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#175187 - 2007-04-03 03:08 PM Kixtart and Windows Vista
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	I hope this is the right place, but I will give it a try $\:\)$ We are busy with testing the new Windows Vista here. In the future we will upgrade to Vista so everything has to run fine. After installing and configuring the Vista test machine into the domain it was time to login. But, after login no drive mappings are made. So I had to take a look at the Kixtart scripts we are running. It looked liked the old version didn't work correctly, so we have upgraded the Kix to version 4.53. Now the Kix runs, BUT not at startup.... If I start the Kix by hand (going to the SYSVOL folder which contains the scripts) I get the message: "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?". I think this is the problem, when Windows starts and you login it takes almost 10 minutes to get into the PC. And no Kix has been run. Is there a fix or something for this? Or am I the only (or first ;)) person with this problem?
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#175188 - 2007-04-03 03:48 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	Originally Posted By: Tha_Duck "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?" I think your solution is this: After you download the KiXtart zip file, right-click on it, go to properties, on the General tab, click the "Unblock" button. Now, unzip the file. Originally Posted By: Tha_Duck But, after login no drive mappings are made. About the logon scripts running or not, I think in the lounge there are some threads about Windows Vista. I thought I read that when a Administrator logs on, the login script reacts weird. When a common user logs on, mappings in logon script are OK. Maybe take a look here:Josh's Windows Weblog: Windows Vista Tip - EnabledLinkedConnections
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#175189 - 2007-04-03 06:13 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Originally Posted By: Witto Originally Posted By: Tha_Duck "The publisher could not be verified. Are you sure you want to run this software?" I think your solution is this: After you download the KiXtart zip file, right-click on it, go to properties, on the General tab, click the "Unblock" button. Now, unzip the file. It will not make any difference. There is no problem with unpacking Kix32.exe from the ZIP file. The problem is that Kix32.exe is not digitally signed. So it will only run with a warning in Vista. Quote: I thought I read that when a Administrator logs on, the login script reacts weird. When a common user logs on, mappings in logon script are OK. Maybe take a look here:Josh's Windows Weblog: Windows Vista Tip - EnabledLinkedConnections I tried both a user account as an administrator account. It does not made any difference.
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#175190 - 2007-04-03 06:31 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	About the Security Warning. IMHO, the same goes for Windows XP. If the pop-up is a look-alike of my upload, I think you should try what I suggested. Attachments Description:
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#175194 - 2007-04-03 10:52 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	This is how I experience it in Windows XP. I presume it will be the same in Windows Vista? Click with the right mouse button on kix32.exe and open the properties. Unblock the file by clicking "Unblock" (sorry, screenshot is Dutch). Attachments Description:
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#175308 - 2007-04-10 02:20 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Ik doe het maar even in het Nederlands terug dan, dat praat iets makkelijker je moederstaal :-) Helaas kan je dat niet uitzetten in Vista, sowieso is het ondoenlijk om dat te doen voor 1000+ clients natuurlijk maar buiten dat. Als ik Kix32.exe lokaal laat draaien dan is er niets aan de hand overigens, alleen als de Kix32.exe van een netwerkshare komt dan is het een probleem. Erg vreemd.
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#175309 - 2007-04-10 02:24 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Overigens is dit de melding in Vista Attachments Description: Edited by Tha_Duck (2007-04-10 02:26 PM) Edit Reason: Sorry, even de bedrijfsnaam eruit gesloopt
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#175316 - 2007-04-10 10:17 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	Tha_Duck, Maybe you can post in English so the whole community can understand your question and help you. Your screenshot looks like my first one. What if you right-click the kix32.exe and take the properties? Until now, I do not have experience with Vista. I hope to change this in few months. [Edit] Is that a GPO User logon script you are running? [/Edit] Edited by Witto (2007-04-10 10:19 PM) Edit Reason: screenshot is about GPO user logon script?
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#175317 - 2007-04-11 12:22 AM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	IMHO, just unblock the file. It all starts with the kix2010_453.zip you download. before unpacking it with Windows XP or Vista "compressed folders" utility, right click on the zip file, go to properties, take the general tab and click the "Unblock" button. Maybe also read this, as this started with XP SP2. Description of how the Attachment Manager works in Windows XP Service Pack 2 The more files you unpack and distribute from the blocked package (with the compressed folders tool in Windows), the more files that are blocked afterwards.
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#175324 - 2007-04-11 01:37 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	This Kix is running from a GPO indeed. So there is no "Unblock" button or something. The problem is that at boot the system takes almost 20 minutes to boot because it waits for somebody to push the "Run" button. But that screen (as I posted above) is not visible at startup. So it will never run.
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#175325 - 2007-04-11 02:39 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	The thing Witto showed in his post can also be set by GPO or with per user registry settings. Have a look at the link Witto supplied. _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
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#175328 - 2007-04-11 03:29 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Mart]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Ok, I am reading it but don't get the clue yet $\:\)$ The strangest part is that if kix32.exe is runned from the local harddisk everything is fine. But because it's opening from \\domain.local\SYSVOL\etc\etc\ it gives the error. But I will take a look at the attachement manager, maybe it will do the job. I will let you know!
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#175329 - 2007-04-11 03:35 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Quote: Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP1 and Windows Vista ship with a feature called Attachment Manager. Attachment Manager is used by Microsoft Outlook Express, Microsoft Windows Messenger, Microsoft MSN Messenger, and Microsoft Internet Explorer to handle internet downloads and email attachments. I think this will be not the fix. This is not for Explorer $\:\($
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#175330 - 2007-04-11 03:49 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	I have downloaded the package again btw. Unpacked it on the Vista machine and copied it to the folder on the network where the GPO script is. Didn't make any difference $\:\($
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#175331 - 2007-04-11 04:00 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	Do this as domain admin, evt. on your domain controller Go in the folder \\DomainController\sysvol\YourDomain.Extension\Policies\{That-Strange-Unique-Number}\User\Scripts\Logon\ You should find kix32.exe in that folder Right click kix32.exe go to properties Go to General I presume at the bottom you should see the "Advanced" button Is there also an "Unblock" button?
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#175332 - 2007-04-11 04:02 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	Originally Posted By: Tha_Duck I have downloaded the package again btw. Unpacked it on the Vista machine... Before unpacking, right click and look at the properties / general
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#175333 - 2007-04-11 04:10 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	Offcource I first "Unblocked". On the domain controller no Unblock button $\:\($
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#175334 - 2007-04-11 05:11 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Witto Witto MM club member Registered: 2004-09-29 Posts: 1828 Loc: Belgium	The unblock is only once per file, not per computer. Naturally, if the file is copied before unblocking, all the copies also have to be unblocked.
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#175335 - 2007-04-11 06:07 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Witto]
Tha_Duck Tha_Duck Fresh Scripter Registered: 2005-03-24 Posts: 16	I understand. And I did that. But no luck yet. Turning off UAC didn't do the job either. I'm affraid that Vista handles the GPO Logon scripts on a different way. But I am wondering, am I the only one with a Windows 2003 domain with Kix and trying Vista? That can't be possible $\:\)$
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#175336 - 2007-04-11 06:19 PM Re: Kixtart and Windows Vista [Re: Tha_Duck]
Mart Mart KiX Supporter Registered: 2002-03-27 Posts: 4673 Loc: The Netherlands	Maybe not the only one but at least on of the few. Vista is just a few months old and that limits the number of people using it and therefore limits the amount of knowledge about using KiXtart on Vista. I'm trying to get my hands on a legal copy of Vista Business so I can test on my Win2K3 test server but no luck so far. Sure I can go out throw some money (€ 400,--/$ 520,-- $\:\($ ) on the counter and ask for Windows Vista at my local computer shop but I'm trying to get my boss to buy a copy for testing purposes. As soon as this is done I’ll see if I can duplicate the problems you are experiencing. [edit] LOL I just realized that this is my 2K post Long way to go to catch up with those 5K+ guys. [/edit] Edited by Mart (2007-04-11 06:22 PM) _________________________ Mart - Chuck Norris once sold ebay to ebay on ebay.
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