[2008] Add/Remove Computers from Active Directory groups?

[NYCHoliday]

My workplace uses an AD-based software deployment system. It works like this:

1) User requests software
2) IT dept adds the user's computer name to a designated AD group. One group exists for each piece of software the company uses.
3) Software is auto-installed upon next reboot

I am considering writing a small app to interact with AD. I was thinking of including a drop-down list with the names of all the software packages, and a text entry box in which the computer's name would be entered, with a "submit" button or something similar. I would like this app to be able to add the specified computer name to the software package's AD group.

Would this be possible using VB?

[NYCHoliday]

Not sure how to mark this thread as resolved.

I did some searching and found the answer to my question here:

http://activexperts.com/activmonitor...ectory/groups/

[chris128]

To mark a thread as resolved you go to the Thread Tools menu at the top of the first post and choose the bottom option

But - the link you posted only seems to provide vbscript examples and if you want text boxes etc and a proper interface to this app then you are going to be dissapointed with a vbscript. Have you got any VB.NET programming experience at all? I wrote a program not long ago (command line though) that adds/removes users from groups and distribution lists (http://www.cjwdev.co.uk/DLManageInfo.html) so I could probably write something to do what you mentioned fairly easily but I dont really want to just write your program for you... if you can at least make a start and post any questions you have then I dont mind helping as much as I can

[NYCHoliday]

Thanks for the help! I will get to work on the project and may ask you for help at some point if I get stuck

I took a quick look at your website. I also was often in the situation of trying to VNC to a user without VNC server installed... I wrote a simple command-line tool which used psexec to silently install the service on the client's PC.