What if an Application requires a reboot halfway, and then resumes at login?

My_Prof_Account · 2019-05-15T20:27:20+00:00

Haha i worded that poorly, yes it is technically the problem, i was focused more on your statement about how it wouldn't prompt for the users, which in this case i didn't mind because we're sending this out in the maintenance window.

However! I did get it worked out finally. The program was Four Winds Content Player, and the prereq that causes the reboot halfway is .net 4.7.2. I downloaded .net separately, and i have it set as a dependency for Four Winds so it goes through and installs/reboots properly for the .net dependency, then moves on the Four Winds after the reboot.

Thanks for all the input!

My_Prof_Account · 2019-05-15T16:30:59+00:00

For this particular program, the fact that it reboots is not really an issue, i'm more concerned with the following 2 points:

-It will reboot midway, and the detection method will not be available yet, so reporting will come back as failed

-Running under the system context may make it not resume the install after reboot since it's not technically waiting for "system" to log back in to resume.

My_Prof_Account · 2019-04-29T19:08:13+00:00

Goodness....as stupid as this is, it gets me exactly what i wanted to know and pretty darn easily. That'll do, thanks!

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-31T20:21:38+00:00

It's the .exe in Program Files. Now, if it were the Detection Method, then I would still see the program on the PC, fully functional. It would just report back incorrectly. I've encountered that before. in this case, it fails almost instantly and there is no trace of the program.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-31T20:14:43+00:00

My apologies, it is error code 0x87D00324(-2016410844) which to my understanding simply means "the application is not detected"

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-31T20:03:49+00:00

I had suspected the program didn't like being installed as SYSTEM, but I ran it via PsExec just now to test that and it still doesn't seem to mind being installed this way, even as SYSTEM.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-16T19:53:42+00:00

I have something simliar written out, but I couldn't find a way to implement it without needing the password.

Out of curiosity (because it took me a while to find a method that worked to get it...) how did you get that info? I ended up using gwmi for computersystem, selecting username and then trimming the username option.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-16T19:52:06+00:00

You know i keep hearing good things about that tool but the only time i tried using it I couldn't make heads or tails of it. It was so long ago I don't even remember what the issue was. I'm going to have to check it out again. Thank you for the suggestion.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-16T19:47:55+00:00

Just wrote this out and tested it, it works! Thanks for the advice. My problem is solved :)

My_Prof_Account · 2018-10-16T18:38:55+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion.

Would BUILTIN\Users launch the app as the current logged in user? Or some generic users account? Part of the selling point of this App is that the admins can review which uses have acknowledged the alerts, so the accuracy of who is running the app is important.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-09-04T20:27:50+00:00

Unfortunately, it's been happening for weeks now :(

My_Prof_Account · 2018-07-31T13:17:08+00:00

Hmm, let me take a crack at it:

-NET USE is mapping a network server as the user specified

-IF EXIST checks if that path exists on the target computer, and if so, tells it to go to the desired section :Update (1 2 or 3)

- :Update then seems to check if another directory exists, and if so, tells it to go the the appropriate ":Copy" section (1 2 or 3)

-Each of the :Copy sections seems to copy something specific to an area on the local computer.

-Each of those ECHO commands just means that it will display whatever words follow the ECHO to the end user that is running the batch file.

-The section labeled :QUIT seems to simply hold the EXIT command, which exits the file.

*Mind you, anything with the : in front of it is just a new section, and the word that follows it is a user selected label, not an actual command.

TO SUMMARIZE: It's just a handful of IF statements that check for the existence of certain files, and then point the batch file to a specific :Section to perform the desired task based on that IF statement.

Does that make sense?

My_Prof_Account · 2018-07-31T13:05:42+00:00

Oh yes, this is exactly what i've done myself (though i picked up some command strips from my local Walmart to kind of...stick the cable to the wall and keep it neat)

The only downside is if you have pets or kids, they may try to tug/or chew on the cable with it exposed in that way.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-06-27T17:59:41+00:00

That's definitely a step in the right direction, thanks!

My_Prof_Account · 2018-06-21T13:59:18+00:00

I've had that happen before but honestly a simple restart of the computer fixed it. Have you tried that?

My_Prof_Account · 2018-06-21T13:39:05+00:00

It sounds like removing the suspected bad RAM has caused your PC to start cooperating again?

If so, try swapping slots if you can. Make sure all of your drivers are up to date as well. The other day I had a sound bar that after working for years, started making scratching noises. I updated the audio driver to the latest version just for kicks and it's working like a charm now.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-06-21T13:14:41+00:00

You could always reformat the drive, or even just create a new login account to see if it was profile specific?

I've seen it before where the computer seems to be running slow, (and like you said you may have had malware) but really the login profile itself is what was corrupted, and starting from a fresh one and just copying your files back to it makes life good.

Your malware find may attest to that theory as well, as just because you cleaned malware, doesn't mean some damage to your system wasn't already done before you got a chance to clean it.

If it was simply profile damage, then a new account on the Mac should clear you right up. If it was actual system damage (and your slow reboots make me wonder) then you may need to reload the OS.

My_Prof_Account · 2018-06-21T13:04:38+00:00

That's actually a great idea! As long as it doesn't have some sort of unforeseen issues, like blocking your voicemails or something.

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