[Kelsenellenelvian]

I need some serious testers for the next version of WPI.

Things I need tested:

Performance of kTools
Network using WPI.exe
Install from any other than the first CD drive using WPI.exe
Performance of Audio player

Download here.

This post has been edited by kelsenellenelvian: 09 February 2006 - 02:52 AM

[andreasfc]

I Would try to test some things if that's oke with you

[lawrenca]

Count me in!

[civerson]

let me know when. I am looking at reducing tech install mistakes with something like WPI

Troll

[Lost Soul]

ok you know im ready to test kel, im more then ready to test out the beta and report all bugs that i find,,

[xptest]

I would love to test also.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

Ok guys I have all of the bugs I could find worked out so lets give this a try:

Download here.

[andreasfc]

Wel I have just did a small install and it look fine for now, will do a bigger test in the evening.
No errors with small install.

[Yurek3]

I will testkig new WPI and write whot hapend.

[lawrenca]

Just a few observations that we can consider to change:

1. There is a more complete WPI.cmd from Doc Symbiosis, do you want to include it? Found Here...started our quest for path independence...maybe write WPIPATH instead of SWPATH...WPIPATH needed to launch kTool.exe from Tools Directory and we wouldn't have to change the generate.js again? I'm sure Doc would be happy to help us out on any mods or let us do them.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=458149


2. Get rid of my comments in generate.js before going final.
3. Look at the T-12 stage of install and possibly change kTool.ini location, see post from Yurek3:
Hopefully, he will get to test and give us some feedback on whether it works, I do not implement like this.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=462258

4. Re-Compile wpi.exe with WPI.ico? Won't attach due to file limits, but can compile with the icon imbedded. Would be able to lose the wpi.ico file as long as changes to file detection dependencies (like cd detect in generate.js) for this file were redirected to another file like the wpi.exe or wpi.hta.

Details so far excluding the write-up above.
-Works well with 7 application installs with UNC path, Mounted Network Drive, and CD.
--CD install called from GUIRunOnce in Winnt.sif
-Noticed I had to change my .msi files to include the "msiexec /i" preceding the install path...think it is a function of how kTool handles msi.

This post has been edited by lawrenca: 09 February 2006 - 04:42 PM

[Kelsenellenelvian]

I was already going to recompile wpi.exe with the Icon thank you.
Thanks for letting me romove your comments it looks cleaner this way and I will syill make sure you get credit for this wonderfull addition to WPi. Great job on it...

[Lost Soul]

lawrenca, on Feb 9 2006, 06:35 PM, said:

Details so far excluding the write-up above.
-Works well with 7 application installs with UNC path, Mounted Network Drive, and CD.
--CD install called from GUIRunOnce in Winnt.sif
-Noticed I had to change my .msi files to include the "msiexec /i" preceding the install path...think it is a function of how kTool handles msi.

i was wondering why i was having trouble installing any msi files

[lawrenca]

One other observation I overlooked:
Will add support for debug in generate.js

if (!debugOn)

Just before the line to launch kTool.exe

WshShell.Run(kTool_exe, 1, true);

Also, sounds like the change from writing ktool.ini to the system32 directory worked for Yurek3 in the early stages of install, can make that mod as well to change the location if there is no objection.

Results at this post...Thanks Yurek3, I would not have caught that!

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=462388

[BoardBabe]

Just noticed WPI.hta says

VERSION = "4.3.6"

at the very top of the document in the HTA tag

[Kelsenellenelvian]

LOL

[lawrenca]

wpi.exe not starting, bug found by mritter.

wpi.exe is looking for kTool.exe to launch in order to close out mshta.exe. I have seen problems with kTool.exe closing, so when wpi.exe gets relaunched, it closes immediately.

Added code to wpi.exe to close kTool.exe before WPI.hta gets launched. Appears to be working for me, will pass on for other testers.

Potential changes to generate.js:
1. Write kTool.ini to different location based on Yurek3 observations (currently writes to user\TEMP)-line 34
2. Will add debug support to not launch kTool.exe - line 303
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=462918

3. When installing over 3 apps, I get the sub-progress bars but the label displays 'test' underneath. Will try to add Description of what is being installed (for our case, probably only 'Adding Registry Entries', and 'Installing Applications').

4. Food for thought, though the "RunWait" is used about 90% of the time for kTool.exe and covers almost all options with the way WPI currently works, could potentially leave this up to the user to fill in, opening the other kTool options (I think the "REBOOT" and "WaitProcess" may be useful ones), the others are already covered by WPI.

Instead of

if ((programs[i].cmd1 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd1) != '')) WriteToFile("RunWait = "+substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd1));

We would have:

if ((programs[i].cmd1 != null)&&(path(programs[i].cmd1) != '')) WriteToFile(substituteCommand(programs[i].cmd1));

Where the user would be responsible for adding in the "RunWait=", "REG=", "DOS=", "REBOOT".


Will post modified code to ftp or another thread this evening.

This post has been edited by lawrenca: 13 February 2006 - 11:43 AM

[faaip565]

Just ran a full install with some custom entries in my .cmd including 187 applications it ran smooth as silk with no errors!

I am going to test the network install and see how well that works.

[lawrenca]

Potential changes to WPI...above comments implemented from post:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?s=&sho...ndpost&p=464314

Download Changes Here

This post has been edited by lawrenca: 15 February 2006 - 06:01 AM

[Yurek3]

lawrenca


sorry

some wrong i can not downloding thione yours new WPI

Yurek3

[Kelsenellenelvian]

No good for me either