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Last modified on 1/13/2015 1:02 AM by User.

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Automated Updates software

AuStart is a Visual Basic program that initiates the software update on a Windows server.  We have two versions.  VB6 for older machines (hard)  and vbnet3.5 for newer machines (easy).  If you want to install the newer vbnet.3.5 version then skip over the VB6 section and go to the VBNET3.5 section below.

VB6

Use the Windows Explorer to send this MVS file to the Customers MVS_ROOT\au\inbox directory.  

  • /u/mvs/win32/au_source/vbprojects/auStart/Package/austart.exe

This is a self-extracting zip file.  If the .exe file doesn't exist in the Package directory then send these individual files from the  /u/mvs/win32/au_source/vbprojects/auStart/Package directory instead. 

  • SETUP.LST
  • auStart.CAB
  • setup.exe
  • On the customer's machine, double click on the MVS_ROOT\au\inbox\austart.exe file to start the unzip.  Note:  Click the browse button in the Unzip dialog box and make it extract into MVS_ROOT\au\inbox directory.
  • After the extract is complete double click on the MVS_ROOT\au\inbox\setup.exe file to begin the install.
  • Important Note: Do not let the setup install it to the default "Program Files\auStart" directory.   Click the "Change Directory" button to change it to the MVS_ROOT\au directory.   Please notice that it is NOT ..\au\inbox it is just the ..\au directory. 
  • Click on the button with the picture of a PC to start the install.

If you get the "Version Conflict" dialog box that says "A file being copied is not newer than the file currently on your system.  It is recommended that you keep your existing file.  Do you want to keep this file?"   Click the YES button.

This dialog box is probably talking about C:\WINNT\system32\SCRRUN.DLL

  • After the installation is complete you should delete the files in the ..\au\inbox directory.  But do not delete the files in the ..\au directory.
  • Use the Windows Explorer to send this MVS file to the Customers MVS_ROOT\au directory.
    • /u/mvs/win32/au_source/vb6/austart.exe

    Please note: this is not coming from the package directory. This is NOT a self-extracting zip file.  It is the latest version of the austart.exe program.  The version you installed from the package directory earlier registered all the components in the windows registry.  After that, updating with the latest .exe file can be done with a simple copy. 

    Now skip the VBNET3.5 section and go to the "Set the auStart icon" section below.

VBNET3.5

Use these instructions when you want to use the Visual Basic .NET 3.5 version of AuStart.  This is only available when the customer's server has .NET 3.5 foundation enabled as a windows Feature.  Windows 2000 can't do this.

Create the following empty sub-folders in the %MVS_ROOT% folder

  • au
  • au\inbox
  • au\outbox
  • au\logs

No installation is necessary. Simply use Windows Explorer to copy the following files from the mvs:/u/mvs/win32/au_source/vbnet3.5 folder to  the customer's MVS_ROOT\au folder.

auStart.exe
au_rename.bat
au_start.bat
au_start_here.bat
au_unzip.bat

Continue on with the "Set the austart icon:" below.

Set the auStart icon:

  • You should create a shortcut for the AuStart program and give it a special icon.
    • Use Windows Explorer to navigate to MVS_ROOT\au directory.
    • Right click on the au_start_here.bat  file and choose "create shortcut".
    • Right click on the shortcut icon and choose "Properties"
    • Click "Change Icon"
    • Click "Browse"
    • Find the C:\WINNT\system32\SHELL32.DLL file and click on it.
    • Select this icon and click ok until you are out of the properties dialog box.
    • Right click on the shortcut again and this time click "rename"
    • Change its name to just au_start