[wpkg-users] Cannot install wpkg on W2k3 Terminal Server

2008-03-27 Thread Alan Au
Hi, I tried to install wpkg 1.2.0 on W2k3 Terminal Server but failed with the error as the attached image. http://www.nabble.com/file/p16087939/install%2Bwpkg.jpeg Would any expert help? Regards and thanks! Alan -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Cannot-install-wpkg-on-W

Re: [wpkg-users] Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of

2008-03-27 Thread Jens Geile
Hi, > Wow, impressive feature list. Looks like it could be some kind of replacement > for the WPKG web GUI. Well, for me it already is. I've also got a package editor, xml import/export for packages through the webinterface, some tools automatically download the installation files from the inte

Re: [wpkg-users] Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Jens Jens Geile wrote: > 1. I've written my own webinterface which combines Unattended and WPKG and is > linked to the webinterface for the DHCP configuration. > 2. My packages.xml, hosts.xml, profiles.xml files are actually stored in the > PSQL database and WPKG just downloads the .xml files

Re: [wpkg-users] install the wpkg client manually

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb: > Kent Tong schrieb: >> Hi, >> >> Is it possible to install the wpkg client manually (as opposed to running >> the msi file)? >> I am asking because trying to install the wpkg client v1.2.0 on our Windows >> 2003 >> Terminal Server failed with the error "This applicati

[wpkg-users] Has anyone used WPKG with powershell?

2008-03-27 Thread Stevester
Good Evening Everyone, Has any here ever used WPKG with Powershell. To be more clear, has anyone ever used WPKG to execute a powershell script which is located on a share. Thanks Steve Handy LAN and System Administrator Globalcom Inc. 200 E. Randolph - 23rd Floor Chicago, Illinois 60617 1-

Re: [wpkg-users] Command Line Client Installer

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Tomasz Chmielewski schrieb: > Pierre Rivard schrieb: (...) >> installer, but I cant find any documentation on how to use it from the >> command line... Anyone made an instant installer for their machines? > > It's a MSI file, so it will install from the command line without problems. > > Some

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Jens Jens Geile wrote: >> but hey, I think I see the problem. Firefox recently changed the silent >> flags from "-ms" to "/S". At least I am using the /S flag within my >> unattended.cmd. > I've been using "-ms -ira" as install parameter for firefox.exe for quite > some time now. Today I upd

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
Hello Jens, how are you? The same too Jens. -ms works for me. -Original Message- From: Jens Geile [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 4:31 PM To: Steve Handy; wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org; 'Leon Hedding (ICT)'; Rainer Meier; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Th

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Jens Geile
Hi, > but hey, I think I see the problem. Firefox recently changed the silent flags > from "-ms" to "/S". At least I am using the /S flag within my unattended.cmd. I've been using "-ms -ira" as install parameter for firefox.exe for quite some time now. Today I updated to 2.0.0.13 and the switche

Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop - Lets move on the 2nd problem

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
Adam I meant not Andrew From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Handy Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 3:10 PM To: 'Adam Williams' Cc: 'wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org' Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop - Lets move on the 2nd problem

Re: [wpkg-users] Can WPKG install packages while user is at desktop - Lets move on the 2nd problem

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
Sorry Andrew for the late response. I used the /force flag in conjunction with the /synchronize /quiet command-flag and it WORKED Leon helped me From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Williams Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 7:15 PM Cc: 'wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org'

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
I doubt I am angering people. If that's the case I would not be receiving help from the kind hearted people whom assisted me. If I offended anyone here by the way I posted my comments then I do apologize. This is really the first time I have used something of this nature. Rainer: I can tell by

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Dear Steve, Steve Handy wrote: > You know Rainer this conversation between you and I is starting to get a > little out of hand and scope if you want to be honest. I came to you for help > and yet I am getting reprimands and a lot offensive comments. If you are not > going to communicate in a pr

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
You know Rainer this conversation between you and I is starting to get a little out of hand and scope if you want to be honest. I came to you for help and yet I am getting reprimands and a lot offensive comments. If you are not going to communicate in a professional manner, then please don't com

Re: [wpkg-users] Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of workstations.

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Chris, Chris Crow wrote: > I was going to wait, and clean up this script, but I don't think I will > ever come back to it. There is always too less time - or too many ideas... > This script needs to be copied to the root of the wpkg share, and it > evaluates the following locations: > > h

Re: [wpkg-users] Command Line Client Installer

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi, Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > It's a MSI file, so it will install from the command line without problems. Just for the archives. MSI files always come with a silent installation (if the one who created the package did not hard-code any dialog boxes). All MSI packages are installed using 'msie

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Steve, Steve Handy wrote: Here is the log file you requested. By the way, the documentation on the flags DOES NOT specify that /synchronize is a command. Only a flag. This explains the mistake I made earlier when you specified that I wasn't following the documentation closely in your earli

[wpkg-users] Ugly perl script to check if packages are installed on a set of workstations.

2008-03-27 Thread Chris Crow
I was going to wait, and clean up this script, but I don't think I will ever come back to it. This script needs to be copied to the root of the wpkg share, and it evaluates the following locations: hosts/*.xml packages/*.xml profiles/*.xml status/*.xml (status is the directory where I copy th

Re: [wpkg-users] Command Line Client Installer

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Pierre Rivard schrieb: > I'm a new user of wpkg, just trying to figure it out at the moment, > basically just evaluating it right now. So far it looks like it will do > what I need, and that it will be great once I get the profiles and > packages set up. I was wondering if there was a way to ins

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Steve Handy schrieb: > Here is the log file you requested. By the way, the documentation on the > flags DOES NOT specify that /synchronize is a command. Only a flag. This > explains the mistake I made earlier when you specified that I wasn't > following the documentation closely in your earlier

[wpkg-users] Command Line Client Installer

2008-03-27 Thread Pierre Rivard
I'm a new user of wpkg, just trying to figure it out at the moment, basically just evaluating it right now. So far it looks like it will do what I need, and that it will be great once I get the profiles and packages set up. I was wondering if there was a way to install the client from the comma

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improvement

2008-03-27 Thread Steve Handy
Here is the log file you requested. By the way, the documentation on the flags DOES NOT specify that /synchronize is a command. Only a flag. This explains the mistake I made earlier when you specified that I wasn't following the documentation closely in your earlier email. -Original Message

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Rainer Meier schrieb: (...) >> I use one simple trick for some "ugly" software where versions etc. >> are unpredictable: >> >> set %UGLYSOFT%=10.2 >> >> install_this >> install_that >> >> echo %date% %time% > C:\uglysoft\INSTALLED_%UGLYSOFT%.TXT > > Wow, very "ugly" - but might work. WPKG can n

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Tomasz, > Filemon and Regmon are your friends, then. > Check where the program wants to write files/registry, and make those > writeable by all. Involves 5-30 minutes of work, works for 99% of > admin-only software, and is far better than granting admin rights to all > users. Full ACK. I fo

Re: [wpkg-users] WPKG Client v1.0rc6 & WPKG 1.0-rc8 - enviromental variable

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Rainer Meier schrieb: (...) >> If I move the .9.10 version of wpkg back into place and reboot, the >> skipped installations continue. I am going to troubleshoot this issue some >> more. > > Could you post an export of the WPKG-client settings (XML export)? And probably, use verbose logging

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Falko, Falko Trojahn wrote: > Yes, but sometimes we have applications, you know, only working with > administrator rights ... I know - these are the ones to be replaced by a properly programmed solution ;-) > Instead FF does the update without prior notification now ... and only > asks if y

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Falko Trojahn schrieb: > Hallo Rainer, > > thanx for your quick and detailed answer. > >> Falko Trojahn wrote: >>> Firefox updated itself, e.g. to Revision 2.0.0.13. Next time Wpkg >>> starts, >>> the uninstall check looks for 2.0.0.12 (which of course is missing then) >>> and >>> reinstalls the

Re: [wpkg-users] install the wpkg client manually

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Kent Tong schrieb: > Hi, > > Is it possible to install the wpkg client manually (as opposed to running > the msi file)? > I am asking because trying to install the wpkg client v1.2.0 on our Windows > 2003 > Terminal Server failed with the error "This application has requested the > Runtime to >

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Falko Trojahn
Hallo Rainer, thanx for your quick and detailed answer. > Falko Trojahn wrote: >> Firefox updated itself, e.g. to Revision 2.0.0.13. Next time Wpkg >> starts, >> the uninstall check looks for 2.0.0.12 (which of course is missing then) >> and >> reinstalls the old version, until the xml on the ser

Re: [wpkg-users] How can WPKG install over VPN ?

2008-03-27 Thread Tomasz Chmielewski
Steve Handy schrieb: > Can anyone explain to me how WPKG can install software over a VPN when a > user > > is outside of their respective domain. If the WPKG share is on a private > network such as 172.16.0.etc, then how is the users computer going to > install software from that share. Make s

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Rainer Meier
Hi Falko Falko Trojahn wrote: > Firefox updated itself, e.g. to Revision 2.0.0.13. Next time Wpkg starts, > the uninstall check looks for 2.0.0.12 (which of course is missing then) > and > reinstalls the old version, until the xml on the server is updated, too. This is true - but non-admin users

Re: [wpkg-users] Thanks for everything - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Jens Geile
Hi, > > You wrote that after removing Firefox, rebooting and then manually > > executing WPKG it did not re-install it. This is exactly the situation I > > testet many many times and it works perfectly. > I've noticed WPKG not installing the application again after it has been > uninstalled by

Re: [wpkg-users] Old version reinstall - WPKG is nice but it still needs improve

2008-03-27 Thread Falko Trojahn
Hi Rainer, > > However I just did exactly this 10 minutes ago. Removed OpenOffice, > FireFox and some other programs manually via the control panel. Then > invoked WPKG service again and all the programs got re-installed. I followed this discussion carefully and it remembered me of a problem whic