Dear Kent,
We understand you wish, but what are your benefits when you are running
a specific express package only once. Also what are the time benefits
by changing this part. We think the most time consuming elements are
- transfer package to client
- extract package on client
After timing such runs we see as results values between 1.30 and 1.70 se-
conds.
In the past we had the same kind of discussion in our organization about
speed impact during logging on. Also the kixtart scripts was also the
black shape. Just by using start and stop timers in our scripts every-
body could see it wasn't the scripts which slows down that process.
On pentium 150-200 MHz our scripts with about 10.000 lines runs always
in 5 seconds. Nearly 5 seconds in the background.
On the current general speed of Pentium IV it will finish in 2-3 seconds.
What really slows down that process what the type of profile using.
F.e. to update an user roaming profile with an enormous amount of
directories and shortcuts (recent list, history, start_menu) was the
biggest problem. When the outlook PST was also an element of such
profile the amount of time can increase dramatically, when the size
of that PST file reach a huge amount of bytes. Which members doesn't
have to deal with PST files above 100 MB? More that you think on
first sight.
After a good redesign of profile structure we were scoring the biggest
profit.
For us is Kixtart fast enough to run nearly scripts of any size.
Of course we reduce our script by removing comments and unneeded
statements from it and by combining it in a few lines.
To collect all kind of information or to do all kind of things in an
environment will be done in the background. An user can starting with
work when the mapping part has been completed. Completion within 1
second when first command of logon procedure was starting is for
us an acceptable value.
Also the user doesn't see anything on his screen. "WKIX32 /I" sup-
press any kind of window on the screen. All kind of information be-
comes automatically available for the network-administrators. Most-
ly they see possible problems first. They see it before the users
encounter them.
Also with the new version of our wkix???update.exe package it is im-
possible to see how the process is going on.
So to make it hidden as well wasn't a big issue. Simple the latest
package modification finished that jpb.
greetings.
