Question

I’m trying to create a small application to setup fresh windows 7 systems. This is essentially so I can make images of the hard drives with all of the settings intact.

How would I go about enabling remote desktop from C# ?

I find it funny that everyone is flamming me but no one anwsered the question, sysprep cant do all of the required actions that I need in setting up the image. I want to enable RDP not run it. I will just change the registry key and add a firewall setting.

I will need this image to perform on several pieces of hardware.

Here is the laundry list of tasks I need to complete.

Static IP address, depends on computer.
Change Folder Permissions, depends on Domain.
Change Computer Name
Install Rysnc Server
Install Custom Applications
Install Custom Services
Firewall Permissions
Drivers
Disable Interactive Logon
Change Date Time Depending on Location for System to be Sent
Activate Windows
Group Policy Settings.

I dont think that sysprep can do all these things can it?

Answer 1

I’ve used the following in a previous project and it seems to work well:

        try
        {
            RegistryKey key = RegistryKey.OpenRemoteBaseKey(RegistryHive.LocalMachine, TargetMachine.Name);
            key = key.OpenSubKey(@"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server", true);
            object val = key.GetValue("fDenyTSConnections");
            bool state = (int)val != 0;
            if (state)
            {
                key.SetValue("fDenyTSConnections", 0, RegistryValueKind.DWord);
                MessageBox.Show("Remote Desktop is now ENABLED");
            }
            else
            {
                key.SetValue("fDenyTSConnections", 1, RegistryValueKind.DWord);
                MessageBox.Show("Remote Desktop is now DISABLED");
            }
            key.Flush();
            if (key != null)
                key.Close();
        }
        catch
        {
            MessageBox.Show("Error toggling Remote Desktop permissions");
        }