activity action

tloga · Post by **tloga** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:14 am

We'd like our express computers to reboot after the activity timer is expired. The activityaction=reboot does not work for us -- it did not work on the inactivity timer either. To get our computers to reboot after the inactivity timer we had to the the "execute" action to run a BAT file. We'd like to use the same BAT file after the activity timer. Any way to do this?

OR -- if we could figure out why the reboot was not working that would work also

Post by **Scott** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:38 am

What version of PWB are you using?

What version of Windows are you using?

We just tested PWB v2.09.3 on a Windows XP system and it seems to function as expected.

--Scott

tloga · Post by **tloga** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 12:45 pm

-- PWB version 2.09b (11-07-05)

-- WinXP Pro with all updates

-- Deep Freeze installed

The "reboot" action has never worked for us...

Post by **Scott** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 3:51 pm

You are currently using a beta copy of PWB v2.09.0. Try using the release version of PWB v2.09.3 available on our web site. You can download the upgrade and simply copy the new EXE over the old EXE.

--Scott

tloga · Post by **tloga** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:35 am

I upgraded to 2.093 but it still acts the same way.
I can not get it to reboot after the activity timeout.

Here is a copy if the inactivity and activity sections of our INI:
(note -- the inactivity action that is executed is a BAT file that reboots the computer)

[Inactivity]
InactivityTimer=True
InactivitySeconds=120
InactivityMessageTitle=Attention
InactivityMessage=This computer is resetting due to inactivty.
InactivityMessageFile=\\pserver\pwb\inactivity.txt
InactivityAction=Execute
InactivityStartOnOpen=False
ResetOnMouseMove=True
ResetOnMouseButton=True
ResetOnKeyboard=True
IgnoreHomePageRefresh=True

[Activity]
ActivityStartOnOpen=False
ActivityTimer=True
ActivitySeconds=120
ActivityMessageTitle=Session
ActivityMessageFile=\\pserver\pwb\activity.txt
ActivityWarnAt=30
ActivityWarnTitle=Warning
ActivityWarnMessageFile=\\pserver\pwb\activitywarn.txt
ActivityAction=reboot
ActivityShowInTitleBar=True
ActivitySecondWarnAt=5
ActivitySecondWarnMessageFile=\\pserver\pwb\secondactivitywarn.txt

tloga · Post by **tloga** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:31 am

Since upgrading to 2.093 did not work would you consider adding execute as an activity action (similar to the inactivity action)?

Post by **Scott** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:51 am

Although this version will probably not be released because PWB v2.10 is on the way which will include this functionality, you can benefit from the added functionality now by downloading the following file, copying the new EXE over the old EXE, and adding the following to your INI file.

http://www.team2s.com/new/PWBv2094.zip

[Files]
...
ActivityScript=
...

[Activity]
...
ActivityAction=Execute
...

--Scott

tloga · Post by **tloga** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:34 am

Thanks -- looks like the update will do the trick -- but...

WinXp reports that the publisher could not be verified.

Could you fix this?

Post by **Scott** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:37 am

Windows XP SP2 appends zone information to files that are downloaded from the Internet on NTFS partitions. If you click the unblock button in the files property sheet it will not warn you any longer. If you are running the file from a active directory network drive you should add your domain to the local Intranet zone.

"Internet Explorer" --> "Tools" --> "Internet Options" --> "Security" tab --> "Local Intranet" --> "Sites" button --> "Advanced" --> add your domain name *.my.domain.com.

--Scott