Guest Lothar Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I try to run DAF v0.60.0.24 on a Windows 2003 Server and get a message sc.exe was not found in c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Windows\system32. This will severely affect Dial-a-fix's ability to configure services. Please extract this file from your installation media and restart Dial-a-fix. DAF will skip all SC commands until this file is present. Similar messages for net.exe, net1.exe, netsh.exe, and regsvr32.exe. c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Windows\system32 is the wrong place to look for these programs. They reside in c:\Windows\system32! How can I tell DAF to look at the right place? Thanks in advance Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldmannen Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 I don't know, but perhaps you should check your %windir% environmental variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 18, 2007 Share Posted May 18, 2007 I've never gotten to test Dial-a-fix in Windows Server 2003 because I don't have a copy (apparently there's a trial I can download now), so it's officially not supported in it, but it should have worked... I agree with Eldmannen, check to see that %WINDIR% points to C:\WINDOWS... otherwise I have no idea. This version of Dial-a-fix uses the JEDI JVCL's System Info component and I haven't looked into how it checks for that folder (I would hope it asks Windows via the SHGetSpecialFolderLocation function). The next version (which I am writing now) is written in C and everything will be done The Right Way, without third-party components. I will do everything by hand to make sure there is nobody screwing me over (like the JVCL, Borland, or anyone else's software). Alternatively, you could just make c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Windows\system32 and copy sc.exe into there if it really is just a DAF bug (from not being tested in 2003). I'm not sure you will want to run Dial-a-fix though, since like I said, it hasn't been tested in 2003. DAF might get the service permissions wrong (or something) due to this not being XP. What problems are you having, perhaps I can find a safer, manual way to help you fix it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lothar Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I've never gotten to test Dial-a-fix in Windows Server 2003 because I don't have a copy (apparently there's a trial I can download now), so it's officially not supported in it, but it should have worked... I agree with Eldmannen, check to see that %WINDIR% points to C:\WINDOWS... otherwise I have no idea. This version of Dial-a-fix uses the JEDI JVCL's System Info component and I haven't looked into how it checks for that folder (I would hope it asks Windows via the SHGetSpecialFolderLocation function). The next version (which I am writing now) is written in C and everything will be done The Right Way, without third-party components. I will do everything by hand to make sure there is nobody screwing me over (like the JVCL, Borland, or anyone else's software). Alternatively, you could just make c:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\Administrator\Windows\system32 and copy sc.exe into there if it really is just a DAF bug (from not being tested in 2003). I'm not sure you will want to run Dial-a-fix though, since like I said, it hasn't been tested in 2003. DAF might get the service permissions wrong (or something) due to this not being XP. What problems are you having, perhaps I can find a safer, manual way to help you fix it? Hello DjLizard and Eldmannen, Thank you for replying. %WINDIR% points to C:\WINDOWS. What I wanted DAF to do for me is cleanup windows update. I have a problem installing a patch and saw a posting that mentioned to cleanup download direcetories etc with the DAF utility. I dont know if you can just rm these files or if you have to follow a special procedure (ie shut down services before and reboot after). Now I will take a look at DAF's tooltips and type the commands manually. Thank you for offering more help but I think we can close this topic. Have a nice week Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DjLizard Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Use the "Flush SoftwareDistribution" button, but beware - I've never done this in Windows Server 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest_jeremy_* Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 I have server 2k3 and the same error messages. My variables are all ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat007 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Use the "Flush SoftwareDistribution" button, but beware - I've never done this in Windows Server 2003. hi you can get a demo from MS....I just need to flush this folder so i can get some space back . Is it safe to manually delete?? Btw, i have same problem as most on this thread On Xp i got back 500+ MB !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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