[OPLINTECH] Public Web Browser (PWB)

[Bob Neeper]

We used PWB through version 2.10.8 and looking at the stuff I didn't see how we 
actually ran it.
Version 3 may be different.

A manual install just copies files to a folder so there wasn't automatically a 
registry change.
But that would be one way auto start it.
You could use regedit on a working PC and search for PWB or possibly Teamsoftware
Or look at the properties in the desktop icon for the name of the ini file, and 
search for that

Check the root of C: for an Autoexec.bat and see if it's there.

Look in All Programs / Startup and see if it's there

The actual command may be something as simple as just PWB
Or more elaborate such as:
l:\apps\pwb\pwb2.09 /INI=l:\apps\pwb\PWB9test.INI
This ran from a Novell network server.

Since there are so many PC's acting up it might be running from a network.

Command info will be in a file named like PWBv2.rtf in the PWB directory

Hope this helps.

Bob






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On 8/13/2013 10:10 AM, Tim Burns wrote:
> In the beginning-- dedicated CATALOG computers boot up and automagically start 
> PWB (Public Web Browser). Last week (and I think it was Wednesday) I was 
> notified that some (9 by my count) of the configured machines have to be 
> "started" manually now. (this means dbl-clicking on the PWB shortcut on the 
> Desktop) Some (5 or so) function as originally prepared.
>
> What has changed?
> I'm still looking for variables. We did upgrade our circuit, and switched from 
> T1 to Cable, and that change began in the related timeframe. Would/could DHCP 
> vs Static settings confound my old tired boxes? sure- networking is a science.
>
> I scoured one path of AD settings (Group Policy)... almost nothing was 
> configured for the user "pccat2", which is 'who' the CATALOG computers login 
> as. Ctrl-Alt-Del was the only thing-- not even a startup or login script. I'm 
> not sure who/what is telling PWB to load on the machines. It's possible that 
> each "machine" is individually configured, or there is a group of machines 
> that I've not yet encountered, somewhere in AD.
>
> Anyone can offer a best way to hunt this down? I don't want to miss the 
> obvious, and Windows is not my friend.
> -- 
>
> Tim Burns
> Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
> 423 Croghan Street
> Fremont, OH  43420
> 419-334-7101
> tim.burns at birchard.lib.oh.us
>
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