Registry running state

By default, when WPKG runs, it changes a registry entry in HKLM\Software\WPKG to indicate the WPKG state to other programs (like logon scripts, which can inform you that the WPKG service is installing software and you should hold on a while).

This can be turned off (it's on by default) by passing /norunningstate to wpkg.js.

HKLM\Software\WPKG\running can be "true" (REG_SZ) or "false".

This feature was introduced in WPKG 0.9.8.

The following logon.vbs logon script can be used to take advantage of this feature:

'==========================================================================
'
' NAME: Logon.vbs
' DESC: Logon to  a given Windows network, connecting network drives
'       printers and creating shortcuts.
'
' AUTHOR: Andre Ilie
' DATE  : 5/10/2005
'
'==========================================================================

Option Explicit
'ON ERROR RESUME NEXT

Dim WSHShell
Dim Path
Dim IEWin
Dim sStatus
' full path of the script like dirname()
path = WScript.ScriptFullName
path = Left(path, InstrRev(path, "\"))

' registry constants (should be the same like in WPKG.js)
const WPKG_RUNNING = "HKLM\Software\WPKG\running"

' progress window constants
const MAX_LINE_LEN = 20
const MAX_LINES = 9

const IE_READY = 4
const EXITDELAY = 5000          ' wait 5 secs until closing

' *** COMMON OBJECTS ***
Set WSHShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set IEWin = WScript.CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
' set environment variables

' *** MAIN ***
' UI setup, needs to be done first to allow viewing messages
CreateIE()

' Wait For WPKG to complete work
WaitForWPKG()

CleanExit()
' **** END OF PROGRAM ****

' **** FUNCTIONS ****
'Quit the Script only if not in DEBUG mode
sub CleanExit()
    on error resume next
    LogMsg("Logon done. Have fun.")

    Wscript.sleep EXITDELAY     ' delay till the user is happy
    IEWin.quit          ' quit Internet Explorer Window
    wscript.quit                ' not needed for IE-Quit event
End sub

' clear an error
Sub ErrorClear()
    if Err <> 0 then
        'wscript.echo "ERROR: " & Err.Description
        Err.Clear
    End If
End SUB

' clear LogMsg buffer
SUB ClearLogMsg()
    on error resume next        ' don't complain if eventlog is full
    sStatus = ""
    IEWin.Document.All.status_msg.innerText = sStatus
    ErrorClear()
End Sub

' just adds the message without CRLF
SUB AddLogMsg(msg)
    on error resume next        ' don't complain if eventlog is full
    sStatus = sStatus & msg
    IEWin.Document.All.status_msg.innerText = sStatus
    ErrorClear()
End Sub

SUB LogMsg (msg)
    on error resume next        ' don't complain if eventlog is full
    sStatus = sStatus & vbCRLF & msg
    IEWin.Document.All.status_msg.innerText = sStatus
    ErrorClear()
End SUB

' wait for Windows Packager to complete the work
Sub WaitForWPKG()
    dim regval
    dim loopcount
    dim progresscount

    ' check for key existence to avoid error
    LogMsg "Updating your system "
    if RegKeyExists(WPKG_RUNNING) then
        do
            regval = WSHShell.RegRead(WPKG_RUNNING)
            if regval = "true" then
                ' clear window if full
                if progresscount = MAX_LINE_LEN * MAX_LINES then
                    ClearLogMsg()
                    progresscount = 0
                else
                    progresscount = progresscount + 1
                End If

                ' don't forget the space or it will be not wrapped
                ' when shown in IE.Window
                AddLogMsg ". "

                ' needs to be 1s as we are counting time here also
                Wscript.sleep 1000
            End If
        Loop until regval = "false"
        ' flush the screen
        ClearLogMsg()
    End If
End Sub

Function RegKeyExists(keyname)
    on error resume next
    dim ret
    dim regval

    regval = WSHShell.RegRead(keyname)
    ' use error object to see if RegKey is there or not
    if Err <> 0 then
        ret = false
    else
        ret = true
    end if
    Err.Clear
    RegKeyExists = ret
End Function

' PRETTY OUTPUT FUNCTIONS
SUB CreateIE()
    ' MS IE windows is invisible, we need only the dialog
    'IEWin.navigate "about:blank" ' empty document
    ' Important: Wait till MSIE is ready
    On Error Resume Next
    ' without this error will occure randomly
    With IEWin
    .navigate path + "logon.html"
    Do until .ReadyState = IE_READY
        Wscript.sleep 200
    Loop
    .height=230
    .width=300
    .resizable=0                        ' no resize button
    .Document.Body.Scroll = "no"        ' no scroll bars
    .menubar=0
    .toolbar=0
    .statusBar=0
    .AddressBar=0
    ' delay until we are ready to talk to IE
    Do While (.Busy)
        Wscript.Sleep 200
    Loop
    .left=(.document.ParentWindow.screen.availWidth - .width) /2
    .top=(.document.ParentWindow.screen.availHeight - .height) /2
    .visible=1
    Do While (.Busy)
        Wscript.Sleep 200
    Loop
    End With
End SUB

This logon script uses logon.html file to show users a window with a short description:

<html>
<head>
        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
        <title>Network Logon</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="white" bgproperties="fixed" marginwidth=0 leftmargin=5>

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica">

    <p align="left" id="status_msg"><strong>Please wait...</strong></p>

</font>

</body>
</html>