Q162793: How to Set Up KiXtart Logon Scripts for a Windows 95 Client

Article: Q162793
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
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Last Modified: 31-JAN-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to set up Windows 95 Clients for use with KiXtart
logon scripts. What follows is an example that uses the most commonly requested
KiXtart functions.

The version of KiXtart supplied with the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit is 3.21. To
obtain a newer version of KiXtart, please refer to the following Kixtart Web
site:

  http://www.kixtart.org

MORE INFORMATION
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1. Use User Manager to create a new user with the Username of USER.

2. Enter the file name Script1.bat in the Logon Script Name dialog box.

3. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create Script1.bat with the following
  contents:

     @ECHO OFF
     Z:\kix32.exe script1.scr
     EXIT

4. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create Script1.scr with the following
  contents:

     ? "Setting DOS variables..."
     SHELL "winset.exe USERNAME=@USERID"
     SHELL "Winset.exe ADDRESS=@ADDRESS"
     SHELL "Winset.exe COMPUTER=@WKSTA"
     SHELL "Winset.exe DOMAIN=@DOMAIN"
     SHELL "Winset.exe COMMENT=@COMMENT"
     SHELL "Winset.exe FULLNAME=@FULLNAME"
     SHELL "Winset.exe HOMEDIR=@HOMEDIR"
     SHELL "Winset.exe HOMESHR=@HOMESHR"
     SHELL "Winset.exe LSERVER=@LSERVER"
     SHELL "Winset.exe PRIV=@PRIV"
     ? "Done."
     Call Macro.bat
     EXIT

5. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create Macro.bat with the following
  contents:

     SHELL "winset.exe USERNAME=@USERID"
     BREAK ON         ;(re)set Ctrl-C/Break handling
     COLOR r+/n
     SMALL
     ? "USER INFORMATION"
     ?
     AT (4,4)
     "HI, @userid"
     ?
     AT (6,4)
     @FULLNAME        ;full name of current user
     ?
     AT (8,4)
     @COMMENT         ;user comment in User Manager
     ?
     SLEEP 10
     CLS
     ?
     COLOR g+/n
     ? "WHAT TIME IS IT?"
     ?
     ? @DAY", " @DATE
     ?
     ? @TIME
     ?
     ? "This is the " @WDAYNO "the day of the week"
     ?
     ? "This is day Number " @YDAYNO " of " @YEAR
     ?
     ? "This is Day Number " @MDAYNO " of Month Number " @MONTHNO
     ?
     ? @MONTH ", " @YEAR
     ?
     SLEEP 10
     CLS
     ?
     ?
     COLOR m+/n
     ? "COMPUTER INFORMATION"
     ?
     ? "MAC Address of your Network Card:"
     ? @ADDRESS
     ?
     ? "Netbios Computer Name:"
     ? @WKSTA
     ?
     ? "Version of Windows You are Running:"
     ? "1 = Windows NT,     2 = Windows 95"
     ? @INWIN
     ?
     ? "Your Operating System's Version Number:"
     ? @DOS
     ?
     SLEEP 10
     CLS
     ?
     ?
     COLOR c+/n
     ? "NETWORK INFORMATION"
     ?
     ? "Logon Domain Name:"
     ? @DOMAIN
     ?
     ? "Home Directory Location:"
     ? @HOMESHR "\" @HOMEDIR
     ?
     ? "Directory Where Network Software Resides:"
     ? @LANROOT
     ?
     SLEEP 10
     CLS
     ?
     COLOR y+/n
     ? "Logon Server:"
     ? @LSERVER ;logon server
     ?
     ? "Drive That is Redirected to \\logonserver\NETLOGON:"
     ? @LDRIVE
     ?
     ? "Network Software Version:"
     ? @LM
     ?
     ? "Your Password is " @PWAGE " Days Old."
     ? "The Maximum Password Age is " @MAXPWAGE " Days."
     ? "You Are Logged on With " @PRIV " Privileges."
     ?
     SLEEP 10
     CLS
     ?
     ?
     If INGROUP("Domain Admins")
     DISPLAY "Z:\Admins.txt"
     ELSE
     DISPLAY "Z:\Users.txt"
     ENDIF
     SLEEP 3
     ?
     COLOR b+/n
     ? "Thank you for Test Driving Version " @KIX " of..."
     BIG
     ? "KiXtart!!"
     sleep 4
     SMALL
     MESSAGEBOX ("This Concludes This Test of the KiXtart Logon Script!",
        "KiXtart", 0)
     EXIT

6. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create Admins.txt with the following
  contents:

  This is from the Admins.txt file.

7. Using a text editor such as Notepad, create "Users.txt" with the following
  contents:

  This is from the Users.txt file.

8. Place the following files in the NETLOGON share of every domain controller:

  Kix32.exe (Located on the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit CD-ROM)
  KIX32.DLL (Located on the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit CD-ROM)
  KIX16.DLL (Located on the Windows NT 4.0 Resource Kit CD-ROM)
  MSVCRT.DLL (Located on the Windows NT 4.0 CD-ROM)
  WINSET.EXE (Located on the Windows 95 CD-ROM)
  SCRIPT1.BAT (The file listed above in step 3)
  SCRIPT1.SCR (The file listed above in step 4)
  MACRO.BAT (The batch file called by Script1.scr)
  ADMINS.TXT
  USERS.TXT

9. Log on as FRED from the Windows 95 Client. The KiXtart script should now run.

Additional query words:

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Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :4.0
Issue type        : kbhowto

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