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Downloads of v 1.0.0-beta:
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Last Update:
26 May 2016
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Software Author(s):
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Run BGInfo at startup
This is a prerelease version of Run BGInfo at startup.
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1.0.0-beta | Updated: 26 May 2016
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Downloads:
1,612
Downloads of v 1.0.0-beta:
1,407
Maintainer(s):
Software Author(s):
- David Gardiner
Tags:
bginfoRun BGInfo at startup 1.0.0-beta
This is a prerelease version of Run BGInfo at startup.
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall
To install Run BGInfo at startup, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To upgrade Run BGInfo at startup, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
To uninstall Run BGInfo at startup, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:
Deployment Method:
This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.
1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url
(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)
2. Setup Your Environment
1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment
Please see the organizational deployment guide
2. Get the package into your environment
Option 1: Cached Package (Unreliable, Requires Internet - Same As Community)-
Open Source or Commercial:
- Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
- You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download
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Open Source
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Download the package:
Download - Follow manual internalization instructions
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Package Internalizer (C4B)
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Run: (additional options)
choco download bginfo-startup --internalize --pre --source=https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/
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For package and dependencies run:
choco push --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'"
- Automate package internalization
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Run: (additional options)
3. Copy Your Script
choco upgrade bginfo-startup -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --prerelease [other options]
See options you can pass to upgrade.
See best practices for scripting.
Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.
If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:
choco upgrade bginfo-startup -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --prerelease
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE
Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
Exit 0
}
Exit $exitCode
- name: Install bginfo-startup
win_chocolatey:
name: bginfo-startup
version: '1.0.0-beta'
source: INTERNAL REPO URL
state: present
allow_prerelease: yes
See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.
chocolatey_package 'bginfo-startup' do
action :install
source 'INTERNAL REPO URL'
version '1.0.0-beta'
options '--prerelease'
end
See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.
cChocoPackageInstaller bginfo-startup
{
Name = "bginfo-startup"
Version = "1.0.0-beta"
Source = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
chocoParams = "--prerelease"
}
Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.
package { 'bginfo-startup':
ensure => '1.0.0-beta',
install_options => ['--prerelease'],
provider => 'chocolatey',
source => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}
Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.
4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation
See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.
This package is exempt from moderation. While it is likely safe for you, there is more risk involved.
Installs a custom.bgi file and creates a shortcut in the StartUp folder so that bginfo.exe will be run on user login.
Package Parameters
The following package parameters can be set:
/RunImmediately
- run BGInfo using the custom.bgi file immediately (rather than waiting until next user login)
These parameters can be passed to the installer with the use of --params
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For example: --params '"/RunImmediately"'
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$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; # stop on all errors
$packageName = 'chocolatey-bginfo-startup'
$toolsDir = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
# Remove shortcut
if (Test-Path "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\bginfo.lnk")
{
Remove-Item "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\bginfo.lnk" -ErrorAction Ignore -Force
}
# Only remove bgi file if it is unmodified
$packageDate = (Get-Item "$toolsDir\custom.bgi").LastWriteTimeUtc
$installedDate = (Get-Item "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals\BGInfo\custom.bgi").LastWriteTimeUtc
if ($packageDate -eq $installedDate)
{
Remove-Item "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals\BGInfo\custom.bgi"
# Remove directories only if they are empty
if ((Get-ChildItem "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals\BGInfo" -Force | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0)
{
Remove-Item "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals\BGInfo"
}
if ((Get-ChildItem "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals" -Force | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0)
{
Remove-Item "c:\ProgramData\SysInternals"
}
}
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