winSMP and vista ...

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 10:26

So, I'd like to get my Q6600 up and running today. I've downloaded the winSMP client to install twice but I was just going to check with you lot before doing the install. Apart from turning off UAC, is anything else needed or is it plain-sailing? I've heard things about running it as a service ... possible?

Thanks all

Berserker · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:28

It'll work with UAC on - you just have to install it somewhere the user can write to (or fiddle with permissions so the user can write to where you install it). Of course, I like playing with such things, so didn't have any problem shoehorning it in to places that are normally read-only.

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:34

Thanks, will give it a go then. Do the normal regedits still stand?

Berserker · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:37

regedits?

The WinSMP client isn't designed to run as a service - although it will with a bit of fiddling (and remembering to shut it down every time before you reboot - else the reboot will crash the WU in progress).

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 11:55

I know it isn't meant to be, but I'm aware that it can be - I don't want the windows on screen if I don't have to.

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 12:07

Well I could hide the windows with .bats, I guess so that's not really important. Is it much easier to not run it as a service then - I have no experience of the winSMP client. Do they still need a friendly shutdown (Ctrl-C) if you're running them normally?

Thanks

shadowscotland · 2 Oct 2007 at 12:26

I never hurts to do things properly - but I've sheduled a task at 7am each weekday morning(shutdown.exe) and not had a problem - all instances were running as a window via the 'looping' batch file not sure if that makes a differance - see SB website thread for code

Note: oops also using XP

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 12:55

Forgive me for asking a stupid question (my knowledge of batch files is rather lacking) but isn't that code opening an infinite number of fah windows, seeing as it goes into an unterminated loop? Am I missing something obvious?

Mattus · 2 Oct 2007 at 15:18

A.N.Other said:
Forgive me for asking a stupid question (my knowledge of batch files is rather lacking) but isn't that code opening an infinite number of fah windows

If it's the batch file I'm thinking of... technically yes, but only one at a time since it won't loop until the previous FAH window closes.

A.N.Other · 2 Oct 2007 at 16:13

Nevermind. Thanks for the help people.

I've got 2 clients sorted with nice hiding windows with cmdow and some .bats. Hopefully they should be OK now, but I'll need to watch them for a while to make sure.