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RE: [ecs] 2.3.19 released Mark Gilmore Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:21:25 -0700

Sun, 29 Aug 2004 12:21:25 -0700

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ok - will do

At 11:20 AM 8/29/2004 -0700, you wrote:

>Why not:
>
>"cmd /c "TASKLIST" proc_pid.tmp 2> NUL"
>
>This should work as long as tasklist and cmd are present, and in the
>path.
>
>W2K server is dead anyway, if it does not have the tasklist command
>loaded (which I think is the case).
>
>This way, you won't get burnt by Windows loads that are named something
>other than "windows" - happens when you reload a system, but want to
>keep the original system directory.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:mark1@markgilmore.net]
>Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 11:15 AM
>To: ecs@netbloc.com
>Subject: RE: [ecs] 2.3.19 released
>
>ok - there are apparently very significant differences btw various
>win200
>systems.
>i'll make ecs look in both dirs in the next rev.
>thanks
>
>At 11:06 AM 8/29/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>
> >Under windows 2000, the windows directory is called "WINNT" not
> >"WINDOWS".
> >
> >
> >According to the log, ECS issues the command:
> >
> >"windows\system32\cmd /c "TASKLIST" proc_pid.tmp 2> NUL"
> >
> >Under W2K Server, this directory does not exist. The command would have
> >to be:
> >
> >"winnt\system32\cmd /c "TASKLIST" proc_pid.tmp 2> NUL"
> >
> >But that doesn't work in the more common case of a system directory of
> >WINDOWS.
> >
> >So I created a dummy c:\windows\system32 to hold the CMD command. I put
> >tasklist in there as well. May not be needed, as tasklist is in the
> >path.
> >
> >I don't understand why you have to explicitly call out the windows
> >system directory. It should be in  the path by default. There again,
> >this may be the fix for an earlier problem.
> >
> >
> >Should probably check with Rob to see if his winnt\system32 directory
> >has the tasklist command in it - mine does, but I put it there on the
> >last go around with this one.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:mark1@markgilmore.net]
> >Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 10:33 AM
> >To: ecs@netbloc.com
> >Subject: RE: [ecs] 2.3.19 released
> >
> >Hi Martin,
> >So why the need for these other steps ?
> >
> >At 12:17 PM 8/28/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > >Console log below:
> > > >
> > > >8/28 11:23:58 S_EXE:cmd=TASKLIST > proc_pid.tmp 2> NUL dsp=0
> > > >8/28 11:23:58 S_EXE:cmd(win2000)=\windows\system32\cmd /c "TASKLIST
> >
> > > >proc_pid.tmp 2> NUL"
> >
> >
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