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Helmut

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More options 18 Aug 2005, 10:20

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From: Helmut <Hel...@discussions.microsoft.com>

Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:20:03 -0700

Local: Thurs 18 Aug 2005 10:20

Subject: Re: how to have a longer delay before reboot

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Hi Lars,

can you explain me, how you made the user dialog

>"App xyz will be installed.
> After the installation your machine will be restarted. Press Ok to
> continue".

THANK YOU !

Helmut

"Lars Norman Søndergaard" wrote:
> Hi Bob,

> What about changing your package to run shutdown.exe -t no-secs and in SMS
> change the program from "SMS restarts" to "program restarts" ?

> A number of shutdown programs exists - so find the one you like...

> You could also start the with prompting the user "App xyz will be installed.
> After the installation your machine will be restarted. Press Ok to
> continue".

> Thanks
> Lars Norman Søndergaard.

> "Bob Findlay" <BobFind...@discussions.microsoft.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:F87B3F0A-2B81-43AF-A956-A698B721F3A6@microsoft.com...
> >I am distributing a package that requires a reboot after its installation.
> > This is an assigned package, so the user does not have any control over
> > when
> > it runs. I have told SMS to restart the computer. The default
> > five-minute
> > delay before reboot is nowhere near long enough. Is there any way I can
> > increase the reboot delay?

> > Cheers,

> > Bob

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