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I gotta take a look at this some time. Just popped in the thread out of curiosity. Sounds very interesting indeed. Thanks for kicking that app out there, dilettante. I'll have to look at the source to see what you programmed it in, just to look at, learn from. ![[smile]](/data/assets/smilies/smile.gif "[smile] [smile]")
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Sorry, poor choice of words using 'modal', I stand corrected, but you know what I meant ;-)
I've reinstalled the program and it seems to run the same as before?
I've looked at the release notes txt file and can't find any mention of this new feature.
What am I doing wrong?
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL Beta v1.3 ( with graphs )
I've reinstalled the program and it seems to run the same as before?
I've looked at the release notes txt file and can't find any mention of this new feature.
What am I doing wrong?
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL Beta v1.3 ( with graphs )
dilettante
MIS
If you install by just double-clicking the installer package you'll get a default install using the standard UI. Start by making sure you really have the new version (RTF readme file, standard UI says 3.1 in the title bar).
On a machine that has it installed you can test this first. Exit from the LANegram program, then open a command prompt and type:
[tt]LANegram /simple[/tt]
This should start it in "simple" mode. You won't see much and there won't be a tray icon. So next send a broadcast from the command prompt, such as:
[tt]Send * Hello?[/tt]
At this point there should be a Messenger-like popup on the screen. While this popup has focus (click on it to be sure) type Ctrl-X to close LANegram. Of course your users wouldn't normally do this or even know about it. Just OKing or "closing" using the "red X" simply hides the simple UI until the next alert arrives.
If this checks out, all you really need to do is alter the Startup shortcut to contain the [tt]/simple[/tt] switch. You can add this switch at the end of the shortcut's Target property, outside any quotes there and with a space in between. It should look something like:
[tt]"C:\Program Files\LANegram\LANegram.exe" /simple[/tt]
If you choose to do this manually you may find it easier to delete the existing LANegram shortcut and make a new one. Installer-created shortcuts protect Target from user modification in most Windows versions.
To have Windows Installer create the shortcut this way upon installation you have to supply the extra info by running msiexec explicitly. This can be done from a command prompt, so open one and change the current directory to wherever you put LANegram.msi, then enter:
[tt]msiexec /i LANegram.msi startargs="/simple"[/tt]
To do this on a machine where you already did a default install of LANegram just uninstall it first.
I hope that helps. I'm more used to coroprate networks where the admins live and breathe this sort of thing. I should have realized that home and small office admins don't deal with it very often.
On a machine that has it installed you can test this first. Exit from the LANegram program, then open a command prompt and type:
[tt]LANegram /simple[/tt]
This should start it in "simple" mode. You won't see much and there won't be a tray icon. So next send a broadcast from the command prompt, such as:
[tt]Send * Hello?[/tt]
At this point there should be a Messenger-like popup on the screen. While this popup has focus (click on it to be sure) type Ctrl-X to close LANegram. Of course your users wouldn't normally do this or even know about it. Just OKing or "closing" using the "red X" simply hides the simple UI until the next alert arrives.
If this checks out, all you really need to do is alter the Startup shortcut to contain the [tt]/simple[/tt] switch. You can add this switch at the end of the shortcut's Target property, outside any quotes there and with a space in between. It should look something like:
[tt]"C:\Program Files\LANegram\LANegram.exe" /simple[/tt]
If you choose to do this manually you may find it easier to delete the existing LANegram shortcut and make a new one. Installer-created shortcuts protect Target from user modification in most Windows versions.
To have Windows Installer create the shortcut this way upon installation you have to supply the extra info by running msiexec explicitly. This can be done from a command prompt, so open one and change the current directory to wherever you put LANegram.msi, then enter:
[tt]msiexec /i LANegram.msi startargs="/simple"[/tt]
To do this on a machine where you already did a default install of LANegram just uninstall it first.
I hope that helps. I'm more used to coroprate networks where the admins live and breathe this sort of thing. I should have realized that home and small office admins don't deal with it very often.
In the 20+ years I've worked in IT I don't recall ever having to do this to install a program
Code:
msiexec /i LANegram.msi startargs="/simple"Sorry if I should know how to use msiexec, as I clearly don't.
Anyway, I'll give it a whirl tomorrow and see how I get on.
Thanks for the update.
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL Beta v1.3 ( with graphs )
Can't get it to work, I unintalled the original, installed using the msiexec method.
Now when the PC boots I get a pop up saying
I've had to remove the LANegram from the startup folder to stop it keep throwing that popup when the machine boots.
Any suggestions?
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
Now when the PC boots I get a pop up saying
and some other stuff, I click OK, there is no sys tray icon and then when send is run nothing happens.
I've had to remove the LANegram from the startup folder to stop it keep throwing that popup when the machine boots.
Any suggestions?
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
dilettante
MIS
It looks like the STARTARGS were bad when msiexec was run. Have you tried deleting the shortcut and creating one manually?
I've installed and uninstalled it about 20 times myself without incident and had around 40 downloads with no other complaint so far.
I've installed and uninstalled it about 20 times myself without incident and had around 40 downloads with no other complaint so far.
Nope can't get it to work, when ever the lanegram in the startup folder runs it pops up that message and nothing appears in the system tray.
i used this to install it...
it installed without any errors, it just won't run.
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
i used this to install it...
Code:
msiexec /i \\OURSERVER\programs\lanmsg\LANegram.
msi startargs="/simple""In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
dilettante
MIS
Hmm, I don't understand. I see two lines there and there should be just the single command to run msiexec with parameters. Did a line-wrap get in there when you posted this?
The message you are seeing displayed is LANegram telling you that invalid arguments have been supplied on its command line (from the shortcut). It displays a short help prompt describing the proper syntax.
Is it possible that you are trying to install and use the older version of the utility? The one that doesn't accept the [tt]/startargs[/tt] argument? The newer one was called LANegram 3-1.msi
The message you are seeing displayed is LANegram telling you that invalid arguments have been supplied on its command line (from the shortcut). It displays a short help prompt describing the proper syntax.
Is it possible that you are trying to install and use the older version of the utility? The one that doesn't accept the [tt]/startargs[/tt] argument? The newer one was called LANegram 3-1.msi
the wrapped line is just the way 'mark' works in a dos prompt window, it was continuos when executed.
I did re-download the file, but it wasn't called 3-1, so I think that was the problem, having the wrong version.
I just re-installed using the new download and it's working just the way I want it.
Thank you so much, this is fantastic, I can finally send administrative messages to the domain users again, including vista machines.
nice one![[thumbsup]](/data/assets/smilies/thumbsup.gif "[thumbsup] [thumbsup]")
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
I did re-download the file, but it wasn't called 3-1, so I think that was the problem, having the wrong version.
I just re-installed using the new download and it's working just the way I want it.
Thank you so much, this is fantastic, I can finally send administrative messages to the domain users again, including vista machines.
nice one
"In complete darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge and wisdom separates us, don't let your eyes deceive you."
"If a shortcut was meant to be easy, it wouldn't be a shortcut, it would be the way!"
Google Rank Extractor -> PERL v1.5 beta (FusionCharts)
Just installed Lanegram3-1 and it seems to work as stated above, my one snag is i can’t send messages from my XP box to Windows 7 box, but my windows 7 can send to XP Box.
Has anyone had this problem and is there a fix?
I have followed all the steps, disabled my firewalls etc, still nothing...
Has anyone had this problem and is there a fix?
I have followed all the steps, disabled my firewalls etc, still nothing...
dilettante
MIS
You shouldn't have to disable firewalls, just allow the exception for "file and print sharing" after you enable these services.
Perhaps look at Enable file and printer sharing.
Perhaps look at Enable file and printer sharing.
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