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Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine

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Curtis Anderso #1 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Quote: > I loaded Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 from msdn on my w98 > machine. It locked up my machine with a grey screen after > reboot. Unable to access anything; had to do a cold > boot. Then it would lock up the same way accessing > practically any program right after boot up. I had to re- > image my machine to get rid of it since MS doesn't seem to > provide an uninstall feature for this download. I have > attached the download scr56en.exe, which is allegedly > compatible with w98 per this MS web page: http://www.--*.com/ l=/msdn-files/027/001/733/msdncompositedoc.xml. Quote: > Anybody seen/heard of this type of response? PLEASE don't attach large binaries. There are those of us that are on dialup, and not very speedy dialup at that. Which one did you download? There's the version for Win2K, and the version for "everything else except XP". I'm not 100% sure, but I think the 2K version will install on non-2K platforms, and mess them up big time. MAybe try a re-download and reinstall. I personally have never had the install routine cause problems on win95/98/NT/2K.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 02:43:57 GMT

Jeremy War #2 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Sorry about the attachment! Won't do that again. Thanks for your reply. I loaded the correct one for W98, the one that says, "English Download for Win98, ME, NT 4.0". I will not load it again until I know more, because I don't have time to re-image my machine again. The reason I want to load WSH 1.0 is that most of our 1800 machines have w98 with the default WSH 1.0. I am creating automation scripts in our network and I need to write to a a standard platform. I don't want some users on WSH 5.6, and othes on WSH 1.0. Even though I'm sure MS will say that 5.6 is backwards-compatible... I don't trust that without getting like 10 of you real experts to tell me it's OK. Thanks Jeremy Quote: >-----Original Message----- >> I loaded Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 from msdn on my w98 >> machine. It locked up my machine with a grey screen after >> reboot. Unable to access anything; had to do a cold >> boot. Then it would lock up the same way accessing >> practically any program right after boot up. I had to re- >> image my machine to get rid of it since MS doesn't seem to >> provide an uninstall feature for this download. I have >> attached the download scr56en.exe, which is allegedly >> compatible with w98 per this MS web page: >http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp? url=/downloads/sample.asp?ur Quote: >l=/msdn-files/027/001/733/msdncompositedoc.xml. >> Anybody seen/heard of this type of response? >PLEASE don't attach large binaries. There are those of us that are on >dialup, and not very speedy dialup at that. >Which one did you download? There's the version for Win2K, and the version - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >for "everything else except XP". I'm not 100% sure, but I think the 2K >version will install on non-2K platforms, and mess them up big time. MAybe >try a re-download and reinstall. I personally have never had the install >routine cause problems on win95/98/NT/2K. >.
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:18:11 GMT

Paul Randal #3 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Quote: > I loaded Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 from msdn on my w98 > machine. It locked up my machine with a grey screen after > reboot. Unable to access anything; had to do a cold > boot. Then it would lock up the same way accessing > practically any program right after boot up. I had to re- > image my machine to get rid of it since MS doesn't seem to > provide an uninstall feature for this download. I have > attached the download scr56en.exe, which is allegedly > compatible with w98 per this MS web page: > http://www.--.com/ > url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/msdn- > files/027/001/733/msdncompositedoc.xml. > Anybody seen/heard of this type of response? Hi, Jeremy It was kind of {filter*} of you to attach this huge file. I compared its CRC to the CRC of the same file I had used to install WSH 5.6 on my W98SE machine. It is identical. WSH 5.6 has been working just fine for me. Perhaps something else already on your machine doesn't like this new version. -Paul Randall
Wed, 27 Jul 2005 03:45:00 GMT

MV #4 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Quote: > Thanks for your reply. I loaded the correct one for W98, > the one that says, "English Download for Win98, ME, NT > 4.0". I will not load it again until I know more, because > I don't have time to re-image my machine again. > The reason I want to load WSH 1.0 is that most of our 1800 > machines have w98 with the default WSH 1.0. I am creating > automation scripts in our network and I need to write to a > a standard platform. I don't want some users on WSH 5.6, > and othes on WSH 1.0. Even though I'm sure MS will say > that 5.6 is backwards-compatible... I don't trust that > without getting like 10 of you real experts to tell me > it's OK. Hi We have installed WSH 5.6 on a lot of Win98 (and Win95) computers without any problems... -- torgeir Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway Administration scripting examples and a ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter
Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:45:49 GMT

Richard Muelle #5 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Hi, I think your Win98 machines actually have WSH 5.0. It used to be called version 1.0. I believe you are trying to downgrade your WSH so you can code scripts that will work with WSH 5.0. If you must develop on WSH 5.6, here are a few functions/methods not available on WSH 5.0: Wscript.Sleep WshShell.Exec WshShell.AppActivate WshShell.SendKeys InStrRev StrReverse Wscript.StdIn Wscript.StdOut Wscript.StdErr Also, class definitions are flaky. Richard Quote: >-----Original Message----- >> Thanks for your reply. I loaded the correct one for W98, >> the one that says, "English Download for Win98, ME, NT >> 4.0". I will not load it again until I know more, because >> I don't have time to re-image my machine again. >> The reason I want to load WSH 1.0 is that most of our 1800 >> machines have w98 with the default WSH 1.0. I am creating >> automation scripts in our network and I need to write to a >> a standard platform. I don't want some users on WSH 5.6, >> and othes on WSH 1.0. Even though I'm sure MS will say >> that 5.6 is backwards-compatible... I don't trust that >> without getting like 10 of you real experts to tell me >> it's OK. >Hi >We have installed WSH 5.6 on a lot of Win98 (and Win95) computers without any Quote: >problems... >-- >torgeir >Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway >Administration scripting examples and a ONLINE version of the 1328 page >Scripting Guide: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Quote: >.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:41:18 GMT

Joe Earnes #6 / 6	Microsoft Windows Script 5.6 locking win 98 machine Hi, You can add to that list: Eval Execute (in all its flavors) and even WScript.Quit exit codes Joe Earnest Quote: > Hi, > I think your Win98 machines actually have WSH 5.0. It used > to be called version 1.0. I believe you are trying to > downgrade your WSH so you can code scripts that will work > with WSH 5.0. If you must develop on WSH 5.6, here are a > few functions/methods not available on WSH 5.0: > Wscript.Sleep > WshShell.Exec > WshShell.AppActivate > WshShell.SendKeys > InStrRev > StrReverse > Wscript.StdIn > Wscript.StdOut > Wscript.StdErr > Also, class definitions are flaky. > Richard > >-----Original Message----- > >> Thanks for your reply. I loaded the correct one for > W98, > >> the one that says, "English Download for Win98, ME, NT > >> 4.0". I will not load it again until I know more, > because > >> I don't have time to re-image my machine again. > >> The reason I want to load WSH 1.0 is that most of our > 1800 > >> machines have w98 with the default WSH 1.0. I am > creating > >> automation scripts in our network and I need to write > to a > >> a standard platform. I don't want some users on WSH > 5.6, > >> and othes on WSH 1.0. Even though I'm sure MS will say > >> that 5.6 is backwards-compatible... I don't trust that > >> without getting like 10 of you real experts to tell me > >> it's OK. > >Hi > >We have installed WSH 5.6 on a lot of Win98 (and Win95) > computers without any > >problems... > >-- > >torgeir > >Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway > >Administration scripting examples and a ONLINE version of > the 1328 page > >Scripting Guide: > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter > >.
Sat, 30 Jul 2005 05:12:52 GMT

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