Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

[Guest]

Currently we have Hyena 8.1 in a SMS deployable package. I was able to include the automatic registration by importing a reg file which contained the appropriate info for the currently logged on user. I am working on a package for 8.6D. I was able to do the setup with the help of a previous post. But the registration info doesn't take effect even though i followed the exact same steps as the previous package. Is there an alternate way of automating the registration process?

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

You can copy the register_key.dat from a working user and put it in the Hyena directory on the server. When a user runs it for the first time Hyena should copy it from there to the profile directory.

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

Just to clarify. In this case we have a license for 100 users. Since the software is downloaded to the desktop by SMS, I would need to capture the register_key.dat file and place it at the same location as the setup files? Once the setup runs, it will process that dat file?

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

Yes except it happens when Hyena runs for the first time for each user.

[kstanush]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

If by registration process, you mean the license information, this process has not changed in about a decade. You can copy the register_key.dat file, but you can also just include the two registry keys that have the company name and license code in them. The only thing that changed with these versions was the Check for Updates feature; we no longer use the Wise installer and therefore don't use the wiseupdt.exe anymore.

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

I found the registry_key.dat file in my profile. I copied it to the sources files directory and ran the Hyena setup. Hyena started in trial mode. I then placed the dat file in the C:\Program Files\Hyena folder and ran hyena again, still in trial mode. Am I doing something wrong?

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

The register_key.dat file would need to be in the c:\program files\hyena directory before you run Hyena for the first time. When Hyena runs the first time it will copy files from the Hyena directory to the profile directory of the person running Hyena.

Since you've run it already, see if deleting this directory will reset it:

c:\documents and settings\<username>\application data\systemtools\hyena

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

I deleted the following folder:
c:\documents and settings\<username>\application data\systemtools\hyena

Ran Hyena, but still in trial mode.

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

I just ran a test and it worked as expected. Where do you have your register_key.dat file? Open the file in your Hyena directory (the directory you are running Hyena.exe from) with Notepad, and see if your registration information is in there.

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

I opened the file and the information inside matches the license key and company name that is valid for 8.1.

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

Send your key information to [email protected] so we can make sure your key is valid for 8.6.

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

I just sent the email.

[Guest]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

The installation now works. However, with a fresh install I always get the newsletter signup and check for updates. Can these settings be controlled through one of the DAT files under the user profile?

[cmccullough]

Re: Hyena 8.6D automate registration info

Those are both registry settings:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\adkins resource\hyena\win32\askfornewslettersignup

To disable the automatic update check you have to create a new registry entry under:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adkins Resource\Hyena\Advanced

Create an entry for DisableUpdateChecker and set it to a '1' (REG_DWORD), it should disable it.