Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Michael J. Kidd wrote: >> Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: >>>> But I can't see the debug output of wpkg.js just the installer gui of >>>> the program currently installing? >>> It depends on the flags you start wpkg.js with. >>> If you start it with /quiet, it the output will be logged to the >>> eventlog. >>> >>> If you start i with /debug flag, you will see the output in the >>> cmd.exe console. >> >> >> Actually, it's been my experience that it shows the Console and any >> program GUI's that may pop up ONLY if the system is logged in on the >> console. During the Delayed Log-on process of WPKG service, no >> additional info is shown aside from the alternating messages from the >> WPKG service. > > Yes, it works like that. > Someone has to log in to see any additional GUI. > > >> I'd really like to have the other items shown during the delayed log on. >> Is this possible some way? ( I know if you use start-up scripts from >> AD, any GUI's or consoles generated by the scripts running is shown >> before user login. ) > > Probably it's possible, but I guess there are "more pressing" issues :) > > What would be the point of it, anyway? If you want to see the GUI for > debugging purposes, just disable the logon delay. Even in todays day and age, there are still some apps which refuse to go silently into the night. For those apps, I use AutoIt scripts. I've not had a chance to test yet if AutoIt can still activate the hidden windows of the installation routines to send keypresses, but I'm not hold'n my breath.. > > Yes, AD indeed shows the GUI of programs which are executed as scripts. > Which is dangerous IMO, as an unprivileged user can possibly click > "Cancel" or any other dialogs shown by the installer, or even execute > programs as SYSTEM (if I remember well, this is the case with Macromedia > Dreamweaver, which after installation executes Internet Explorer showing > some readme file). > I agree.. there is some risk to it, but It would at least give another level of flexibility for those that understood the concerns.. Completely understand the more pressing issues.. If I were that worried about this, I'd log it into bugzilla.. :) Thanks! Michael _______________________________________________ wpkg-users mailing list wpkg-users at lists.wpkg.org http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users |