[wpkg-users] Odd behaiour with WPKG client 1.3.14 and one package
I have a package to deploy 7zip to my machines. I have *one* machine that is
not taking it. My package has only one check condition:
The 920-2.exe refers to a file which does a check on OS (32v64) and then
installs the appropriate OS version. Both the 64 and 32 bit versions share the
same registry key and data so that's not an issue.
I'm sure the registry key is there on the problem machine from the install
completing - Here's a trimmed down export from the registry on the problem
machine:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{23170F69-40C1-2701-0920-0100}]
"DisplayVersion"="9.20.00.0"
For some reason the WPKG client on this problem machine sees it needs the
package, installs it, then comes back and says the checks failed post-install.
I've even gone in and deleted the existing %windir%\system32\wpkg.xml and let
it be recreated, manually removed the software, etc, etc. but the machine
continues to says it needs this package.
Anybody have any ideas?
Kind regards,
Bill Prentice
K.T.J.R.
Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance
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Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG and SteadyState
I don't know if you've heard: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2390706 "Windows SteadyState will be phased out effective December 31, 2010. Microsoft will no longer support Windows SteadyState after June 30, 2011." While I know it doesn't address the issue you may want to look to see if the problem is worth resolving Kind regards, Bill Prentice K.T.J.R. Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Harry Sanger Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 1:19 PM To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: [wpkg-users] WPKG and SteadyState I have searched through the archives and found one thread relating to the use of WPKG with Windows SteadyState ( http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/2009-January/004261.html ). I am trying to utilize these two programs together to provide updates to our public access computers. I tried to use a custom script in SteadyState to call WPKG but it does not run as a credentialed user (SteadyState runs the custom script before Windows logon). I have now tried installing the client, setting the service to run manually and starting the service manually through the custom script. This solution will work if I institute a logon delay but this causes the full delay anytime Windows restarts. One thing mentioned in the thread above is to force SteadyState to commit the changes post execution of WPKG. This seems a little more involved than calling WPKG through SteadyState. Has anyone out there successfully combined WPKG with the SteadyState disk protection? Thank you, Harry J Sanger, III Microcomputer Specialist Library Information Network of Clackamas County - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Maybe we should hook intohttp://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/ at some point...
I don't have a Vista/W7 machine to look at this on, but XP had a setting to force the machine to wait for the network at startup/logon. It was set using either the local group policy or a domain group policy and was found at Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Logon Under the setting 'Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon' Kind regards, Bill Prentice K.T.J.R. Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Damian Kasper Sent: Thursday, 26 August, 2010 18:22 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: [wpkg-users] Maybe we should hook intohttp://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/ at some point... Hey Guys, This is the best suggestion yet. If wpkg-gp doesn't take off, or if another method isn't found to delay login with Vista/7, then WPKG is dead in the water. Simple as that. We are holding off moving to Win 7 for that exact reason, but we can't wait forever. Delayed login is the single most important feature that anyone could want with automated software installation... And that doesn't work with Vista/7. -Original Message- From: bugzilla-dae...@bugzilla.wpkg.org [mailto:bugzilla-dae...@bugzilla.wpkg.org] Sent: Wednesday, 25 August 2010 11:22 PM To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: [wpkg-users] [Bug 176] WPKG Service crashes when using Offline mode http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/show_bug.cgi?id=176 --- Comment #11 from Tomasz Chmielewski --- There is maintenance, but this issue is problematic to reproduce (and thus, to fix). Maybe we should hook into http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/ at some point... -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.wpkg.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email --- You are receiving this mail because: --- You are the QA contact for the bug. - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Firefox 3.6
I can help with the first:
Extract the setup files from the downloaded executable. In the
nonlocalized\defaults\pref folder you will find a firefox.js. Open that in a
text editor and modify the "pref("app.update.auto", true);" and
"pref("app.update.enabled", true);" lines (about lines 63 and 68) so that the
values are "false".
Kind regards,
Bill Prentice
K.T.J.R.
Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance
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[mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Donny Brooks
Sent: Thursday, 22 July, 2010 12:51
To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
Subject: [wpkg-users] Firefox 3.6
I am looking at deploying firefox to our users but have a few specific
requirements I hope someone can point me in the right direction on.
First off I need firefox to NOT check for updates since our users cannot
install/upgrade software. Our current installs of seamonkey and acrobat
drive me batty when people start sending helpdesk requests because those
programs are trying to update before I can push out the updates via wpkg.
Secondly, I need to be able to set the homepage on the firefox browser.
Third, I need to know if anyone else has disabled Internet Explorer
using WPKG. I know how to remove access to it in Vista using the program
access and defaults, but not sure how to do it with wpkg or if it is
even possible. I have searched for a registry entry to do this but to no
avail.
Thanks in advance.
Donny B.
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Re: [wpkg-users] Notifications don't appear
That explains it - The messenger service is disabled by default since XP SP2 and all my clients are either XP SP3 or 2003 SP2. I tend to leave Messenger disabled on corporate machines since some stuff (such as certain APC devices) shotgun alerts to everywhere rather than just to specified destinations. Kind regards, Bill Prentice K.T.J.R. Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance -Original Message- From: Rainer Meier [mailto:r.me...@wpkg.org] Sent: Thursday, 15 April, 2010 15:03 To: Bill Prentice Cc: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Notifications don't appear Hi Bill, On 15.04.2010 17:11, Bill Prentice wrote: > I've found with no clients that I've installed does the client get the > user notification window such as when a package is about to install. Is > there something that I misconfigured or that I didn't set right to begin > with? The notifications sent by wpkg.js are sent using "net send" or "msg" command (depending on OS). To disable this use the /nonotify switch or set the "nonotify" parameter to "true" in config.xml. Maybe your WPKG client installations suppress the notifications using the /nonotify command. Note: For this to work Windows needs to run the "Messenger" service (except on Vista/7 where msg.exe is used instead of "net send"). br, Rainer - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
[wpkg-users] Notifications don't appear
I've found with no clients that I've installed does the client get the user notification window such as when a package is about to install. Is there something that I misconfigured or that I didn't set right to begin with? - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
[wpkg-users] Notifications don't appear
I've found with no clients that I've installed does the client get the user notification window such as when a package is about to install. Is there something that I misconfigured or that I didn't set right to begin with? - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Periodical wpkg script execution from wprg client
I can suggest the following : a scheduled task running from a server such as a domain controller. This task could run something against each machine in the domain to restart the service. When I am trying to get one machine to restart (such a my test deployment machine) I use a powershell script. Here is the code: param([string]$machine = "machine", [string]$service = "service") (Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer $machine -Filter "name = '$service'").stopservice() Start-Sleep –s 10 (Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer $machine -Filter "name = '$service'").startservice() Line 1 supplies the variable declarations. Line 2 stops the indicated service on the indicated machine. Line 3 waits 10 seconds for the service to definitely stop. Line 4 starts the service again. If you save the code as foo.ps1 you can remotely cycle the WPKG service from another machine by issuing the command: PS prompt:> ./foo.ps1 -machine "remotePC" -service "WPKGservice" Kind regards, Bill Prentice K.T.J.R. Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of ? ?? Sent: Wednesday, 24 March, 2010 09:07 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Periodical wpkg script execution from wprg client There are very top-ranking coleagues, that do not turn off their computers. For example, my director. My rank is too small to tell him, what he should do. Usually, such users says me that they do not need any updates. I am to deply applications and application updates quietly and transparent to users. - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Will WPKG uninstall software it did not install?
If the software has something that can be checked install checks are written properly you can have a minimum version or something similar. In my environment I want specific versions installed so as to be able to properly support my environment so I specify exact version information as much as possible. On the same note it is possible for WPKG to be used to remove software it didn't install but I have found it is somewhat non-obvious and difficult. I've done this on machines where I had only remote access and didn't want to give the user local admin. Here's how I've done it: NOTES : 1] You must do this per machine. 2] You must have access to the local machine's c:\windows\system32\wpkg.xml 3] You need the uninstall command for the software in question. Define a package for the software to be removed and add it to the specific host's profile. In my case I was downgrading some people from Visio Pro to Visio Std. Do not do install checks (you already know the software's there or else why would you be removing it???). Here's the removal package for Visio 2003 Pro I made: Restart WPKG Service. Wait for it to finish processing the package (can be confirmed via application event log). Stop the WPKG Service and delete the wpkg.xml file on the client. Remove the package from the host profile of the client PC and start the client's WPKG Service back up. Kind regards, Bill Prentice K.T.J.R. Striving for R.F.C. 1925 compliance -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Rainer Meier Sent: Saturday, 27 February, 2010 07:38 To: pmgo...@gmail.com Cc: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Will WPKG uninstall software it did not install? Hi Peter, On 27.02.2010 13:07, Peter Gough wrote: > I only offer my advice based on my own experience which is that without > careful testing it is difficult to predict exactly what the > implementation of wpkg will have. I've certainly tripped up more than > once as a result of my own ill-conceived check conditions. This isn't > the fault of wpkg, which has done exactly what I've asked it to do, but > for somebody implementing wpkg in their own 'virgin' environment I think > it is important to spell out the potential for adversely impacting their > existing software installations. Yes i think you're absolutely right that a complex system like WPKG could make people believe that it sometimes does something which was not intended. Just due to the fact that the user did not know about any effect of its acting. Well, I think the topic here is well-clarified now and I hope Thomas is fine with the answer and knows about the intended effects of using WPKG and probably also about some "side-effects" he might experience. Thanks for the discussion ;-) br, Rainer - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Swift disable of WPKG-Service
Here's a short script I use to cycle the service on domain member machines
using PowerShell:
param([string]$machine = "machine", [string]$service = "service")
(Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer $machine -Filter "name =
'$service'").stopservice()
Start-Sleep -s 10
(Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer $machine -Filter "name =
'$service'").startservice()
Usage:
PS c:>./remotecycleservice.ps1 -machine "targetpc" -service
"targetservice"
Example:
PS c:>./remotecycleservice.ps1 -machine "Bob" -service "wpkgservice"
You can obviously change this so you only have the stop, can do multiple lines
using real machine names instead of variable names, etc. And obviously the ID
your script runs under must have admin rights to the PCs.
I also have another script which I use to patch a set of servers which have to
be shut down in a specific order and brought back up in the reverse of that
order. By using the following line:
(Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer targetPC -Filter "caption =
'name_as_shown_in_services.msc'").changestartmode("disabled")
Example :
(Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -computer Bob -Filter "caption = 'WPKG
Service'").changestartmode("disabled")
I disable the service. The only catch is that the service name must be
unambiguous. In other words, if you have service1 and service12 PowerShell will
fail as PowerShell can't tell the difference between the two (but service1 and
service-1 are unique enough for PowerShell to work)
Kind regards,
Bill Prentice
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[mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Ingemar Forsmark
Sent: Friday, 08 January, 2010 07:24
To: Ingemar Forsmark; Tomasz Chmielewski
Cc: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Swift disable of WPKG-Service
Now i´m getting somewhere.. But not really fast :-)
if i give the commands over psexec in hyena it kind of works
but not in my loginscript
with psexec:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>taskkill /F /IM wpkgsrv.exe
FEL: Processen wpkgsrv.exe could not be found.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>sc config "wpkgservice" start= disabled
[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS
with loginscript:
commandfile started as a domain admin with "runas /noprofile /user:xxx\xxx cmd
C:\WINDOWS\system32>taskkill /F /IM wpkgsrv.exe
FEL: Processen wpkgsrv.exe could not be found.
C:\WINDOWS\system32>sc config "wpkgservice" start= disabled
[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS
Think i´m just to impatient.
If i write the commands manually it works...But not if the run in a commandfile
it wont.
can it be that the service is still running while the sc command runs
have to make my script go slower
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[mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] För Ingemar Forsmark
Skickat: den 8 januari 2010 13:01
Till: Tomasz Chmielewski
Kopia: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
Ämne: Re: [wpkg-users] Swift disable of WPKG-Service
Yes.. i tried that..
and i tried wpkg-service. wpkgserv. wpkgsrv. wpkg-serv. and so on
even tried all with and without quotes.. tried also with singleqoute (')
no luck.. (the return is either "bad syntax or service does not exist)
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: Tomasz Chmielewski [mailto:man...@wpkg.org]
Skickat: den 8 januari 2010 12:43
Till: Ingemar Forsmark
Kopia: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org
Ämne: Re: [wpkg-users] Swift disable of WPKG-Service
Ingemar Forsmark wrote:
> The problem is that the command returns that the service does not exist
>
> If however i do a (sc query "wpkgservice) it will be found..
>
>
>
> Odd. But it is maybe possible to do in some other way ?
>
> The reason to my remove is that just that office is having extreme
> logintimes the day after we launched wpkg.. so it is a must to remove
> just to check if WPKG is the problem.
Can you try (no quotes around wpkgservice):
taskkill /F /IM wpkgsrv.exe
sc config wpkgservice start= disabled
--
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Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working
On a side note - if I run a really small package (i.e. 1-2MB) from sserver (which is my package server for my main site) to NDM, it does process the package and install it. But as I said below I really don't want to be installing a 20+MB package across a t1 to 30+ machines. Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Bill Prentice Sent: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009 11:58 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working That's what I was looking at but it's a little complicated. Sserver = script server (this is centralized) lpserver = local package server (not= sserver) NDM = non-domain machine I have one script server, located at my main site. I have a package server located at each site, including remote sites. The scenario is NDM should talk to sserver to determine the packages to check/install. For the packages it talks to lpserver. (I REALLY don't want to be installing things like Acrobat Reader to multiple machines across a T1 link). NDM talks to sserver fine. It's when it talks to lpserver that's the problem. I can't set an execution context user and password that is a domain user because then it won't execute on NDM. But, I can't get NDM to the packages on lpserver since "SYSTEM" on NDM is not being seen as part of the built-in security identifier "EVERYONE" which has read, list, and read/execute on the package folder on lpserver. ( - hey MS, if "everyone" is supposed to be everyone why is it allowing only domain users ?) If on NDM I open a windows explorer window, manually open the package folder (supplying proper domain credentials), then restart the wpkgservice service everything goes fine. If it comes down to it I supposed I could set up some sort of task to copy the host, package, and profile XML files to a local script server and repoint my clients to that but that would be a less than elegant solution and would introduce the potential for failure if that scheduled task starts failing to run. Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: Tomasz Chmielewski [mailto:man...@wpkg.org] Sent: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009 02:56 To: Bill Prentice Cc: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working Bill Prentice wrote: > WPKG checks in no problem and gets the list of packages (because I > supplied it with credentials for a domain service account) but when it > tries to run a package it comes back with an error (which varies > depending on what the software is - 1619 in the case of an MSI). > Essentially what is happening is my 2003r2 package-hosting domain-member > server is asking for a user ID and password to access the share even > with Everyone set on it. Error 1619 with MSI means "package not found", and as you said, is a consequence of your server asking for username/password. Problem is not really related to WPKG - as it would happen without WPKG, too, when accessing any other file. Either figure out why your server keeps asking for username/password, or make your clients use username/password (i.e. you can do it with WPKG Client). -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working
That's what I was looking at but it's a little complicated. Sserver = script server (this is centralized) lpserver = local package server (not= sserver) NDM = non-domain machine I have one script server, located at my main site. I have a package server located at each site, including remote sites. The scenario is NDM should talk to sserver to determine the packages to check/install. For the packages it talks to lpserver. (I REALLY don't want to be installing things like Acrobat Reader to multiple machines across a T1 link). NDM talks to sserver fine. It's when it talks to lpserver that's the problem. I can't set an execution context user and password that is a domain user because then it won't execute on NDM. But, I can't get NDM to the packages on lpserver since "SYSTEM" on NDM is not being seen as part of the built-in security identifier "EVERYONE" which has read, list, and read/execute on the package folder on lpserver. ( - hey MS, if "everyone" is supposed to be everyone why is it allowing only domain users ?) If on NDM I open a windows explorer window, manually open the package folder (supplying proper domain credentials), then restart the wpkgservice service everything goes fine. If it comes down to it I supposed I could set up some sort of task to copy the host, package, and profile XML files to a local script server and repoint my clients to that but that would be a less than elegant solution and would introduce the potential for failure if that scheduled task starts failing to run. Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: Tomasz Chmielewski [mailto:man...@wpkg.org] Sent: Wednesday, 30 December, 2009 02:56 To: Bill Prentice Cc: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working Bill Prentice wrote: > WPKG checks in no problem and gets the list of packages (because I > supplied it with credentials for a domain service account) but when it > tries to run a package it comes back with an error (which varies > depending on what the software is - 1619 in the case of an MSI). > Essentially what is happening is my 2003r2 package-hosting domain-member > server is asking for a user ID and password to access the share even > with Everyone set on it. Error 1619 with MSI means "package not found", and as you said, is a consequence of your server asking for username/password. Problem is not really related to WPKG - as it would happen without WPKG, too, when accessing any other file. Either figure out why your server keeps asking for username/password, or make your clients use username/password (i.e. you can do it with WPKG Client). -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
[wpkg-users] Deploy packages to non-domain members not working
Perhaps it's already been answered, and it's only related to WPKG, but my Google-fu is weak today. I have 4 machines that are not domain members and I want to use WPKG to deploy packages to them. My package share is set both share and NTFS permissions with Everyone-Read/Execute. WPKG checks in no problem and gets the list of packages (because I supplied it with credentials for a domain service account) but when it tries to run a package it comes back with an error (which varies depending on what the software is - 1619 in the case of an MSI). Essentially what is happening is my 2003r2 package-hosting domain-member server is asking for a user ID and password to access the share even with Everyone set on it. As near as I can figure WPKG is using the domain credentials to access the package and profile XMLs but is using the machine for getting the actual package installer. Has anyone found a work-around or solution for this scenario? Making these machines domain members is not an option at this point. Kind regards, Bill Prentice - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] test packages upgrades
What I have done is set up two different profiles with normally identical contents. One profile is for production machines and one is for my test machine. In the hosts.xml I have the test machine host assigned to the test profile. When I want to test something I change the profile definition and restart the wpkg service on the test machine (I have a powershell script which I use for this). If everything is good, I then change the production profile to match the test profile. Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Jason Oster Sent: Monday, 21 December, 2009 09:50 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] test packages upgrades On 12/20/2009 01:44 AM, Andrea Zagli wrote: > how can i do to test packages upgrades on only one test machine before > to propagate the upgrade to all others production machines? > > thanks in advance I've been meaning to set up a second share directory on my Samba server with WPKG packages. My test workstation would check-in with that directory instead of the normal one. Use symlinks for the software and most of the XML packages; use real files only when testing. I don't have detailed information, sorry. But there is more information on this kind of idea in the list archives somewhere! Good luck - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
Uninstall is unfortunately not the issue - the issue is that running the install via WPKG does not put the desktop and quick launch icons out the way running the same command via the workstation does. I.E. : pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /loadinf="\\server\Packages\Custom\PSPad 4.5.4.2365\pspad454.inf" -or- pspad454inst_en.exe /SILENT /TASKS=multiuser,icons,contextmenu works fine via the command line on a PC (software installs, add/remove programs entry created, desktop icon, quick launch icon, program group). But running that same command via WPKG gets everything BUT the desktop and quick launch icons. It's almost as if when it tries to place the files in All Users (like it does when installed manually) and can't Kind regards, Bill Prentice -Original Message- From: wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-boun...@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Pendl Stefan Sent: Tuesday, 01 December, 2009 11:33 To: wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG > > Using the latest on both. The install does execute via WPKG but the problem is that the desktop icon and the quick launch icon are not created. > Running the exact same comment from an admin user on the machine correctly installs everything. > As this is an Inno Setup installer I have tried using the documented /TASKS and /MERGETASKS switches plus also tried using the /LOADINF switch. > The package does install - just without the desktop and quick launch icons when run through wpkg. Anybody have any ideas? > I'm not sure if this is a WPKG/Inno issue or solely an Inno issue > Install the program manually, after the installation is finished, open the registry and examine the uninstall entry for the program. Inno will write the switches you need to use into the uninstall information. --- Stefan - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users - wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
[wpkg-users] Having difficulty with PSPad silent install on WPKG
Using the latest on both. The install does execute via WPKG but the problem is that the desktop icon and the quick launch icon are not created. Running the exact same comment from an admin user on the machine correctly installs everything. As this is an Inno Setup installer I have tried using the documented /TASKS and /MERGETASKS switches plus also tried using the /LOADINF switch. The package does install - just without the desktop and quick launch icons when run through wpkg. Anybody have any ideas? I'm not sure if this is a WPKG/Inno issue or solely an Inno issue Kind regards, Bill Prentice <>- wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/ ___ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users
