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I ran wpkg on Vista for the first time today - I initially didn't realise that on Vista the wpkg window won't show up but I guess I don't mind so long as I know it is actually running.<BR>
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Out of interest is this 'feature' mentioned on the wpkg page anywhere?<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR>> From: michael@ugilt.net<BR>> To: K.E.Jones@bton.ac.uk; wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org<BR>> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:16:27 +0100<BR>> Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Wpkg client<BR>> <BR>> Keefy.<BR>> Did you ever had time to dig further into this?<BR>> - asking as I'd really would like to see notifications working in Vista<BR>> <BR>> Best regards<BR>> Michael<BR>> <BR>> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----<BR>> Fra: wpkg-users-bounces@lists.wpkg.org<BR>> [mailto:wpkg-users-bounces@lists.wpkg.org] På vegne af K.E.Jones@bton.ac.uk<BR>> Sendt: 9. januar 2009 21:54<BR>> Til: Tomasz Chmielewski; Vladimir Psenicka<BR>> Cc: wpkg<BR>> Emne: Re: [wpkg-users] Wpkg client<BR>> <BR>> Hi again,<BR>> <BR>> Although not strictly on-topic I ran across a few bit on the Vista<BR>> security stuff that might be useful to mention here.<BR>> <BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: wpkg-users-bounces@lists.wpkg.org [mailto:wpkg-users-<BR>> > bounces@lists.wpkg.org] On Behalf Of Tomasz Chmielewski<BR>> > Sent: 08 January 2009 10:59<BR>> > To: Vladimir Psenicka<BR>> > Cc: wpkg<BR>> > Subject: Re: [wpkg-users] Wpkg client<BR>> > <BR>> > Vladimir Psenicka schrieb:<BR>> > > Hi<BR>> > ><BR>> > > I have some questions about wpkg client 1.2.1<BR>> > ><BR>> > > 1. is there any option to display what is wpkg client doing<BR>> > > (instaling/upgrading package 1, etc) in logon messages when system<BR>> > boot up?<BR>> > <BR>> > In versions 1.3.x.<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > > 2. in windows Vista there are no logon messages from wpkg client,<BR>> > why?<BR>> > <BR>> > Because "security improvements" in Vista disallow it.<BR>> > Unless someone knows workarounds for that.<BR>> > <BR>> Absolutely correct and damn annoying too!<BR>> <BR>> I did hunt around a while back to see if there was a way round it.<BR>> As far as I can tell, there are two potential solutions that work "with"<BR>> or "outside" the security.<BR>> <BR>> 1) In theory, signing code and having attributes set in the code<BR>> manifest<BR>> can allow a service "some" access to the secure desktop. These seemed<BR>> useful.<BR>> <BR>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms742884.aspx<BR>> http://www.kwakkelflap.com/blog/2007/04/howto-interactive-service-in-win<BR>> dows.html<BR>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms683502.aspx<BR>> <BR>> It might be possible to put something together from that but I wouldn't<BR>> want to be the one to try :-)<BR>> <BR>> 2) Although it's ugly there's a Group Policy setting that makes scripts<BR>> run visibly on Vista. You get a black DOS box when WPKG.JS launches but<BR>> anything it does is visible (including any processes it launches).<BR>> I haven't tested yet to see if you can override that or get rid of the<BR>> DOS box but it might be worth a shot.<BR>> <BR>> I have a prototype running now that produces a GUI from a COM object<BR>> rather than use the client's one. It's a bit more awkward to setup and<BR>> adds .NET dependencies but pretty cool ;-)<BR>> <BR>> I'll tidy it up and bug it as an enhancement. If it's not useful<BR>> at least it has some interesting JScript code that I adapted from some<BR>> rather cool design pattern examples from the web :-)<BR>> <BR>> Back soon!<BR>> <BR>> Keefy<BR>> <BR>> PS: This is a throwaway comment but I guess if "push comes to shove"<BR>> WPKG.JS<BR>> could be ported to Jscript.NET and become compiled code instead... The<BR>> NET<BR>> dependency wouldn't be ideal but the access to the .NET framework could<BR>> give it a GUI of it's own and add a lot of really useful routines.<BR>> <BR>> I actually wouldn't mind having a go at that myself... hrmmm... <BR>> <BR>> > <BR>> > --<BR>> > Tomasz Chmielewski<BR>> > http://wpkg.org<BR>> ><BR>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > --<BR>> > wpkg-users mailing list archives >><BR>> > http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > wpkg-users mailing list<BR>> > wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org<BR>> > http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users<BR>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> wpkg-users mailing list archives >><BR>> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> wpkg-users mailing list<BR>> wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org<BR>> http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> wpkg-users mailing list archives >> http://lists.wpkg.org/pipermail/wpkg-users/<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> wpkg-users mailing list<BR>> wpkg-users@lists.wpkg.org<BR>> http://lists.wpkg.org/mailman/listinfo/wpkg-users<BR><br /><hr />Try Facebook in Windows Live Messenger! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/111354030/direct/01/' target='_new'>Try it Now!</a></body>
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