Registry: Application/Executable Path/Location

Location#1: “HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp Paths" C:>reg query "HKLMSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp Paths" /s | tail -7 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsWORDPAD.EXE     (Default)    REG_EXPAND_SZ    "%ProgramFiles%Windows NTAccessoriesWORDPAD.EXE" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionApp PathsWRITE.EXE     (Default)    REG_EXPAND_SZ    "%ProgramFiles%Windows NTAccessoriesWORDPAD.EXE" C:> Location#2: HKCRApplications C:>reg query HKCRApplications /s | tail -15 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationswordpad.exeshellopencommand     (Default)    REG_EXPAND_SZ    "%ProgramFiles%Windows NTAccessoriesWORDPAD.EXE" "%1" HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationswpnpinst.exe     NoOpenWith    REG_SZ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationsWScript.exe     NoOpenWith    REG_SZ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationswusa.exe     NoOpenWith    REG_SZ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTApplicationszipfldr.dll     NoOpenWith    REG_SZ C:>

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LanDesk Fails to install patches on Citrix servers in non-console MSTSC/RDP sessions

Landesk Patch Install log: c:Program FilesLANDeskLDClientvulscan.exe version <9.0.0.473> started vulscan.dll version: 9.0.1.28 ldredirect.dll version: 8.80.2.2 lddwnld.dll version: 8.80.2.14 … ——————-Patch Installation———————- Getting list of autofix patches In SendRequest: Action = SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetAutofixPatchesForGroup" Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:20:25 SendRequest: SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/GetAutofixPatchesForGroup" Last status: Contacting server… Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:20:27 Success Last status: 1 patches were found to run Last status: Done. 1 patches were found File ‘c:Program FilesLANDeskLDClientSDMCachesilverlight._rfNeQ.exe’ is up to date mutex is locked. Running patch silverlight._rfNeQ.exe ShouldScan silverlight._rfNeQ.exe before repairing returned: 0 Patch directory : ‘c:Program FilesLANDeskLDClientSDMCache’ Patch name : ‘silverlight._rfNeQ.exe’ Command Interpreter running Executing c:Program FilesLANDeskLDClientSDMCachesilverlight._rfNeQ.exe /q […]

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LANDesk Deployment Behavior and Issues

Download and install behavior: Doesn’t downloads next files if uninstall script (any part of the dependent package) fails Downloads updated package files but doesn’t install if it’s already installed For NOT applicable patches, LD says path is “not detected” and NOT Installed. Running local LD vulscan.exe fails when run in mstsc non-console session on Terminal server installed servers Issues: One major disadvantage with converting packages to patches is that, we can’t trigger patches install as and when needed as it may cause machine reboots. Doesn’t recognize -64bit portions of Win7

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