[bbrian]

I just wrote a script using AutoIt to install AVG 8.0 with all the settings I wanted. I then used WIWW to wrap it as an msi but when I tried deploying with group policy it just stalled. I assume this is because I'm using the WinWait function and no windows are being created. Is there a way I can interact with a Window that isn't there? I don't think handles/pids will work because I need to identify each screen by the text on it.

[radix]

bbrian, on Apr 17 2008, 06:59 AM, said:

I just wrote a script using AutoIt to install AVG 8.0 with all the settings I wanted. I then used WIWW to wrap it as an msi but when I tried deploying with group policy it just stalled. I assume this is because I'm using the WinWait function and no windows are being created. Is there a way I can interact with a Window that isn't there? I don't think handles/pids will work because I need to identify each screen by the text on it.

Try:
If WinExists("title", "text") Then
WinActivate("title", "text") or something
EndIf

[bj-kaiser]

I'd say try to mail grisoft support about ways to install AVG unattended. I searched a german unattended switch DB and found something about AVG free and a setup.ini file. Maybe there is a way to get the settings into AVG setup without AutoIt.

[bbrian]

I've added in timeouts to my WinWait statements, I've a lot of this in my code now:

If WinWait("AVG 8.0", "Welcome", 45) Then ControlClick("AVG 8.0", "Welcome", 1000)

I've attached the script. It was working fine when I executed it in Windows normally but even with the timeouts it's not up to much as an assigned application. I used pskill to kill the process, which was the setup file launched by the AutoIt script.


I was on the phone to AVG twice yesterday, once for 45 minutes. They provide a network install wizard but it wasn't working, with no apparant reason. I have to send them log files, I though I could get this on quickly with AutoIt. The setup.ini sounds familiar but Google didn't find much about AVG 8.

There are errors in the attached file that have been introduced during my troubleshooting. I'll post up a more correct version soon.

Attached File(s)

•  avg8.au3 (8.25K)
  Number of downloads: 23

This post has been edited by bbrian: 17 April 2008 - 05:42 AM

[jdunkeson]

Could you please post that number to AVG. I'm wrestling with the same problem just not with AutoIt. I have been able to get the script to work on a computer without AVG 7.5 currently on it, but when I attempt a scripted install of AVG 8.0 AV Network Edition on a system with AVG 7.5 currently installed, it fubars . They haven't replied to my emails and I'm on a deadline. Thanks

Sincerely,
Joshua D.
A tired school system tech admin

[bj-kaiser]

http://www.grisoft.d...-technical#tba2
i think you should get the number there. (however, I'm not a AVG user)

[bbrian]

jdunkeson, on Apr 22 2008, 06:37 PM, said:

Could you please post that number to AVG. I'm wrestling with the same problem just not with AutoIt. I have been able to get the script to work on a computer without AVG 7.5 currently on it, but when I attempt a scripted install of AVG 8.0 AV Network Edition on a system with AVG 7.5 currently installed, it fubars . They haven't replied to my emails and I'm on a deadline. Thanks

Sincerely,
Joshua D.
A tired school system tech admin

I'm in Ireland and called +353 1 631 9359. I was put through to the UK office but I don't have their number

I figured out that when running scripts from inside the SciTE editor, I could get away with less specific window definitions, e.g.

WinWait("AVG", "Please review") 
	ControlClick("AVG", "", 1000)

would work in the SciTE editor, but when compiled it needed to be:

WinWait("AVG", "Please review") 
	ControlClick("AVG", "Please review", 1000)

I managed to get it going through group policy today, which worked fine without 7.5 and needed a manual uninstall/reinstall when 7.5 was there. I was wrapping with WIWW 0.2 and tried ticking the box to force a restart, the pc restarted but AVG still didn't work. I think maybe script the AVG uninstall in an msi with forced restart and then order the group policy objects so that has lower priority # to (runs before) the AVG 8 msi GPO. Is there a way for this to only deploy if the avg7 directory is present?

I won't have a chance to try this before next Wednesday, also a school admin but only 1 day/week in that school.