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Time Zone Update -- NEW AND IMPROVED!!
I'll load a new copy and see what happens. I was consistently getting that
behavior testing on an XP machine, but it didn't happen on the others, so I figured it was OK. Back to the DB... Might just do it in VBS and people will just have to enable it or go somewhere else... Or offer both, with the caveat that you have to manually close the command prompt... Dunno... -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message ... It stayed open for me as well on first run and I had to kill it. I ran it a few more times and it closed as it should, only on the first run did it not close. BTW, that was on 98SE loaded in VPC 2007, I haven't made it to the other 98SE on my network yet, when I do I'll let you know how it went. -- Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } Conflicts start where information lacks. http://basconotw.mvps.org/ Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... I was more looking for proofing of the written content, Vic, but also feedback from testing. On all the systems I tested on, Win98SE, Win2K and even WinXP, the command windows closed automatically. If it's not doing it for you, I'll have to add back a couple of commands I thought were superfluous. I'll let you know when they're updated, and if you'd like to email me at gryst_at_grystmill.com, I'll be sure to notify you directly. Any system you can test it on for me would be great. I'm handicapped by not being at my own machine(s) lately, borrowing a very slow XP machine. VPC runs like snail snot, and I haven't had the time to install 95 or ME, nor yet found my copies of NT4. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP -- Shell/User http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "Vic" wrote in message ... Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on Win98SE all went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice to have the DOS window close automatically, and of course not have 'file not found' messages (perhaps NUL them out) but, once again, all looks well. REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset timezone as in your documentation, set time via internet (no anomalies) so what else would you like to know? Vic BTW: thanks for the patch! Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too ___ "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I start advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages and the Readme.txt. Gotta be in the next couple of days, though. Start he http://grystmill.com -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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Time Zone Update -- NEW AND IMPROVED!!
I see you have included the .pif in the package. Without it in the same
folder as the .bat, the .bat will revert to UNCHECKED in its "Properties, Programs tab, Close on Exit". Can it be Vic & Brian A. in their machinations separated the .pif from the .bat? It works for me when they are together to close the DOS window. (But I denuded the .bat & did not get the Registry keys or 100 backup files!) -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... | I'll load a new copy and see what happens. I was consistently getting that | behavior testing on an XP machine, but it didn't happen on the others, so I | figured it was OK. Back to the DB... | | Might just do it in VBS and people will just have to enable it or go | somewhere else... Or offer both, with the caveat that you have to manually | close the command prompt... Dunno... | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | | "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message | ... | It stayed open for me as well on first run and I had to kill it. I ran | it a few more times and it closed as it should, only on the first run did | it not close. BTW, that was on 98SE loaded in VPC 2007, I haven't made it | to the other 98SE on my network yet, when I do I'll let you know how it | went. | | -- | | Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } | Conflicts start where information lacks. | http://basconotw.mvps.org/ | | Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 | | | | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | ... | I was more looking for proofing of the written content, Vic, but als o | feedback from testing. On all the systems I tested on, Win98SE, Win2K and | even WinXP, the command windows closed automatically. If it's not doing | it | for you, I'll have to add back a couple of commands I thought were | superfluous. I'll let you know when they're updated, and if you'd like to | email me at gryst_at_grystmill.com, I'll be sure to notify you directly. | | Any system you can test it on for me would be great. I'm handicapped by | not | being at my own machine(s) lately, borrowing a very slow XP machine. VPC | runs like snail snot, and I haven't had the time to install 95 or ME, nor | yet found my copies of NT4. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS MVP -- Shell/User | http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm | http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm | | "Vic" wrote in message | ... | Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on Win98SE all | went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice to have the DOS window | close automatically, and of course not have 'file not found' messages | (perhaps NUL them out) but, once again, all looks well. | | REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset timezone as in | your documentation, set time via internet (no anomalies) so what else | would you like to know? | | Vic | | BTW: thanks for the patch! | Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too | ___ | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | ... | They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) | | I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I start | advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages and the | Readme.txt. | Gotta be in the next couple of days, though. | | Start he http://grystmill.com | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | | | | | | | | | | |
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Time Zone Update -- NEW AND IMPROVED!!
You totally lost me. Which version of my update are you looking at? And why
screw with the BAT file? -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User "PCR" wrote in message ... I see you have included the .pif in the package. Without it in the same folder as the .bat, the .bat will revert to UNCHECKED in its "Properties, Programs tab, Close on Exit". Can it be Vic & Brian A. in their machinations separated the .pif from the .bat? It works for me when they are together to close the DOS window. (But I denuded the .bat & did not get the Registry keys or 100 backup files!) -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... | I'll load a new copy and see what happens. I was consistently getting that | behavior testing on an XP machine, but it didn't happen on the others, so I | figured it was OK. Back to the DB... | | Might just do it in VBS and people will just have to enable it or go | somewhere else... Or offer both, with the caveat that you have to manually | close the command prompt... Dunno... | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | | "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message | ... | It stayed open for me as well on first run and I had to kill it. I ran | it a few more times and it closed as it should, only on the first run did | it not close. BTW, that was on 98SE loaded in VPC 2007, I haven't made it | to the other 98SE on my network yet, when I do I'll let you know how it | went. | | -- | | Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } | Conflicts start where information lacks. | http://basconotw.mvps.org/ | | Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 | | | | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | ... | I was more looking for proofing of the written content, Vic, but als o | feedback from testing. On all the systems I tested on, Win98SE, Win2K and | even WinXP, the command windows closed automatically. If it's not doing | it | for you, I'll have to add back a couple of commands I thought were | superfluous. I'll let you know when they're updated, and if you'd like to | email me at gryst_at_grystmill.com, I'll be sure to notify you directly. | | Any system you can test it on for me would be great. I'm handicapped by | not | being at my own machine(s) lately, borrowing a very slow XP machine. VPC | runs like snail snot, and I haven't had the time to install 95 or ME, nor | yet found my copies of NT4. | | -- | Gary S. Terhune | MS MVP -- Shell/User | http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm | http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm | | "Vic" wrote in message | ... | Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on Win98SE all | went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice to have the DOS window | close automatically, and of course not have 'file not found' messages | (perhaps NUL them out) but, once again, all looks well. | | REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset timezone as in | your documentation, set time via internet (no anomalies) so what else | would you like to know? | | Vic | | BTW: thanks for the patch! | Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too | ___ | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | ... | They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) | | I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I start | advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages and the | Readme.txt. | Gotta be in the next couple of days, though. | | Start he http://grystmill.com | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | | | | | | | | | | |
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Time Zone Update -- NEW AND IMPROVED!!
Gary S. Terhune wrote:
| You totally lost me. Which version of my update are you looking at? | And why screw with the BAT file? I took it in last night... TZ_UP_9x.exe. Opening it in WinZip, I see... Readme.txt TZ_UP.bat Tz_up.pif TZWIN9x.reg Although the "Properties, Program tab, Cmd Line box" shows... C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\TZ_9X_UP\TZ_UP.BAT ...., it works just fine with it & the .bat both in C:\Windows\Temp. BUT, if that .pif is moved away or deleted, the .bat will REVERT to UNCHECKED in its own "Properties, Program tab, Close on Exit box". | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | MS-MVP Shell/User | | "PCR" wrote in message | ... |I see you have included the .pif in the package. Without it in the | same folder as the .bat, the .bat will revert to UNCHECKED in its | "Properties, Programs tab, Close on Exit". | | Can it be Vic & Brian A. in their machinations separated the .pif | from the .bat? It works for me when they are together to close the | DOS window. | | (But I denuded the .bat & did not get the Registry keys or 100 backup | files!) | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | Should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | ... | | I'll load a new copy and see what happens. I was consistently | | getting that behavior testing on an XP machine, but it didn't | | happen on the others, so I figured it was OK. Back to the DB... | | | | Might just do it in VBS and people will just have to enable it or | | go somewhere else... Or offer both, with the caveat that you have | | to manually close the command prompt... Dunno... | | | | -- | | | | Gary S. Terhune | | MS-MVP Shell/User | | | | "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message | | ... | | It stayed open for me as well on first run and I had to kill | | it. I ran it a few more times and it closed as it should, only | | on the first run did it not close. BTW, that was on 98SE loaded | | in VPC 2007, I haven't made it to the other 98SE on my network | | yet, when I do I'll let you know how it went. | | | | -- | | | | Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } | | Conflicts start where information lacks. | | http://basconotw.mvps.org/ | | | | Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm | | How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 | | | | | | | | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | | ... | | I was more looking for proofing of the written content, Vic, but | | als o feedback from testing. On all the systems I tested on, | | Win98SE, Win2K and even WinXP, the command windows closed | | automatically. If it's not doing it | | for you, I'll have to add back a couple of commands I thought | | were superfluous. I'll let you know when they're updated, and | | if you'd like to email me at gryst_at_grystmill.com, I'll be | | sure to notify you directly. | | | | Any system you can test it on for me would be great. I'm | | handicapped by not | | being at my own machine(s) lately, borrowing a very slow XP | | machine. VPC runs like snail snot, and I haven't had the time | | to install 95 or ME, nor yet found my copies of NT4. | | | | -- | | Gary S. Terhune | | MS MVP -- Shell/User | | http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm | | http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm | | | | "Vic" wrote in message | | ... | | Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on | | Win98SE all went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice | | to have the DOS window close automatically, and of course not | | have 'file not found' messages (perhaps NUL them out) but, | | once again, all looks well. | | | | REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset | | timezone as in your documentation, set time via internet (no | | anomalies) so what else would you like to know? | | | | Vic | | | | BTW: thanks for the patch! | | Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too | | ___ | | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message | | ... | | They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) | | | | I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I | | start advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages | | and the Readme.txt. Gotta be in the next couple of days, | | though. | | | | Start he http://grystmill.com | | | | -- | | | | Gary S. Terhune | | MS-MVP Shell/User -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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PCR wrote:
| Gary S. Terhune wrote: || You totally lost me. Which version of my update are you looking at? || And why screw with the BAT file? | | I took it in last night... TZ_UP_9x.exe. Opening it in WinZip, I | see... | | Readme.txt | TZ_UP.bat | Tz_up.pif | TZWIN9x.reg | | Although the "Properties, Program tab, Cmd Line box" shows... | C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP\TZ_9X_UP\TZ_UP.BAT | ..., it works just fine with it & the .bat both in C:\Windows\Temp. | | BUT, if that .pif is moved away or deleted, the .bat will REVERT to | UNCHECKED in its own "Properties, Program tab, Close on Exit box". Let me add the .pif will work to make the .bat close on exit, IF... (a) It is in the same folder as the .bat, or (b) It is in... C:\Windows C:\Windows\System C:\Windows\PIF (c) Cquirke or Blanton may know more, such as perhaps the .pif may be anywhere in the PATH to be effective, or maybe there's another special folder or two. HOWEVER, the .pif itself only will work to execute the .bat, if the .bat is in the folder mentioned in the .pif's Command Line box, I'm fairly sure. Anyhow, it doesn't appear to go on a Target hunt! || -- || || Gary S. Terhune || MS-MVP Shell/User || || "PCR" wrote in message || ... ||I see you have included the .pif in the package. Without it in the || same folder as the .bat, the .bat will revert to UNCHECKED in its || "Properties, Programs tab, Close on Exit". || || Can it be Vic & Brian A. in their machinations separated the .pif || from the .bat? It works for me when they are together to close the || DOS window. || || (But I denuded the .bat & did not get the Registry keys or 100 || backup files!) || || || -- || Thanks or Good Luck, || There may be humor in this post, and, || Naturally, you will not sue, || Should things get worse after this, || PCR || || "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message || ... || | I'll load a new copy and see what happens. I was consistently || | getting that behavior testing on an XP machine, but it didn't || | happen on the others, so I figured it was OK. Back to the DB... || | || | Might just do it in VBS and people will just have to enable it or || | go somewhere else... Or offer both, with the caveat that you have || | to manually close the command prompt... Dunno... || | || | -- || | || | Gary S. Terhune || | MS-MVP Shell/User || | || | "Brian A." gonefish'n@afarawaylake wrote in message || | ... || | It stayed open for me as well on first run and I had to kill || | it. I ran it a few more times and it closed as it should, only || | on the first run did it not close. BTW, that was on 98SE loaded || | in VPC 2007, I haven't made it to the other 98SE on my network || | yet, when I do I'll let you know how it went. || | || | -- || | || | Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User } || | Conflicts start where information lacks. || | http://basconotw.mvps.org/ || | || | Suggested posting do's/don'ts: || | http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm How to ask a question: || | http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 || | || | || | || | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message || | ... || | I was more looking for proofing of the written content, Vic, but || | als o feedback from testing. On all the systems I tested on, || | Win98SE, Win2K and even WinXP, the command windows closed || | automatically. If it's not doing it || | for you, I'll have to add back a couple of commands I thought || | were superfluous. I'll let you know when they're updated, and || | if you'd like to email me at gryst_at_grystmill.com, I'll be || | sure to notify you directly. || | || | Any system you can test it on for me would be great. I'm || | handicapped by not || | being at my own machine(s) lately, borrowing a very slow XP || | machine. VPC runs like snail snot, and I haven't had the time || | to install 95 or ME, nor yet found my copies of NT4. || | || | -- || | Gary S. Terhune || | MS MVP -- Shell/User || | http://grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm || | http://grystmill.com/articles/security.htm || | || | "Vic" wrote in message || | ... || | Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on || | Win98SE all went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice || | to have the DOS window close automatically, and of course not || | have 'file not found' messages (perhaps NUL them out) but, || | once again, all looks well. || | || | REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset || | timezone as in your documentation, set time via internet (no || | anomalies) so what else would you like to know? || | || | Vic || | || | BTW: thanks for the patch! || | Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too || | ___ || | "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message || | ... || | They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) || | || | I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I || | start advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages || | and the Readme.txt. Gotta be in the next couple of days, || | though. || | || | Start he http://grystmill.com || | || | -- || | || | Gary S. Terhune || | MS-MVP Shell/User | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | Should things get worse after this, | PCR | -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, Should things get worse after this, PCR |
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Hi Gary, FINALLY got a chance to get back to this NG. Time has had me
buried with things to do the past couple of weeks. Wanted to follow-up on my post. Two items were mentioned regarding the installation program: 1. 'file not found' messages 2. IT would be nice to have the DOS window close automatically Downloaded the install program this morning (was not sure if you have made changes since my first post. Installed it, here are the results: 1. file not found messages still there (no big deal) 2. DOS windows does close and I think I discovered why it did not close the first time! After the install a README file appears. Noticed the DOS window was still there and said well, the DOS window still does not close BUT, recalling 1st install, I manually closed DOS box then read the readme and closed it. THIS time I closed the readme FIRST and voila, the DOS window closed automatically. Also tried program (patch) in Win95c (OSR2.5) and it works the same as in 98se. Readme must be closed for DOS box to close. One other note which may be of interest, noticed on Win95 the original TZ_BAK.REG was 19KB in size while the 2nd backup (TZ_BAK.001 __ I tried your program twice in Win95) was 31KB, quite a difference in size. Are you aware of this and know why the original is sooo much smaller than the patch? Didn't think to look at REG sizes in 98 so cannot comment on that. Vic ___ "Vic" wrote in message ... Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on Win98SE all went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice to have the DOS window close automatically, and of course not have 'file not found' messages (perhaps NUL them out) but, once again, all looks well. REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset timezone as in your documentation, set time via internet (no anomalies) so what else would you like to know? Vic BTW: thanks for the patch! Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too ___ "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I start advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages and the Readme.txt. Gotta be in the next couple of days, though. Start he http://grystmill.com -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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Weird that someone would see the DOS window *while* the Readme.txt file was
open, since it's set to open Maximized, g. Can't do anything about the file not found messages, at least not in this incarnation. Not while keeping backups of backups. Leastways, if it can be done, I don't know how. But I'm writing a VBS script that will do it all much more elegantly. Won't even need to open/change/change-back/close the Time/Date applet. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "Vic" wrote in message ... Hi Gary, FINALLY got a chance to get back to this NG. Time has had me buried with things to do the past couple of weeks. Wanted to follow-up on my post. Two items were mentioned regarding the installation program: 1. 'file not found' messages 2. IT would be nice to have the DOS window close automatically Downloaded the install program this morning (was not sure if you have made changes since my first post. Installed it, here are the results: 1. file not found messages still there (no big deal) 2. DOS windows does close and I think I discovered why it did not close the first time! After the install a README file appears. Noticed the DOS window was still there and said well, the DOS window still does not close BUT, recalling 1st install, I manually closed DOS box then read the readme and closed it. THIS time I closed the readme FIRST and voila, the DOS window closed automatically. Also tried program (patch) in Win95c (OSR2.5) and it works the same as in 98se. Readme must be closed for DOS box to close. One other note which may be of interest, noticed on Win95 the original TZ_BAK.REG was 19KB in size while the 2nd backup (TZ_BAK.001 __ I tried your program twice in Win95) was 31KB, quite a difference in size. Are you aware of this and know why the original is sooo much smaller than the patch? Didn't think to look at REG sizes in 98 so cannot comment on that. Vic ___ "Vic" wrote in message ... Gary, what kin of input are you looking for. I an the EXE on Win98SE all went well so far as I can tell. IT would be nice to have the DOS window close automatically, and of course not have 'file not found' messages (perhaps NUL them out) but, once again, all looks well. REG backup is in G:\WINDOWS where it should be. I reset timezone as in your documentation, set time via internet (no anomalies) so what else would you like to know? Vic BTW: thanks for the patch! Also have Win95C if you would like the EXE checked there too ___ "Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message ... They're now EXE files (self-executing WinZip.) I would DEARLY love to have someone(s) proof these before I start advertising beyond his group. Especially the web pages and the Readme.txt. Gotta be in the next couple of days, though. Start he http://grystmill.com -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User |
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Thanks Gary, but....
I also got the DOS window with "files not found" before maximized window. But everything works ok.... Itza a day to be enjoyed !!! |
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UPDATE Time Zone Update -- NEW AND IMPROVED!!
Can't do anything about the DOS File Not Found messages. It's part of the
backup routine I stuck in there. -- Gary S. Terhune MS-MVP Shell/User www.grystmill.com "dan" wrote in message ... Thanks Gary, but.... I also got the DOS window with "files not found" before maximized window. But everything works ok.... Itza a day to be enjoyed !!! |
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