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#57206 - 2001-07-13 06:41 AM KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

We have create and publish the new tool kixcheck. It doesn't
need any parameter. It will check all available KiXtart modules
addressable by your %path% specification.
In incorrect or incomplete will automatically delete the c:\kix????.ok
files from your local workstation.
It isn't necessary to remove them, because the program returns also an
ERRORLEVEL, which can be used by your BATch file.
Possible codes:

code:

%0\..\kixcheck.exe
if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix363update.exe /q


or
code:

%0\..\kixcheck.exe >nul
if not exist c:\kix363.ok %0\..\kix363update.exe /q


or
code:

%0\..\kix363update.exe /q


The last one will always update your environment with the correct
files.
Possible output of KixCheck can be
code:

KixCheck 1.03 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2001

Found as C:\WINDOWS\KIX32.EXE (15-10-2000 14:50:40 163840 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (01-09-1999 16:00:00 47104 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (01-09-1999 16:00:00 32768 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (01-09-1999 16:00:00 36864 bytes)

path C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND

KiXtart environment: complete



Greetings.

[ 15 July 2001: Message edited by: MCA ]

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#57207 - 2002-01-22 04:28 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

No new versions of kixcheck.exe necessary for the release of KiXtart 4.02 final release (build 71).
greetings.

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#57208 - 2002-07-07 02:43 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

The kixcheck tool has been upgraded. Current release 2.00

It handles now also the check-file "kix???.ok" in "%windir" directory.
An update was necessary because the iexpress installation packages
- kix???registry.exe
- kix???update.exe
- wkix4??update.exe
were updating last month.

Some issues on our TO-DO list are:
- use CRC algorithm for verification.
- verify for other kixtart binaries files in PATH location.
- handle the differences between Win9x and NTx versions.
greetings.

(TO_DO)
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#57209 - 2002-07-08 01:13 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Complete TO-DO list see topic
http://81.17.37.55/board/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=003372
greetings.
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#57210 - 2002-07-17 11:38 PM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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mca, I have something I would like to change.

your code (wkix-update) still uses kix when it examines if kix is installed. this is no good.
the download of that exe takes more time than just replicating the actual kix.

what would be ok would something like using fc.
making compare of 2 exe-files is goodie.
these 2 can be both on local machine!
if they do not exist or if they are different then install.

this way, once installed, it's there.

your methods are ok, but it requires the whole package to be transferred to wksta before check can begin.
and then, anyone can remove your ok-file

but if you have other wkix411check.exe in the windir and other in system32 as wkix32.exe who goes there for destroy?
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#57211 - 2002-07-18 11:54 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

Based on Lonkero reaction we have modify our tool a little bit.
It wasn't possible to verify wkix32.exe version.
Now we have add an option to it.
With the call
  • kixcheck.exe
    it will verify for the kix32, kx16.dll, kx32.dll & kx95.dll files.
    it is the default selection.
    the output will be
    code:
    KixCheck 2.01 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2002

    Found as C:\WINDOWS\KIX32.EXE (08-07-2002 20:41:24 225280 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (27-08-2001 20:17:58 47104 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (29-03-2002 12:38:16 49152 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (19-11-2001 05:00:00 49152 bytes)

    path c:\windows;c:\windows\command

    KiXtart environment: complete.

  • kixcheck.exe wkix32
    it will verify for the wkix32, kx16.dll, kx32.dll & kx95.dll files.
    code:
    KixCheck 2.01 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2002

    Found as C:\WINDOWS\WKIX32.EXE (29-05-2002 16:56:14 225280 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (27-08-2001 20:17:58 47104 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (29-03-2002 12:38:16 49152 bytes)
    + C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (19-11-2001 05:00:00 49152 bytes)

    path c:\windows;c:\windows\command

    KiXtart environment: complete.

The help information (= kixcheck ?) is
code:
KixCheck 2.01                      (c) MCA - scripting@wanadoo.nl - 2001, 2002
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KixCheck [kix32|wkix32]

For simplicity we introduce also the wkixcheck.exe tool.
Only the differences are:
default it will search for the wkix32.exe instead of kix32.exe file.
The output will be
code:
WkixCheck 2.01 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2002

Found as C:\WINDOWS\WKIX32.EXE (29-05-2002 16:56:14 225280 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (27-08-2001 20:17:58 47104 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (29-03-2002 12:38:16 49152 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (19-11-2001 05:00:00 49152 bytes)

path c:\windows;c:\windows\command
KiXtart environment: complete.

code:
WkixCheck 2.01 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2002

Found as C:\WINDOWS\KIX32.EXE (08-07-2002 20:41:24 225280 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (27-08-2001 20:17:58 47104 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (29-03-2002 12:38:16 49152 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (19-11-2001 05:00:00 49152 bytes)

path c:\windows;c:\windows\command

KiXtart environment: complete.

The possible calls in your script can be:
  • to verify kix32.exe
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\kixcheck.exe
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

    or
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\kixcheck.exe kix32
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

    or
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\wkixcheck.exe kix32
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

  • to verify wkix32.exe
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\wkixcheck.exe
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\wkix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

    or
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\wkixcheck.exe wkix32
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

    or
    code:
    @echo off
    %0\..\kixcheck.exe wkix32
    if errorlevel 1 %0\..\kix410update.exe /q
    kix32.exe %0\..\your_script.kix
    @echo off

greetings.
btw: the amount of bytes transfer is reducing from 150 KB to 10 KB by using this tool.
downloading of 150 KB can't be also a very big problem. A short connection f.e. to verify
your mail can transfer much more bytes.
this "problem" is only important for dial-up connections.
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#57212 - 2002-07-19 12:35 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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hey.
thanks!

also, havent yet checked your kixcheck code but I probably have improvement for it too!
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#57213 - 2002-07-19 12:41 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear Lonkero,

They are always welcome. At the moment there are already some things on our TO-DO list.
greetings.
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#57214 - 2002-07-19 12:48 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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you have translated it as exe so can't read it.
anyway, I have kix on system32 and it does not seem to scan for it.
but as I think of this tool you probably have some logic in it.
like, I would create sfx package which has nothing but kixscript in it.
this script is no more than 1k.
then the starting parameters are made in such way that user get's no boxes but errors are put to nul and errorlevel is set.

then with logon batch check:
if %errorlevel%
could be done the checking.

anyway, have to start working with these as they are in such shape that they are must.
just need to think the deploy as users have no rights...

cheers,
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#57215 - 2002-07-18 01:24 PM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

It is very relevant how your PATH looks like. It isn't searching through
the complete drive.
Please return the output of kixcheck to the board. Can be created
with kixcheck >kixcheck.txt.
Tool can find even files with system and/or hidden attribute set.
First it will look in current directory and secondly it will look in
all directories specified by PATH setting.

The tool isn't a script transfer to EXE file, but it is just result
of compilation.
The file can become a little bit shorter with f.e. PKLITE or other com-
pression program for EXE files, but our experience with those is that
in some unknown situation the compressed result can hang systems. To
prevent this kind of siutations we don't compress our EXE files.
greetings.
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#57216 - 2002-07-18 01:52 PM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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here is the stuff...
quote:

C:\>wkixcheck > kixcheck.log 2>&1

C:\>type kixcheck.log
WkixCheck 2.01 (c) scripting@wanadoo.nl 2002

Found as C:\WINDOWS\KX16.DLL (19-11-2001 01:00:00 47104 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX32.DLL (19-11-2001 01:00:00 49152 bytes)
+ C:\WINDOWS\KX95.DLL (19-11-2001 01:00:00 49152 bytes)

path C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\OHJELM~1\RKSUPP~1;C:\OHJELM~1\SUPPOR~1\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\OHJELM~1\RKSUPP~1;C:\O HJELM~1\SUPPOR~1\;Tiedostoa ei löydy
C:\O

KiXtart environment: incomplete. remove "kix*.ok" files.

C:\>

just found out with this that my path code seems to work little bit wrong...
"Tiedostoa ei löydy" is from wkixcheck as it tries to delete ok files.
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#57217 - 2002-07-19 12:22 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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any thoughts?
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#57218 - 2002-07-19 01:15 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear Lonkero,

Can your run special prepare version of kixcheck.exe, which you
can find on our site. The temporary direct link is kixcheck_debug.exe

Please run the
- kixcheck_debug.exe kix32
- kixcheck_debug.exe wkix32
versions.
thanks for your feedback.
greetings.
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#57219 - 2002-07-19 07:27 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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[Big Grin]
I did and output on both was:
quote:

probably not what it should be, right?

[ 19 July 2002, 07:28: Message edited by: Lonkero ]
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#57220 - 2002-07-19 07:38 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear Lonkero,

It is output for us. It is just to see "is something wrong in our
program with the PATH you are using".
greetings.
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#57221 - 2002-07-19 07:44 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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mmm...

I got f-secure stating that there is maligious code in wkixcheck.exe. deleted it...

if it was yesterday when I was 4 hours without av software (as norton license was no good anymore and uninstalled it) that it was infected...
those viruses, they are fast!
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#57222 - 2002-07-19 08:11 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear,

Very strange that it contains maligious code. Our system is protecting also with Norton Antivirus with
the latest live-update of July 18, 2002.
greetings.
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#57223 - 2002-07-19 08:30 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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Dear Lonkero,

The origional program on our site is search.com, which have more options.
Please run this one with following options:

search.com wkix32.exe kix32.exe kx16.dll kx32.dll kx95.dll /all /full

Please return this output too.
greetings.
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#57224 - 2002-07-19 08:32 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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mca, my norton didn't mark it malicious.
but f-secure did.

and the scanning engines had updated signature files 18th and 17th (f-secure uses 3 engines at minimum)
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#57225 - 2002-07-19 08:42 AM Re: KIX-TOOL: fast check of local installed KiXtart files for users of "kix???update.exe"
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ok.
quote:

C:\>search.com wkix32.exe kix32.exe kx16.dll kx32.dll kx95.dll /all /full
Items not found "WKIX32.EXE", "KIX32.EXE", "KX16.DLL", "KX32.DLL", "KX95.DLL"

path C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\OHJELM~1\RKSUPP~1;C:\OHJELM~1\SUPPOR~1\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WBEM;C:\OHJELM~1\RKSUPP~1;C:\O HJELM~1\SUPPOR~1\;C:\O
work.dir C:\

C:\>
C:\>

my kix files I find on systemroot:
quote:

C:\WINDOWS>dir /s /b wkix32.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\wkix32.exe

C:\WINDOWS>dir /s /b kix32.exe
File not found.

C:\WINDOWS>dir /s /b kx32.dll
C:\WINDOWS\kx32.dll

C:\WINDOWS>dir /s /b kx16.dll
C:\WINDOWS\kx16.dll

C:\WINDOWS>dir /s /b kx95.dll
C:\WINDOWS\kx95.dll

C:\WINDOWS>

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