Forget the bit about 3.3.2 not uninstalling - it does (I had a different path to WINNT for the 3.3.2 machines), however when it does, it removes the default password registry key so you may want to add a bit of code to the script to update the default password so you can log on again ;-)
Keith. > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 8:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: VNC host crashes when triing to connect > > > As it's only a short script I'll post it here for the benefit > of everyone... > > NB it doesn't uninstall 3.3.2 since the uninstall is > different, but 3.3.3 > works fine. You'll have to change path to tightvnc etc. too > but you should > get the idea. I've used it on about 20 machines ok so far (with the > exception of one that was running 3.3.2! - where it gets > stuck in the 'Not > yet uninstalled' bit ;-) ) > > Keith. > > -------8<------- > ; kix32 script to uninstall vnc + install tightvnc > ; by Keith Hall > > BREAK ON > > $key = > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ > Uninstall\Tigh > tVNC_is1" > if ExistKey($key) = 0 > "Already installed" ? > return > endif > > "Stopping VNC server"? > shell('net stop winvnc') > "Removing VNC Service"? > run('c:\program files\orl\vnc\winvnc -remove') > sleep 3 > "Uninstalling VNC"? > run('c:\winnt\isuninst -y -f"c:\program files\orl\vnc\uninst.isu" -a') > sleep 5 > :uninst > $key = > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ > Uninstall\WinV > NC" > if ExistKey($key) = 0 > "Not yet uninstalled" ? > sleep 2 > goto uninst > endif > "VNC has been uninstalled"? > ""? > "Installing TightVNC"? > shell('p:\resource\vnc\tightvnc-1.2.2-setup.exe /verysilent') > :inst > $key = > "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ > Uninstall\Tigh > tVNC_is1" > if ExistKey($key) <> 0 > "Not yet installed" ? > sleep 2 > goto inst > endif > "Installing VNC Service"? > shell('c:\program files\tightvnc\winvnc -install') > "Starting VNC Service"? > shell('net start winvnc') > shell('c:\program files\tightvnc\winvnc -servicehelper') > "Complete!"? > sleep 3 > -------8<------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Richard Clegg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 21 February 2002 11:23 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: VNC host crashes when triing to connect > > > > > > Keith, > > > > The Kix script you used to upgrade VNC unattended, have you > or are you > > making it available for download anywhere? > > > > Rich > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 21 February 2002 10:03 > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: VNC host crashes when triing to connect > > > > > > I have too seen this problem on a new machine, although first > > showed up with > > TightVNC, so I uninstalled and used 3.3.3r9 I always used > > before, but that > > occasionally did it too (mainly after a reboot before logging > > on). Memory > > exception trying to access byte 0 of memory or something... I > > put it down to > > a peculiarity with the display driver in the end (I still > > have the problem > > after changing drivers though)... > > > > There's one other machine that crashed in the same way with > > TightVNC after > > 'upgrading' from WinVNC 3.3.3r9, but no repeat of the problem. > > > > Both were running NT 4 server. I have used VNC (and upgraded most to > > TightVNC now with a nice little Kix script that does it all > > unattended) with > > no problems. > > > > So there's something odd happening somewhere... > > > > Keith. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
