FBA phase 12000+

[steves]

Hello all,

I listened in on the XP Embedded support chat yesterday for a bit, and
when I asked if there were any plans out there to fix the problems with
FBA phases > 12000 the response from Microsoft was 'I am not aware of
any problems in that area'. They posted a link to report bugs, but
for some strange reason it was not in the chat log after the chat
ended.

So,
1) Am I wrong in my understanding that a FBA Generic command with a
phase > 12000 will run before resealing even though the documentation
says otherwise

2) Should I Report this formally to MS? If so, where. (I am quite
surprised if this hasn't been reported.)

Thanks All.

Steve S.
StevesATeyeDASHimagingDOTcom

 

[Mark K Vallevand]

1) No, that is my understanding, too. My original reading of the docs led
me to think that FBA phase 12000+ would run post-reseal. That is not true.
I haven't read the docs again to see if it was my mis-understanding or not.

2) We have some top-tier support and a MS liason. So, I report problems
through our liason. If you get their attention, MS can be very responsive
and very helpful. But, I don't know what other official ways there are to
report problems.

For post-FBA commands, you need to invent your own mechanism. I use an an
auto login and special user account to automate post-FBA commands. The
batch file runs when any user logs in, and if the user is the 'special'
account, I check for post-FBA markers and do special stuff, then remove the
auto login, commit and restart.

--
Regards.
Mark K Vallevand (e-mail address removed)

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[steves]

Mark,

Thanks for your reply. I was just checking in because the chat
response didn't jive with what I've heard here.

Currently I am using a .reg file to setup a run-once command to occur
after reseal. I manually merge the .reg file as part of my pre-reseal
procedure. Kinda clunky, but... there ya go.

P.S. - gotta love that Ben Franklin quote. Be Happy!