do a logon, and them compare the dates on the 2 sets of kix32.exe and *.dll files.

They should be the same.

also remove the > nul, and place a pause after the xcopy command, and let us know what you get.

Bryce

It says "0 files copied".

I guess I was just assuming they were actually being copied again because at the top of the command box it would flash the xcopy command 4 times. I guess I wasn't thinking that it has to execute the command each time to verify the file dates and times.

Sorry to wast your time Bryce. But thanks again.

Pete

;=========================================================================
;
; Make sure McAfee Virus Scan Software is installed before continuing
;
;
$RetCode = CompareFileTimes("C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\VirusScan Engine\4.0.xx\names.dat", "\\Barney\Apps\McAfee\Update\LastVersion\names.dat")
IF $RetCode = -1 OR $RetCode = -2 OR $RetCode = -3
LogEvent( 2, 1, @USERID + " has obsolete or missing virus software!", "\\Barney" )
MessageBox( "Your virus scanning software is out of date or has not been properly installed. You will not be allowed to log on to the network until you contact System Support for assistance. YOUR NETWORK DRIVES WERE NOT MAPPED!", "WARNING", 0)
GOTO Done
ENDIF

Basically this compares the local and network version of a file, and produces an error if the file times don't match. Presumably you could replace the error message with a copy and a message that says something like "Kix has been updated...please reboot" or whatever. The neat thing about this is you could use it to actually go BACK a release if that ever becomes necessary.

Does this help?

wasn't a waste of time, anytime that you learn something is never a waste of time!!

Glad i could help.

Bryce

I figure if I don't learn something new every day then I've wasted my day!!!

Thanks again,
Pete

One more question.

I just upgraded a Win 98 workstation to Win 2000 Pro. This batch file doesn't seem to recognize the line that says:

IF "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" GOTO WinNT

It wants to run the Win 9x portion of the batch file. It seems to work on my other Win 2k clients, but not this upgraded machine. Do I need to edit the registry? Where is this value held?

Thanks,
Pete

what do you get when you go to a cmd line and type this

echo %os%

Bryce

It says "Windows_NT"

But the script hangs right after it says:

Verifying / Updating Script Software Installation, Please Wait...

Pete

Pete

Since Win 2K can do deep drive mappings, I would like to do it that way rather than use hidden shares by calling a different Kix script for the Win 2K clients.

Thanks,
Pete

example.

code:

---

select
	case @inwin = 1 and @dos = "4.0"
		? "this is NT"
	case @inwin = 1 and @dos = "5.0"
		? "this is Win2000"
endselect

---

IF you really wanted to get detailed information I suggest that you take a look at the What OS script by Radimus http://kixtart.org/board/Forum2/HTML/000760.html

Bryce

As a new user of KiXtart I see there is a lot to learn!

Pete