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Can be a service made as invisible in SCM

PSManjunath14-Oct-04 5:33

14-Oct-04 5:33

Can a windows service application can be made as invisible in Service Control Manager.

Please help me, if you have some idea/info about this

Thanks
Manjunath

Re: Can be a service made as invisible in SCM

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar18-Oct-04 23:38

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar

18-Oct-04 23:38

using TweakUI you can hide the specific icons in the Control Panel. But you want to hide the services itself from the SCM display?

Then the management of services will be a difficult task to even the System Administrator right?

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CreateFile, FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and FlushFileBuffers

George Ionescu13-Oct-04 22:40

George Ionescu

13-Oct-04 22:40

Hello all,

my question is simple: if I open a file with CreateFile and
FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH and I write some data into it with WriteFile, do I
have to call FlushFileBuffers to make sure the data is written in the file?

I've noticed that FlushFileBuffers takes an enormous amount of time to
complete and I was wondering why. I'd like to avoid this and I was hoping
FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH could save me here.

Best regards,
George Ionescu

Network adapter and and file sharing configuration.

daveeyb13-Oct-04 13:59

daveeyb

13-Oct-04 13:59

Hello,

I am looking for ways to script/program the following on WinXP:

1. Install a loopback adapter.

2. Configure the IP address on it

3. Rename the connection name that appears in Network Connections

4. Unbind the Windows Filesharing Service from it.

Some research revealed the following options:

1. Install loopback adapter.

- Use devcon.exe available from MS.

2. Configure IP address.

- Use WSH
- I can also edit the registry directly

3. Rename the connection.

- Find the GUID of newly installed adapter, and set HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetwork{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}{$GUID}Name

4. Unbind FileSharing

I ran regmon while doing this manually, and noticed that it removes the adapter GUID from the following registry keys:

HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesLanManServer*

However, it also changes a binary key HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlNetworkConfig

Simply doing the first part does not result in an unchecked box in the adapter properties screen for File Sharing, so I assume the second step is also needed. However, I don't know how to generate the binary data.

----------------------

I am ok with using devcon.exe and WSH for the first two steps, and editing the registry for the third step is kinda dirty, but acceptable. It would be nice to find a cleaner method, as well as a solution for #4.

Thanks for your help!

Re: Network adapter and and file sharing configuration.

Mekong River28-Feb-06 21:02

Mekong River

28-Feb-06 21:02

daveeyb wrote:
3. Rename the connection name that appears in Network Connections

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/resources/qanda/may05/hey0511.mspx[^]

daveeyb wrote:
Unbind the Windows Filesharing Service from it.

What do you mean? You mean disable the file sharing service? Try to see this website.[^]

NetBIOS Programming in C++

Harry_Diel13-Oct-04 4:31

Harry_Diel

13-Oct-04 4:31

I'm using a 'WakeUp On LAN' Program, that sends 'Magic Packets' to a MAC-Address of a specified
PC - that works, when the Attribute for the Netbios-Card is set.

The 'Wake On LAN-Attribute' of the Netbios-Card must be set to 'Yes' or some else.
How can I solve this by using a C-Program? Is there anyone who knows a solution? Confused | :confused:

Harry W. Diel
Systemmanagment
MS Software-Entwicklung
47475 Kamp-Lintfort
Germany

Stored Usernames and Passwords

Matt Newman12-Oct-04 10:20

Matt Newman

12-Oct-04 10:20

I recently changed all the usernames and passwords on all my computers/accounts including file shares. I now have a problem where I do not have permission to access shares that I "have permission" to access. I have seen this before in 2003 Server I just had to clear the stored usernames and passwords. Does anyone know where this is in XP Pro? I can't find. Some help would be greatly appreciated.

^Matt Newman

...armed with what? spitballs!? - Zell Miller

Re: Stored Usernames and Passwords

Mekong River13-Oct-04 5:46

Mekong River

13-Oct-04 5:46

[MSA] Matt Newman wrote:
I have seen this before in 2003 Server I just had to clear the stored usernames and passwords

What do you mean by clear user name and password? Do you set the password or delete the SAM file? Your SAM store at two place:

1. C:\WINDOWS\repair\SAM<br />
2. C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SAM

You have to delete these two file then restart your computer and log as Administrator with blank password but you have to create all user account again. But remember if you want to delete this file you must move your hard drive and connect it to another system then you hard drive would become D: drive. So your file would become:

1. D:\WINDOWS\repair\SAM<br />
2. D:\WINDOWS\system32\config\SAM

Hope that work!!!

A thousand mile of journey, begin with the first step.

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Re: Stored Usernames and Passwords

Mike Dimmick13-Oct-04 12:35

Mike Dimmick

13-Oct-04 12:35

Control Panel > User Accounts. Select your account. In the task pane, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my network passwords'.

Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

How to change HKCU registry as the admin

caykahve12-Oct-04 1:51

caykahve

12-Oct-04 1:51

I want to create a string value DisableLockWorkStation under the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System. The user is not allowed to do it. (I want to do it for NT4, Win2k, and XP).

The manual way is to login as the administrator, run regedt32, and load the registry hive ntuser.dat file of the user from Documnents and Settings under HKEY_USERS. Afterwards create the new value and unload the hive.

But then the administrator should repeat it for every user. How can the administrator do a change that affects every user? I tried creating the value in the relevant key in [HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT]. It didn't affect either the user or the administrator.

Actually I want to do this during the installation of my program. So the solution has to be convertible to C++ for me.

Thank you...

Re: How to change HKCU registry as the admin

Mike Dimmick12-Oct-04 2:33

Mike Dimmick

12-Oct-04 2:33

The way to edit this is to use Group Policy. See this page[^] for details (Google's cache of a page on microsoft.com).

I'd recommend asking the administrator to do this. If you're in an Active Directory network environment the administrator can do this by creating a Group Policy object with the setting; place all the computers you want the setting to affect in the same Organizational Unit in AD, and link the GPO to that container. If you want a global policy for your organisation, create the GPO in the domain root.

If you must do it on a local system through code, you can use the IGroupPolicyObject interface to edit the local GPO.

Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

Windows XP unattended install

OMalleyW11-Oct-04 7:53

OMalleyW

11-Oct-04 7:53

Please help....

Here is the problem.
I need to create a batch file that
formats the HD, connects to the network(DHCP)
and installs WindowsXP

...
I can connect to the network but when the drive
gets formatted, the partition size is too small
and WindowsXP will not install.

I am using DOS 6.22

any help would be great.
thanks

Will

Re: Windows XP unattended install

Mekong River7-Mar-06 12:28

Mekong River

7-Mar-06 12:28

OMalleyW wrote:
I am using DOS 6.22

As far as I know windows xp require DOS higher than 7.0. Did you create the start up disk of windows xp? Try to read this article[^] for more information.

DOS : launching an app, and waiting it is finished

Jerome Conus11-Oct-04 3:16

Jerome Conus

11-Oct-04 3:16

Hi !!

In my batch, I need to launch an application, wait for it to be finished and then keep going with my batch.

But unfortunately, as soon as my app is launched, the batch keeps going without waiting for the app !

When I try to launch manually from the Dos window the app, I can see that I get the prompt as soon as the app is launched. On the other hand, when I launch other apps, I don't get any prompt before the app is finished !

Why do I get those different behaviours ? How can I make sure the prompt will wait for the app to be finished ?

thanks for your help !
Jerome

Re: DOS : launching an app, and waiting it is finished

Tim Deveaux11-Oct-04 3:36

Tim Deveaux

11-Oct-04 3:36

Are you using the Call <app> command in your batch?

Re: DOS : launching an app, and waiting it is finished

Jerome Conus11-Oct-04 4:58

Jerome Conus

11-Oct-04 4:58

I tried with and without the 'Call' command, but it didn't change anything.....

Re: DOS : launching an app, and waiting it is finished

Mekong River11-Oct-04 16:15

Mekong River

11-Oct-04 16:15

I think there are two case:

1. You want to control the application that is running by yourself you could use the PAUSE command[^] to terminate your batch process. After you close the application then you can press any key to continue.

2. If you want to run it automatically without user respond, you should create your batch file in a seperate file then schedule it to run by an estimate period. For schedule the batch file to run in a specific time check AT command[^] for more information.

A thousand mile of journey, begin with the first step.

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Save Children Norway-Cambodia Office

FTP problem

Mekong River10-Oct-04 18:58

Mekong River

10-Oct-04 18:58

I allready create ftp server but i have some problem about this, If i check box ANONYMOUS connection in Security account i can open any computer that i want but if i clear this check box it need the user name and
password but when i type the password i have the
porblem like below:

220 Microsoft FTP Service 500 'GET http://192.168.0.3/ HTTP/1.0': command not understood 421 Timeout (120 seconds): closing control connection. 421 Terminating connection.

AND

220 Microsoft FTP Service<br />
500 'GET ftp://atech@192.168.0.3/ HTTP/1.0': command not understood<br />
421 Timeout (120 seconds): closing control connection.<br />
421 Terminating connection.

but if i test in the local machine i can open all.

A thousand mile of journey, begin with the first step.

APO-CEDC
Save Children Norway-Cambodia Office

Recover password from SYSKEY command

Mekong River10-Oct-04 18:53

Mekong River

10-Oct-04 18:53

Hi, I used SYSKEY command set the security password for my computer but did not back up it to the diskette. Now I forget my password and could not access to my computer. Does any one have any idea to hack SYSKEY command or get the password that we forget from it system? Cry | :((

sigh:

A thousand mile of journey, begin with the first step.

APO-CEDC
Save Children Norway-Cambodia Office

Network card auto disable

Mekong River9-Oct-04 15:49

Mekong River

9-Oct-04 15:49

Hi, I have a problem with my PC. I don't know why my network card is disable. I'm sure that my PC don't have any other people to use and I don't made any change to my PC but this problem appear one time a month or in the next two month it might be appear again (base on my experience). Does anyone have an idea about this problem?

A thousand mile of journey, begin with the first step.

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Save Children Norway-Cambodia Office

Fedora -- environment variables

devvvy8-Oct-04 18:17

devvvy

8-Oct-04 18:17

LINUX-FEDORA -- environment variables..

QUESTION 1. This may sound like a dump question (okay,it is a dump question):

CATALINA_HOME=/usr/local/tomcat-4.1.30
APACHE_HOME=/usr/local/apache2
ANT_HOME=/usr/local/ant
JAVA_HOME=/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_05
J2EE_HOME=/usr/java/j2sdkee1.3.1
PATH=$PATH:$JAVA_HOME/bin:$J2EE_HOME/bin
CLASSPATH=.:$J2EE_HOME/lib/j2ee.jar:$J2EE_HOME/lib/locale

export CATALINE_HOME
export APACHE_HOME
export ANT_HOME
export JAVA_HOME
export J2EE_HOME
export CLASS_PATH

What does command "export" do? I found this:http://www.er.uqam.ca/nobel/r10735/unixcomm.html

export - place the value of a variable in the calling environment (makes it global). This is a shell builtin.

But don't quite get what it means...

QUESTION 2: I placed the above script in file /etc/profile so environment variables get loaded everytime you go into console mode by "CTRL-ATL-F1" -- BUT, is this equivalent to "System" environment variables in Windows? I notice that this script wasn't executed if console is launched from "menu>System Tools>Terminal" (launched from desktop menu)... how can I get around this?

THanks!

Norman Fung

Re: Fedora -- environment variables

markkuk9-Oct-04 7:54

markkuk

9-Oct-04 7:54

Export makes the variable available to programs started from your current shell. Without "export" the variable value is usable only in the shell script where it's defined.

Q2: Looks like the shell launched from System Tools->Terminal isn't a login shell, so it doesn't read /etc/profile. A workaround for this is to place the commands in a separate script in the /etc/profile.d directory so it gets sourced by /etc/bashrc. You should do this anyway for your own customizations instead of modifying the system /etc/profile script. Give the script a ".sh" suffix and make it executable.

BTW. you should subscribe to the Fedora mailing list, or use the forums at FedoraForum.org.

Re: Fedora -- environment variables

devvvy10-Oct-04 14:05

devvvy

10-Oct-04 14:05

Thanks, yes, it's "bashrc" launched from "System Tools>Terminal" that's having problem. I've followed your instruction and placed a startup script (profile.sh) under "etc/profile.d" directory - it worked and it gets executed everytime bash is launched.

btw,
1. Why is it called "bashrc" and not "bash"? does "rc" stands for something? "root console" perhaps?
2. If any application is launched from Console (login shell or bashrc), then obviously the environment variables in my startup scripts (etc/profile.d/profile.sh) would be in effect. But what if the application is launched from side menu bar? profile.sh only runs when you launch "bashrc".

Norman Fung

Re: Fedora -- environment variables

markkuk11-Oct-04 2:35

markkuk

11-Oct-04 2:35

1. "rc" in various configuration file names is inherited from distant history, see: the entry for "rc file" in The Jargon File.
2. Sorry, I don't know. Frown | :(

BIZTALK 2004 -- Configuration issue

DotNetLearner8-Oct-04 4:41

DotNetLearner

8-Oct-04 4:41

My Biztalk 2004 configuration fails on the box that has Windows server 2003, Sharepoint Server 2003, SQL Server 2000, Analysis Services, Visual Studio 2003.

Here are the lines from the log file that I think will help:

[2:47:51 PM Info ConfigFramework] Retrieved cached IConfig object for feature: WMI ProgID: MSEBiz.BtsCfg
[2:47:51 PM Info ConfigFramework] Currently configuring: WMI
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CBtsCfg::ConfigureFeature
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Configuring feature: WMI
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CBtsCfg::IsSelectedCreate
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Leaving function: CBtsCfg::IsSelectedCreate
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CWMI::Connect
[2:47:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Leaving function: CWMI::Connect
[2:47:52 PM Info ConfigHelper] NT group BizTalk Server Administrators created successfully
[2:47:52 PM Info ConfigHelper NetAPI Info: ] The operation completed successfully.
[2:47:52 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CWMI::CreateGroup
[2:47:52 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:02 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:12 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:22 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:32 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:42 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CBtsCfg::IsSelectedCreate
[2:48:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Leaving function: CBtsCfg::IsSelectedCreate
[2:48:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CWMI::CreateTrackingAnalysisServer
[2:48:51 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CWMI::CreateAnalysisServerFromExe
[2:48:52 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:48:58 PM Info ConfigHelper] Feature: Engine is installed
[2:48:58 PM Info BtsCfg] Entering function: CWMI::CreateServer
[2:48:59 PM Error BtsCfg] c:\depot4000\jupiter\source\private\mozart\source\setup\btscfg\btswmi.cpp(395): FAILED hr = 80004005

[2:48:59 PM Error BtsCfg] Unspecified error
[2:48:59 PM Error BtsCfg] c:\depot4000\jupiter\source\private\mozart\source\setup\btscfg\btscfg.cpp(774): FAILED hr = 80004005

[2:48:59 PM Info BtsCfg] Leaving function: CBtsCfg::ConfigureFeature
[2:49:02 PM Info ConfigFramework] Waiting for configuration thread to complete.
[2:49:03 PM Info ConfigFramework] Showing MessageBox with text: Unspecified error Return Code: 2

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