[THIN] Re: Logoff scripts...

  • From: "Alex Esterly" <aesterly@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 09:42:54 -0700

The only thing that comes to mind is using Resource Hacker to modify either 
explorer.exe or shell32.dll, which can be a pretty scary process.  I know you 
can modify the shutdown/restart/logoff dialogues, but I am not sure about the 
behavior itself. If you want to check it out...

http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

NOTE: I am not responsible for any liability as a result of this recommendation.

Alex
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Steve Greenberg 
  To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:47 AM
  Subject: [THIN] Re: Logoff scripts...


  Hey Alex, 

  I will pipe in since Joe and I are working on the same project. That was our 
next step. However, the customer wants the logoff and disconnect (not shutdown 
in this case) icons to appear exactly as the do with the standard Start Menu 
items. After doing some research, we have not found a way to hack the existing 
icons, or, put replacement icons in the same place. When you delve into the 
system controlled portion of the Start Menu you end up going down a rabbit hole 
in which nothing is at it seems anymore !!

  Steve Greenberg
  Thin Client Computing
  34522 N. Scottsdale Rd. suite D8453
  Scottsdale, AZ 85262
  (602) 432-8649
  (602) 296-0411 fax
  steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx







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  From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf 
Of Alex Esterly
  Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:12 AM
  To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  Subject: [THIN] Re: Logoff scripts...


  Joe,

  Why don't you remove Logoff and Shutdown from the start menu, then replace 
them with shortcuts to a script(s) that handles your app then shuts the machine 
down or logs the user off?

  Alex
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Joe Shonk 
    To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:14 AM
    Subject: [THIN] Re: Logoff scripts...


    It a published desktop.  Also, it is a script that is running,  the problem 
is when users select logoff Windows closes the script before it closes the 
application it launches.  I need windows to close the application first and 
wait for the script to complete.



    Joe




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    From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jeff Durbin
    Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 8:27 PM
    To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [THIN] Re: Logoff scripts...



    Publish a wrapper script that starts your app, then closes it. That way, 
Windows is terminating your wrapper script.




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    From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Joe Shonk
    Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:22 PM
    To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [THIN] Logoff scripts...



    Hello,



    Does anyone know how to change the logoff process?  It seems that W2k3 
terminates the applications then runs the logoff script.  I need to run a 
logoff script first in order to shutdown an application in the proper order.  
If I let W2k3 terminate the application, it shutdown incorrectly.



    Any ideas?



    Joe

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