Rainer Meier schrieb:
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>> 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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