FBA Command

[Guest]

I am trying to run an VBS Script using the FBA command - i tried the exampe in Sean Limings book - that works - but that uses a Minlogon and a Task Manager shell. When I try to do the same thing with Windows logon and the Explorer shell - the script does not execute. My question - does the FBA command work if you use Winlogon and the Explorer shell? If yes, then can somebody guide me to some resource to get it to work
KS

 

[KM]

KS,

Yes, FBA commands certainly work on Winlogon based images.
I don't know what exactly command you are trying but be aware about the bug with WSH engine on XPe. Use Hotfix Q824704.

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...=1&[email protected]

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

I am trying to run an VBS Script using the FBA command - i tried the exampe in Sean Limings book - that works - but that uses a

Minlogon and a Task Manager shell. When I try to do the same thing with Windows logon and the Explorer shell - the script does not
execute. My question - does the FBA command work if you use Winlogon and the Explorer shell? If yes, then can somebody guide me to
some resource to get it to work

 

[Guest]

This is what I am doing: Two things:

1 I have a VB Script which reads System Name from the BIOS using the WMI object W32_ComputerSystem. I am trying to run this using the FBA Command. It did not work

2 I tried using my EXE program which basically reads the Type 0 data from BIOS and displays - I was trying to execute this EXE using FBA command and that too did not work
Basically I have a DMI.EXE file - which i put in root and created a FBA command to execute this exe.

KS

 

[KM]

KS,

What System Name from the BIOS you meant?

To know where XP keeps the machine name, read this thread:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=...=1&selm=#[email protected]

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

This is what I am doing: Two things:

1 I have a VB Script which reads System Name from the BIOS using the WMI object W32_ComputerSystem. I am trying to run this

using the FBA Command. It did not work

2 I tried using my EXE program which basically reads the Type 0 data from BIOS and displays - I was trying to execute this EXE

using FBA command and that too did not work

 

[KM]

KS,

This is not BIOS computer name but just OS machine name (the same as I mentioned earlier).

QFE: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e7-a2d9-4e75-b6ba-9570653f0891&displaylang=en

I don't know about your script but first try to change the computer name in the registry (the values I mentioned in the previous
post to this thread). If it works for you but the script doesn't, you may switch to a simpler script that basically just updates the
registry values and reboot.

 

[Guest]

Yes I understand -- I am just trying to run this script to prove the FBA Command execution - which I have not been successful - as yet. I have created a component just like the Message1 component in Sean Limings book - and have created a configuration using the Winlogon Sample Macro and add this component. The script does not execute in second boot - that is what i want to do first. Then I have a code that reads Type 1 information - I want to use that to continue install only if i read a certain string in the SMBIOS.

Can you lead me to some resource that will give me some direction on doing this?
Thanks for all the information you provided I am now going to try with the QFE for Wscript.exe

 

[KM]

KS,

I am sorry. I have not read the Sean's book (which is very good as I heard) so I can not understand "the Message1 component" and
"Type 1 information" terms.
If you want, you can describe what you did to create the command (or port the SLD file here).

I am not sure how you set up the script launch command but I hope it is implemented through a FBA Generic Command.
XPe docs are what I'd suggest you to look at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconFBAGenericCommand.asp

Use reg.exe or regedit.exe to change the registry values.

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

Yes I understand -- I am just trying to run this script to prove the FBA Command execution - which I have not been successful - as

yet. I have created a component just like the Message1 component in Sean Limings book - and have created a configuration using the
Winlogon Sample Macro and add this component. The script does not execute in second boot - that is what i want to do first. Then I
have a code that reads Type 1 information - I want to use that to continue install only if i read a certain string in the SMBIOS.

Can you lead me to some resource that will give me some direction on doing this?
Thanks for all the information you provided I am now going to try with the QFE for Wscript.exe

Minlogon and a Task Manager shell. When I try to do the same thing with Windows logon and the Explorer shell - the script does not
execute. My question - does the FBA command work if you use Winlogon and the Explorer shell? If yes, then can somebody guide me to
some resource to get it to work

 

[Guest]

Firstly, Thank you for your patience.

This is the sld file

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-16"?>
<!DOCTYPE DCARRIER SYSTEM "Mantis.DTD">

<DCARRIER
CarrierRevision="1"
DTDRevision="16"

<TASKS
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PLATFORMS
Context="1"

<REPOSITORIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
<REPOSITORY
RepositoryVSGUID="{91FEFFAE-A147-407C-8706-EEAF05787DA8}"
Revision="4"
BuildType="16"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<SRCPATH>.\WMIVBSFile</SRCPATH>

<PROPERTIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
</PROPERTIES>

<DISPLAYNAME>WMIRepository</DISPLAYNAME>

<VERSION>1.0</VERSION>

<DATECREATED>8/4/2004 9:22:21 PM</DATECREATED>

<DATEREVISED>8/4/2004 9:30:07 PM</DATEREVISED>
</REPOSITORY>
</REPOSITORIES>

<GROUPS
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

</GROUPS>
<COMPONENTS
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
<COMPONENT
ComponentVSGUID="{C9FFEA83-8990-49C0-83D6-7BA3A9971EDC}"
ComponentVIGUID="{8DC401E8-CB3B-4888-A95D-B1B64075B677}"
Revision="14"
RepositoryVSGUID="{91FEFFAE-A147-407C-8706-EEAF05787DA8}"
Visibility="1000"
MultiInstance="False"
Released="True"
Editable="False"
HTMLFinal="False"
IsMacro="False"
Opaque="False"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<PROPERTIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<RESOURCES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<RESOURCE
Name="File(819):"%11%","wmivbs.vbs""
ResTypeVSGUID="{E66B49F6-4A35-4246-87E8-5C1A468315B5}"
BuildTypeMask="819"
BuildOrder="1000"
Localize="False"
Disabled="False"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<PROPERTIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
<PROPERTY
Name="ComponentVSGUID"
Format="GUID"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="DstName"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="DstPath"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="NoExpand"
Format="Boolean"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Overwrite"
Format="Boolean"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="SrcFileCRC"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="SrcFileSize"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="SrcName"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="SrcPath"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
</PROPERTIES>

<DISPLAYNAME>wmivbs.vbs</DISPLAYNAME>

<DESCRIPTION></DESCRIPTION>
</RESOURCE>

<RESOURCE
Name="FBGenCmd(819):"d:\windows\system32\wscript.exe","d:\windows\system32\wmivbs.vbs""
ResTypeVSGUID="{FB2B6E76-FCD6-4D60-85D5-83C17D853AE3}"
BuildTypeMask="819"
BuildOrder="1000"
Localize="False"
Disabled="False"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<PROPERTIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
<PROPERTY
Name="Arguments"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="ComponentVSGUID"
Format="GUID"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="ErrorControl"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="FilePath"
Format="String"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Flags"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Phase"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Reboot"
Format="Boolean"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Start"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Timeout"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

<PROPERTY
Name="Type"
Format="Integer"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
1</PROPERTY>

</PROPERTIES>

<DISPLAYNAME>FBA Generic Command</DISPLAYNAME>

<DESCRIPTION></DESCRIPTION>
</RESOURCE>
</RESOURCES>

<GROUPMEMBERS

<GROUPMEMBER
GroupVSGUID="{B906A849-E301-4A85-8AAB-E7BD131B322E}"
</GROUPMEMBERS>

<DEPENDENCIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<DEPENDENCY
Class="Include"
Type="All"
DependOnGUID="{629F38BE-328D-4915-BAAF-4F6DA282D5A2}"
MinRevision="0"
Disabled="False"
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{B784E719-C196-4DDB-B358-D9254426C38D}"
<PROPERTIES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"
</PROPERTIES>

<DISPLAYNAME>Run WMI Script depends on Windows Script Engines - Hotfix Q318089</DISPLAYNAME>

<DESCRIPTION></DESCRIPTION>
</DEPENDENCY>
</DEPENDENCIES>

<DISPLAYNAME>Run WMI Script - KS</DISPLAYNAME>

<VERSION>1.0</VERSION>

<OWNERS>Kalyani Sundaresan</OWNERS>

<AUTHORS>Kalyani Sundaresan</AUTHORS>

<DATECREATED>8/4/2004 9:02:52 PM</DATECREATED>

<DATEREVISED>8/4/2004 11:31:55 PM</DATEREVISED>
</COMPONENT>
</COMPONENTS>

<RESTYPES
Context="1"
PlatformGUID="{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}"

</RESTYPES>

</DCARRIER>

I am booting from a partition in the development system

KM

 

[KM]

KS,

Can you *attach* the SLD here? (although, don't know if it is possible with the "MS CDO for W2K" based client you use).
I mean as a file attachment.

 

[Guest]

how can i attach the file - i can send an email to you if you would not mind giving your email id

 

[KM]

KS,

You can send it to me directly. Use email address konstmor@_no_spam_hotmail.com (remove _no_spam_ part).

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Regards,
KM, BSquare Corp.

PS. I am using Outlook Express and I am happy to use any possible feature in it including the file attachments through a newsreader.
You may want to move to OE too. It is perfect for the newsgroup conversations.