Hi, all!<br><br>Wpkg-GP 0.10 is just released with the following major changes, and a few smaller ones.<br><br>I have tested the x64 package on Windows 7, but other versions and OS should be tested by you :) Please note that this software is still unstable, but happily it is maturing for every release now.<br>
<ul><li>Bugfixes </li><ul><li>Made the "Waiting for service" message at boot a little bit more concise. (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=124">r124</a>) </li><li>Added dependency on LANMAN service, to make sure named pipes are working before starting service (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=125">r125</a>) </li>
</ul><li>New features </li><ul><li>Preliminary support for computers that are not a part of an Active Directory domain (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=129">r129</a>)
by using Local Group Policies. This functionality has not been tested
extensively, so use with caution. We have not tested it on Windows
Vista/7 home edition, but we expect it to work there as well, as the LGP
libraries are in place, even though the gpedit.msc is missing. </li><li>Modified installer to make it easier to configure WPKG without using Group Policies (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=131">r131</a>) </li>
<li>Improved
logging. WPKG-GP is now using log files rather than event log for
verbose logs. This will make it easier to track down issues and bugs (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=132">r132</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=133">r133</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=134">r134</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=135">r135</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=139">r139</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=140">r140</a>) </li>
<li>It is now possible to build x86 on x86 platform. (x64 platform can build both x86 and x64) (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=136">r136</a>) </li><li>Parsing
of Wpkg Execute string is improved. It now adds "cscript" to beginning
of string, if it points to a file ending in ".js". It also adds
/noReboot, /synchronize, /sendStatus and /nonotify automatically if the
flags are missing. (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=134">r134</a>, <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=138">r138</a>) This means you may give the path to wpkg.js with no prefix or arguments, and it will still work. </li>
<li>The
installer now configures Group Policies to be applied asynchronously
when installing WPKG-GP. NOTE: This will be overridden by your Group
Policies setting though, so make sure it is turned on in your Group
Policies as well if in an Active Directory environment (<a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/source/detail?r=141">r141</a>). </li></ul></ul><p>All the configurable settings can be configured via the command line when installing WPKG-GP. Please see the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/wpkg-gp/wiki/InstallationGuide">Installation Guide</a> for more information. </p>
<p>A client is being developed that will enable you to create a MST (transforms file) for the settings as well, and hopefully will make it into 0.11.</p>-CL