910207 - 3 problems

[hamidi]

ok, i did. all three scripts/batch files ran successfully, and after running them i executed 'set' to see whether OS_NAME is set and saw that it has been set to wxp. then i looked into SetSystemEnvVars.cmd and found that no entry for OS_NAME is there in the file. then found that it has been set in SetTargetEnvVars.cmd.
now what can i do?
thx

[rinkol]

I've run into a situation where, on one particular computer, the installation of updates would terminate prematurely with a statement "Nothing to do!. I'm not sure if it applies here, but I found that the WSH timeout had been set to one (1) second in the registry. By setting it to "0", the value for no limit, the problem was fixed. I have no idea of how it got changed in the first place.

[harry]

@rinkol
For clarification I have the question: Do you mean the following key?

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings]
"SilentTerminate"="0"



[rinkol]

No. the WHS timeout key is located under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings.

It should appear as

Timeout REG_DWORD 0x00000000 (0)

[harry]

Thanks for information!

By default the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings is empty.

[WSUSUpdateAdmin]

Hi!

[...], but I found that the WSH timeout had been set to one (1) second in the registry. By setting it to "0", the value for no limit, the problem was fixed.[...]

Which key do you talk about? I can't find a "WSH timeout".

By default the key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings is empty.

Correct, harry, but by default the key [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings] contains:

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"DisplayLogo"="1"
"ActiveDebugging"="1"
"SilentTerminate"="0"
"UseWINSAFER"="1"


, where both "UseWINSAFER" and "SilentTerminate" seem to deal with signed/trusted scripts (and not timeouts).
By "quick search", I only found http://books.google.de/books?id=_OmVAgsGkBYC&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=SilentTerminate+windows+script+host&source=bl&ots=ZJ7ozqwzyr&sig=uwH6IfBnbiJzkQUg7gbwKu-LAgc&sa=X&ei=6w8uUMOjPIjzsgbqhIHADQ&ved=0CCkQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=SilentTerminate%20windows%20script%20host&f=false to prove that, but only http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee198684 and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee156597 at Microsoft's site.

RTW

[harry]

I think, rinkol means:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Script Host\Settings]

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"Timeout"=dword:00000001

source: http://www.visualbasicscript.com/WIERD-PROBLEM-Can39t-set-timeout-for-vbscript-m63268.aspx

[WSUSUpdateAdmin]

Oh ja, danke, das wusste ich nicht!
Na dann: Raus damit!
GT