Newb question here........

[warcrow]

Hola everyone!

I'm totally new to using reg.exe and am having a bit of an (emberassing to admit!) issue. I'm trying to get two executables to run, ONLY ONCE, after a reboot. To accomplish this, I have a batch file that runs after pushing a machine. This batch file is going to include the following entries to (hopfully after you guys help me out) do this. I assume I'm on the right track here?

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY% /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY% /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

This is one of the programs I'd like to run. My questions are:

1) This is not working. I know that the executable is located that directory.

2) What is the best way to go about adding another executable to run after this one.

3) This is probably a really stupid question, but how do I make sure that this only runs once ever and under any user that logs in (it could be any of the IT staff here)?

Thanks in advanced guys!

[Yzöwl]

The key is for local machine meaning it will run regardless of which of the IT staff log in.

Your last two lines from the example given should be sub-keys of %KEY% we usually use numeric sub-keys in order to control order, though for one key I suppose you could choose any sub-key name.

[warcrow]

The key is for local machine meaning it will run regardless of which of the IT staff log in.

Your last two lines from the example given should be sub-keys of %KEY% we usually use numeric sub-keys in order to control order, though for one key I suppose you could choose any sub-key name.

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY%1 /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY%1 /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

How does that look?

[phkninja]

should be

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\1 /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\1 /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

This would be better though

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\01 /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\01 /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

or

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY%\a1 /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY%\a1 /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

Edited November 27, 2007 by phkninja

[warcrow]

I used

SET KEY=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnceEx

REG ADD %KEY% /V TITLE /D "Mark_Test" /f

REG ADD %KEY%1 /VE /D "Kyocera Mita Install" /f
REG ADD %KEY%1 /V 1 /D "c:\migration\AI_KYOCERA_MITA_INSTALL.exe" /f

Threw it into a batch, ran it as an admin, rebooted and it didnt work. I'm confused. :-/

[phkninja]

warcrow- you keep forgetting the \ between the %KEY% and the increment

[Yzöwl]

Also is anything working, ignore the installation procedure and run an existing program instead. If it still doesn't work then it's more than likely an IE7/runonce issue or similar.

[warcrow]

warcrow- you keep forgetting the \ between the %KEY% and the increment

I added the backslash and it worked! Pardon me here, but my inner geek is going to surface. This is AWESOME! There are so many possibilities here, I love it!

I have another program that I'm going to add--thank you everyone for your help.

[lucas*z]

are u sure this appls folder take in the $1 folder?

if u used CD to install, $oem$\$1 folder and i386 folder appose.

if u used network to install, $oem$\$1 folder in the i386 folder.