[wpkg-users] WPKG Client modified to run at Windows Vista, 7, 8 shutdown

[G.Ott]

Krzysztof Gibas schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> simply put I've modified WPKG service source code to make software
> installation at shutdown in Windows Vista and newer possible.
>
> Here http://sdrv.ms/1baxE9K you can download zip file with modified
> source code and compiled WPKGSrv.exe. If you want to try this out you
> have to overwrite WPKGSrv.exe in Program files\wpkg with this one
> (stop WPKG service first). Don't forget to add "PreshutdownTimeout"
> (DWORD) in
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\gpsvc] with some
> high value (it's in milliseconds). When I will release version with
> the installer this will be set at installation time.
>
> Now extended cut :)
>
> I'm a long time Wpkg user. I like it very much. I use it mostly in
> small and medium-sized environments. And my favourite way of running
> it is definitely at shutdown.
>
> ...

> Right now I haven't found the way to display UI during shutdown
> although it's definitely possible as I've seen apps doing this.
>
> I've tested this on Windows 7 and XP.
>
> I'm waiting for your feedback.
>
> Regards,
> Chris

Hi,
Only now I read your message and had the time to try the Wpkgsrv_x64 on
a virtual machine and it works fine!

Will give more feedback about running on real machines next week.
My favourite way of running wpkg is at shutdown as well.

Thanks a lot, regards,
Gerd