the following actions:
    • If the computer uses Windows 2000 Server, clear the View – Show Policies Only option.
    • If the computer uses Windows Server 2003, click View – Filtering. Clear the Only show policy settings that can be fully managed check box.
  9. Right-click Administrative Templates. Click Add/Remove Templates.
  10. Add the EnableActiveXInstallFromAD.adm custom administrative template to the Windows GPO.
  11. Click Administrative Templates > Registry Settings.
  12. Double-click Allow user computers to install administrator-approved Microsoft ActiveX components.
  13. Click Enabled.
  14. Click OK.
After you finish: For more information about registry-based Windows GPOs, visit technet.microsoft.com to read Using Administrative Template Files with Registry-Based Group Policy.
Last updated: 2012-09-17
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