imthemp3king

Thanks for the reply, I was beginning to wonder if I was just experiencing a quirk and gave up on working with 4.4 I will give this a shot. Thanks again!

Thanks for the reply, I was able to resolve my issue without the use of a reboot. The service wasn't neccessary for proper program execution but more of a convenience feature so I just told the installer not to start it.

Thanks alot, that works like a charm. I decided to replace the iTunes I got from the original poster and use this instead because I was getting the .msi pop-p occasionally when installing additional software.

Does anyone still have the files linked in the original post? They have been removed due to inactivity and I would really like to use them. Thanks

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Hello, I am trying to install GFI LanGuard Network Security Scanner via WPI. I had to repackage the installer because I couldn't get it to go silently and didn't want to use autoit. It installs fine, except that it needs a reboot to create a service. I have a .cmd file that accomplishes this via RunOnceEx. See below. Followup.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off IF EXIST D:\autorun.inf set CDROM=D: IF EXIST E:\autorun.inf set CDROM=E: IF EXIST F:\autorun.inf set CDROM=F: IF EXIST G:\autorun.inf set CDROM=G: IF EXIST H:\autorun.inf set CDROM=H: IF EXIST I:\autorun.inf set CDROM=I: IF EXIST J:\autorun.inf set CDROM=J: SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx REG ADD %KEY%\001 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\postinstall\Security\GFI\postinstall.cmd" /f shutdown -r -f -t 0 Postinstall.cmd cmdow @ /HID @echo off net user LNSS_MONITOR_USR password sc config "GFI LANguard N.S.S. 7.0 Attendant Service" password= password If I test this install all by itself on a fresh Windows install, it works just fine after reboot. But I am trying to have this happen through WPI and I have it set as a dependancy of the GFI application and have the install order set to 9999 so it the last thing in RunOnceEx. Postinstall.cmd gets added to RunOnceEX but it gets executed before the reboot. I thought that setting the shutdown command to happen immediately would prevent that, but it just doesn't seem to work the way I want it to. Can anyone give me any tips on how I can get this working. Thanks.

Has anyone else recieved this particular error while testing 4.4rc1? I opened generate.js to see what was on that line and there is nothing, it is right after it is supposed to launch ktool. I verified that I have all the files on the DVD. And while in Windows a test run using the example config.js launches just fine.

I have a silent install of CloneDVD2 that works just fine. The only problem I have come across is that I can't seem to get the same registry settings to apply to every new user on the system. I want to disable the autoupdate check and have the registry setting to do so, but it seems that by putting the entry under the HK_USERS\.DEFAULT key that it ignores it because it seems to recreate the settings under HK_CURRENT_USER for every new user who logs in. Can anyone help? Thanks

Will this work if you give just some of the apps numbers? I have about 3 things I would like to run at the very end and those are the only ones that I care about the order other than dependencies.

I am trying to finish up my WPI app menu and I am having a small problem with Office 2003 that I hope is solvable. I have created .MST files for each seperate application so that the user may choose just that specific application to install instead of the whole suite. I would like to use it this way so that I can use the whole suite at work while using Word only at home and another email client instead of Outlook. Anyway, when attempting to install these seperately either via WPI or command line after the install has finished, they install fine, but I get prompted for the Office 2003 CD when trying to run them for the first time. The only app that runs right will be the last one installed, usually Word but have tested with other installation configs such as Access and Excel, Excel runs fine but Access prompts for the CD. I am assuming this is because each app wants to set itself up for the current user profile. Has anyone else tried this method or had this particular problem? EDIT: Let me add that by using the .MST files, after the 1st install I couldn't install the other apps silently as the install would crap out. After not doing them silently I found it was running in maintenance mode asking if I wanted to Add or Remove, Reinstall or Repair, or Uninstall. I then switched to using Installrite and creating install kits. These install fine but give me the afformentioned problem. Sorry for initially leaving that detail out. Thanks Imthemp3king

Does anyone else have trouble using this switch? I have my license key that I have tried entering with and without quotes to no avail. But when it asks me if I would like to register and I enter it in the registration box, it works just fine.

I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. Can you give me an example?

The code I posted worked for you?

The MACs have been substituted with 0's for posting purposes

Have you run this during an unattended setup? I just tried running it again after editing it yo use a single % instead of a double and it did not change the server name. I can run this same exact .cmd file on Windows 2000 Server without issue, but Windows 2003 seems to not want to execute this for some reason. Now I just edited the file and ran it from a command prompt and it runs without error, with double %'s, but does not change the server name. This is what the .cmd file looks like cmdow @ /HID ECHO. ECHO Setting Computer Name ECHO Please wait... for /f "tokens=1" %i IN ("compname /d ?m") do set MAC=%i IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c apollo IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c cratos IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c cyclops IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c delphi IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c janus IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c mars IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c mercury IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c neptune IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c nereid IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c neti IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c odyssey IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pallas IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pluto EXIT

Thanks for the links, but that does not allow me to use the MAC to set the computername. Plus, I don't really know VB so I am at a dissadvantage when trying to change it to suit my needs if it supported MAC addresses. Anyone else have anymore ideas as to why this won't work under Windows Server 2003?

I apologize if this has been covered elsewhere in the forums but I have been unable to find any other threads regarding this issue. I have been using compname to set my computernames based on the MAC address for Windows 2000 server and XP. They have been working fine. Here is an example of what I am using cmdow @ /HID ECHO. ECHO Setting Computer Name ECHO Please wait... for /f "tokens=1" %%i IN ('compname /d ?m') do set MAC=%%i IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c apollo IF %MAC% == 000000000001 compname /c cratos The problem I am having is that this does not seem to work at all under Windows Server 2003. I have manually run this and I keep getting the error "compname was unexpected at this time" Any ideas why this will not run on Windows Server 2003?

Modify this in your WINNT.SIF file [GuiUnattended] AutoLogon = Yes AutoLogonCount = 1 to this [GuiUnattended] AutoLogon = Yes AutoLogonCount = 2

View my reply to this message, I posted an example of my WINNT.SIF that specifies all my TCP/IP info for 3 different computers without using the PnPID's

Here is the link to the article GreenMachine was referring to, though it appears that some of the important content was removed. Set computer name unattended using MAC address Here is an example of what I use cmdow @ /HID ECHO. ECHO Setting Computer Name ECHO Please wait... for /f "tokens=1" %%i IN ('compname /d ?m') do set MAC=%%i IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc1 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc2 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc3 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc4 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc5 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc6 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc7 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc8 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc9 IF %MAC% == 000000000000 compname /c pc10 EXIT That seems to do the trick just fine. I know this isn't using hostnames, but it does do basically what you want it to do. On another note, does anyone know how to set the computername using the WINNT.SIF file and a WINNT.UDB file from the CD? I wanna be able to set the names using the answer file and uniqueness database created by setup manager, but it doesn't seem to be working. Here is what I'm trying: [Networking] InstallDefaultComponents = No [NetAdapters] Adapter01 = params.Adapter01 Adapter02 = params.Adapter02 Adapter03 = params.Adapter03 [params.Adapter01] INFID = * NetCardAddress = 0xXXXXXXXXXXXX ConnectionName = "Local Area Connection" [params.Adapter02] INFID = * NetCardAddress = 0xXXXXXXXXXXXX ConnectionName = "Local Area Connection" [params.Adapter03] INFID = * NetCardAddress = 0xXXXXXXXXXXXX ConnectionName = "Local Area Connection" [NetClients] MS_MSClient = params.MS_MSClient [NetServices] MS_SERVER = params.MS_SERVER [NetProtocols] MS_TCPIP = params.MS_TCPIP [params.MS_TCPIP] AdapterSections = params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter01,params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter02,params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter03 DNSDomain = *.com DNSSuffixSearchOrder = *.com EnableLMHosts = Yes UseDomainNameDevolution = No SyncDomainWithMembership = 0 [SetupMgr] ComputerName01 = PC1 ComputerName02 = PC2 ComputerName03 = PC3 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter01] SpecificTo = Adapter01 DHCP = No IPAddress = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SubnetMask = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DefaultGateway = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNSServerSearchOrder = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx WINS = Yes WinsServerList = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx NetBIOSOptions = 1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter02] SpecificTo = Adapter02 DHCP = No IPAddress = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SubnetMask = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DefaultGateway = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNSServerSearchOrder = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx WINS = Yes WinsServerList = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx NetBIOSOptions = 1 [params.MS_TCPIP.Adapter03] SpecificTo = Adapter03 DHCP = No IPAddress = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx SubnetMask = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DefaultGateway = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx DNSServerSearchOrder = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx WINS = Yes WinsServerList = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx NetBIOSOptions = 1 and here is the WINNT.UDB file ;SetupMgrTag [UniqueIds] PC1=UserData PC2=UserData PC3=UserData [PC1:UserData] ComputerName=PC1 [PC2:UserData] ComputerName=PC2 [PC3:UserData] ComputerName=PC3 Any ideas on why this won't work? I know if you install from a command prompt you need to use the :UDF switch in oder to specify the UDB file. But I am wanting to use this on a CD install. The CMD file I used as an example above works fine for me but I wanna try using the answer file if possible

*update* 06-04-04 I am able to get the kill command to run properly by launching a seperate batch file, but by doing that the Big Brother Client doesn't get installed as a service which it needs to be in order to function properly.

I am trying to add the Big Brother client to my Windows 2000 Server image. I have been able to get the install to run silently *except* the configuration app is launched right after install has completed. I was goign to use the kill command but it appears that kill won't execute from RunOnceEx until after the configuration app has been closed so it does me no good in that regard. Has anyone else had the chance to install this unattended? REG ADD %KEY%\007 /VE /D "Big Brother Monitoring Client" /f REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 1 /D "%CDROM%\postinstall\BB\bbnt1-08b1.exe -s -f1\setup.iss" /f REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 3 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\postinstall\BB\BB4.reg" /f REG ADD %KEY%\007 /V 4 /D "REGEDIT /S %CDROM%\postinstall\BB\BB.reg" /f

Alanoll, Bootcfg will not run on Windows 2000 and will tell you so if you attempt to run it on a Win2k system. mdes, Should that code snippet be saved as VBS script? Thanks

I was wondering if anyone out there might know of a utility like bootcfg.exe for Windows XP that will allow me to change the wait period on the OS selection screen for Windows 2000 Server?

Alanoll, you were right, it wasn't XPCREATE. BeenThereB4 was right on the money though as there was a line in the WINNT.SIF file that was causing it to hang. I had Contact_Name=firstname lastname set under [sNMP] and it apparently was choking on that as the name had a space between the 1st and last names. Can I use "" to enclose the name so it won't hang on that line with spaces in it? Thanks for your help!