(OT) Remotely shutting down/restarting Vantage work station

Thanks for the tip. I downloaded PowerToys and had network
administrator test -- it worked. He's now trying to locate the
registry changes it made, maybe we won't have to install at each
workstation.

I believe I now have all the tools and utilities to design a basic
Progress program to automate remote reboot, login and Vantage startup!

Another question, is it possible to get a list of workstations logged
in - as a way of populating a selection list?

It would also be useful to monitor each machine's network and Vantage
logins from the program.

Lonnie

--- In vantage@y..., "spolatas" <spolatas@y...> wrote:
> Ted and All,
>
> There IS a TweakUI for Windows XP. It's part of the PowerToys for
XP
> that Microsoft released and then pulled until spring. You can still
> get it from this address, however:
>
>
http://www.microsoft.com/indonesia/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.
> asp
> (Watch the line wrap)
>
> Steve Polatas
>
> --- In vantage@y..., Ted Kitch <onelist@t...> wrote:
> <snip> There is no TweakUI for
> > XP yet either.
> >
> > Sorry I couldn't have been more help,
> >
> > Ted Kitch
> > Misha1, LTD.
> > 866-464-7421
You can download a set of command-line utilities that will do this for you
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml>
They are called the PS Tools. I think these only work on Windows NT, 2000
and XP stations though. They have some really cool stuff. I've created
some batch files for clients that allow them to remotely reboot all of their
data collection stations using these utilities.

Hope this helps you out, Lonnie.

Ted Kitch
Misha1, LTD.
866-464-7421

-----Original Message-----
From: lonniedrew [mailto:lonniedrew@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:56 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] (OT) Remotely shutting down/restarting Vantage
workstation

Hi All,

I'm thinking about writing a program that will allow administrator to
select PCs to reboot, have each automatically login to network, and
finally automatically login to Vantage.

Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, is there something like this
available? Preferably free..

If not, what problems can I anticipate? This would be written in
Progress, calling an EXE found to remotely reboot workstation.

Lonnie






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Thanks for responding Ted.

I found the PSShutDown.exe, from the makers of pstools, which started
this train of thought.

One holdup is an automatic network login. Yesterday I tried a couple
of registry tweaks, as described below, on an XP workstation to no
avail. Any ideas?

Lonnie

"Windows includes a feature that allows you to configure the computer
to automatically logon to the network, bypassing the Winlogon dialog
box.

To enable this function you need to add several new values to the key
below.

1) Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the
username you wish to automatically logon as.
2) Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to
the password for the user entered above.
3) Add a new string value named 'DefaultDomainName' and set this to
the domain of the user. Ignore this value if the NT box is not
participating in NT Domain security.
4) Add a new string value named 'AutoAdminLogon' and set it to
either '1' to enable auto logon or '0' to disable it.

For Windows 2000 the additional ForceAutoLogon setting must be
enabled to stop the tweak from resetting on reboot.

Exit and restart, Windows should not ask for a password and
automatically show the desktop of the user. "


--- In vantage@y..., Ted Kitch <onelist@t...> wrote:
> You can download a set of command-line utilities that will do this
for you
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml
> <http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml>
> They are called the PS Tools. I think these only work on Windows
NT, 2000
> and XP stations though. They have some really cool stuff. I've
created
> some batch files for clients that allow them to remotely reboot all
of their
> data collection stations using these utilities.
>
> Hope this helps you out, Lonnie.
>
> Ted Kitch
> Misha1, LTD.
> 866-464-7421
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lonniedrew [mailto:lonniedrew@c...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: vantage@y...
> Subject: [Vantage] (OT) Remotely shutting down/restarting Vantage
> workstation
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm thinking about writing a program that will allow administrator
to
> select PCs to reboot, have each automatically login to network, and
> finally automatically login to Vantage.
>
> Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, is there something like this
> available? Preferably free..
>
> If not, what problems can I anticipate? This would be written in
> Progress, calling an EXE found to remotely reboot workstation.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
>
>
>
>
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must have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
> <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>
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I wasn't aware that these registry changes didn't work on XP. I tried them
here and they didn't work on my XP station either. There is no TweakUI for
XP yet either.

Sorry I couldn't have been more help,

Ted Kitch
Misha1, LTD.
866-464-7421

-----Original Message-----
From: lonniedrew [mailto:lonniedrew@...]
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 3:21 PM
To: vantage@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Vantage] Re: (OT) Remotely shutting down/restarting Vantage work
station

Thanks for responding Ted.

I found the PSShutDown.exe, from the makers of pstools, which started
this train of thought.

One holdup is an automatic network login. Yesterday I tried a couple
of registry tweaks, as described below, on an XP workstation to no
avail. Any ideas?

Lonnie

"Windows includes a feature that allows you to configure the computer
to automatically logon to the network, bypassing the Winlogon dialog
box.

To enable this function you need to add several new values to the key
below.

1) Add a new string value named 'DefaultUserName' and set it to the
username you wish to automatically logon as.
2) Add a new string value named 'DefaultPassword' and set this to
the password for the user entered above.
3) Add a new string value named 'DefaultDomainName' and set this to
the domain of the user. Ignore this value if the NT box is not
participating in NT Domain security.
4) Add a new string value named 'AutoAdminLogon' and set it to
either '1' to enable auto logon or '0' to disable it.

For Windows 2000 the additional ForceAutoLogon setting must be
enabled to stop the tweak from resetting on reboot.

Exit and restart, Windows should not ask for a password and
automatically show the desktop of the user. "


--- In vantage@y..., Ted Kitch <onelist@t...> wrote:
> You can download a set of command-line utilities that will do this
for you
> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml>
> < http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml
<http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/pstools.shtml> >
> They are called the PS Tools. I think these only work on Windows
NT, 2000
> and XP stations though. They have some really cool stuff. I've
created
> some batch files for clients that allow them to remotely reboot all
of their
> data collection stations using these utilities.
>
> Hope this helps you out, Lonnie.
>
> Ted Kitch
> Misha1, LTD.
> 866-464-7421
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lonniedrew [mailto:lonniedrew@c...]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 2:56 PM
> To: vantage@y...
> Subject: [Vantage] (OT) Remotely shutting down/restarting Vantage
> workstation
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm thinking about writing a program that will allow administrator
to
> select PCs to reboot, have each automatically login to network, and
> finally automatically login to Vantage.
>
> Not wanting to reinvent the wheel, is there something like this
> available? Preferably free..
>
> If not, what problems can I anticipate? This would be written in
> Progress, calling an EXE found to remotely reboot workstation.
>
> Lonnie
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You
must have
> already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
> (1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report
Builder and
> Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
> < http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.> >
> (2) To search through old msg's goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
> < http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages> >
> (3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>
> < http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links> >
>
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Terms of Service.
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>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo!
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> Terms of Service.


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Ted and All,

There IS a TweakUI for Windows XP. It's part of the PowerToys for XP
that Microsoft released and then pulled until spring. You can still
get it from this address, however:

http://www.microsoft.com/indonesia/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.
asp
(Watch the line wrap)

Steve Polatas

--- In vantage@y..., Ted Kitch <onelist@t...> wrote:
<snip> There is no TweakUI for
> XP yet either.
>
> Sorry I couldn't have been more help,
>
> Ted Kitch
> Misha1, LTD.
> 866-464-7421