quote:

---

Also it can be necessary that you must install kixtart on your clients. F.e. we are running
all kind of scripts in the background without the requirement of a network connection.
Also during logging on and with the speed of current networks such installation isn't necessary.
During logging on we will always updating our kixtart binaries on the clients without using our
control file to skip this element. Also such update isn't a big problem by modem connection.

---

quote:

---

An alternative can be that you put those informative to the HKLM hive.

---

quote:

---

has to deal with the possibility that the environment variable %windir% doesn't exist.

---

quote:

---

c:\scripts\kix32.exe
..other files..

---

quote:

---

it's slow to run logon-from network but with even slow 256kb connection it's already quick enough to not need a dist...

---

quote:

---

When you have problem with the deletion of old file it will be good to include those
information also in f.e. control file. A control file which can be located on
the server too.

---

code:

---

CLS
BREAK ON
$DomainString='DOMAIN' ;Replace with your domain
$GroupString='Domain Users'
$GroupObj = GetObject('WinNT://' + $DomainString + '/' + $GroupString)
For each $UserObj in $GroupObj.Members
    ;Look for the word NTLOGON in case of NTLOGON OR NTLOGON.BAT
    IF $UserObj.AccountDisabled<>'True' AND INSTR($UserObj.LoginScript,'NTLOGON')
    ?$UserObj.Name
    ?$UserObj.FullName 
    $UserObj.LoginScript = 'WKIX32.EXE'
    $UserObj.SetInfo
    $error=@error
     $logshare='H:\' ;Change to an available drive or UNC path
     $logfile=$logshare+$DomainString+'CHANGESCRIPT.CSV'
     $logdata=$UserObj.Name+','+$UserObj.FullName+','+$error+@CRLF
     LOGGER($logfile,$logdata)

    ENDIF
Next
?'--'
?'Script complete'
SLEEP 4

FUNCTION LOGGER($logfile,$logdata)
  DIM $n
  WHILE Open(1, $logfile, 5) OR $n=5
   IF $n
    '.'
   ELSE
    ?'Please wait'
   ENDIF
   $n=$n+1
   SLEEP 3
  LOOP
  $n=WriteLine(1, $logdata)
  $n=Close(1)
 ENDFUNCTION

---

code:

---

;KiXtart >= 4.12
$msg=LEFT(JOIN(split(@kix,'.'),''),3)
;KiXtart > 4.02
;$msg=left((split(@kix,'.')[0]+split(@kix,'.')[1]),3)

---

code:

---

AppLaunched=KIX32.EXE
PostInstallCmd=KIX32.EXE install.kix

---

code:

---

if not exist %SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix402.ok %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Programs\kix402update.exe /q
%SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix32.exe %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Kixtart.kix /f
GOTO END

---

code:

---

if not exist %SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix402.ok %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Programs\kix402update.exe /q  && GOTO END
%SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix32.exe %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Kixtart.kix /f
GOTO END

---

code:

---

if not exist %SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix402.ok %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Programs\kix402update.exe /q
CALL %SystemDrive%\Scripts\kix32.exe %LOGONSERVER%\NETLOGON\Kixtart.kix /f

---

code:

---

$tmp='%tmp%\'
$destdir=split('%WINDIR%',':')[0]+':\Scripts\'
IF @KIX="4.02"
 ;KiXtart > 4.02
 $srcdir=@scriptdir
 $msg=left((split(@kix,'.')[0]+split(@kix,'.')[1]),3)
ELSE
;KiXtart >= 4.12
 $srcdir=@scriptdir+'\'
 $msg=LEFT(JOIN(split(@kix,'.'),''),3)
ENDIF

---

code:

---

COPY '$srcfile' $destfile /h

---

code:

---

AppLaunched=kix32.exe $
PostInstallCmd=kix32.exe install.kix

---

The kix32.exe $ needed unless you want to have the KIXTART.KIX be spawned twice.

HTH,

Kent