PortableApps.com Platform Autorun Test 0.2

XP Pro SP3 w/all patches + ZoneAlarm Security Suite.

It's an old PC, so I can't promise that there's never been some annoying media app that tried to be too helpful with inserted media. What registry values should I look for?

-hea

Thanks BuddaChu for the links. I looked at the values after I got it working.

I've tried everything short of rebooting.

Finally tried that...  Yay!  Blessings abound and all is right with the world.  Note to self: PC was up continuously for three days. Windows is not Unix. Windows is not Unix.

Test worked flawlessly with the SanDisk. Also worked with the CD volume of the IronKey, but then immediately blurted:

After unlocking the IronKey and hitting Retry, it detected the volume and autolaunched PAM.

-hea

Or when John releases it along with it's source, add support for an ini configuration file so one can change what app it launches

There has to be a static property...
*Edit:* Oh I know! We can let the menu autoupdate it...

Wait, huh? Doesn't StartPortableApps.exe just launch the menu? I was under the impression that it was just a glorified shortcut to PortableApps\PortableAppsMenu\PortableAppsMenu.exe... I can definitely say that launching the latter directly doesn't cause any issues, so what exactly does StartPortableApps.exe do?

You can also use WMI. Register a WMI Sink with ExecNotificationQueryAsync for a particular device class like Win32_LogicalDisk, then inspect any notifications sent. Off the top of my head I can't remember all the properties available for logical disks, but there may be something there of use. This method is also good because it is just as passive as using Windows notifications.

I'm not sure if you're familiar with AutoIt, but here's an example I have of what I'm talking about -

$wmiSink = ObjCreate("WbemScripting.SWbemSink")
ObjEvent($wmiSink , "SINK_")

$Obj_WMIService = ObjGet('winmgmts:\\localhost\root\cimv2')

If Not @error Then
	$obj_WMIService.ExecNotificationQueryAsync($wmiSink, "SELECT * FROM __InstanceOperationEvent WITHIN 1 WHERE TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_LogicalDisk'")
    ConsoleWrite("Ready and waiting for changes" & @CRLF)
EndIf

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

Func SINK_OnObjectReady($objLatestEvent, $objAsyncContext)
	Switch $objLatestEvent.Path_.Class
		Case "__InstanceCreationEvent"
			ConsoleWrite("->==========================================" & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("> Creation Event" & @CRLF)
			
		Case "__InstanceDeletionEvent"
			ConsoleWrite("->==========================================" & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("> Deletion Event" & @CRLF)
			
	EndSwitch
	; Access:
	; 0 - Unknown
	; 1 - Readable
	; 2 - Writable
	; 3 - Read / Write Supported
	; 4 - Write Once
	Switch $objLatestEvent.Path_.Class
		Case "__InstanceCreationEvent", "__InstanceDeletionEvent"
			ConsoleWrite("Access: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Access & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("Caption: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Caption & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("Description: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Description & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("DeviceID: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.DeviceID & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("DriveType: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.DriveType & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("FileSystem: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.FileSystem & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("FreeSpace: " & Int($objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.FreeSpace / 1000000) & " MB" & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("Name: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Name & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("Size: " & Int($objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.Size / 1000000) & " MB" & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("VolumeSerialNumber: " & $objLatestEvent.TargetInstance.VolumeSerialNumber & @CRLF)
			ConsoleWrite("->==========================================" & @CRLF)
	EndSwitch
EndFunc   ;==>SINK_OnObjectReady

http://www.torry.net/pages.php?id=252

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/directorychangewatcher.aspx

I really don't understand the problem y'all are trying to fix (detecting drive insertion), but using the method Wraitdu suggested would be your best bet. Just compare the known drive letters from one instance to another for a change, say check every 1 second. Once a change is detected do [stuff]. Problem is, if the code is on the portable drive itself, the event is triggered *before* the code can run and thereby detect said event. It would need to be resident on the machine or on another removable drive and be running when the drive is inserted.

Within the "sink" mentioned by Wraitdu, put the know drive letters into an array and either check the array for changes or at what position the last drive letter appears. If a new letter appears or the last detected drive letter moved from var(4) to the var(5), you know something happened like a drive was added. then yoyu could scan the new drive and check it's drivetype.

Win32_LogicalDisk Class: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394173.aspx

Use the following code to prototype (trimmed down code from Scriptomatic v2.0) using 'cscript' and saving the code as filename.vbs

On Error Resume Next

Const wbemFlagReturnImmediately = &h10
Const wbemFlagForwardOnly = &h20

arrComputers = Array("ODIN")
For Each strComputer In arrComputers

   Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\CIMV2")
   Set colItems = objWMIService.ExecQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_LogicalDisk", "WQL", _
                                          wbemFlagReturnImmediately + wbemFlagForwardOnly)

   For Each objItem In colItems
      WScript.Echo objItem.DeviceID
   Next
Next