Running X1 from a CD & how to shutdown via DOS Command

webtools · - Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 7

First, Merry Christmas to all!

I am new with Abyss here, but I worked for website projects for years; recently my client wants to put his website to a CD as demo, if this happened 1 year ago I should have no problem to make this CD. The issue now is, since Windows release SP2 (on both XP and Win2000 I guess), the SP2 will block ActiveX contents like Flash, PDF, javascripts or simply a pop-up from a CD. This is a disaster to those who wants to put HTML onto CD, from now on.

I know there were people discussing about running Abyss from CD and the answer was NO officially here (see http://www.aprelium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6346&highlight=cd) - please allow me to address my situation - I did couple days of works to solve the problem, seeking a lot workaround (some from Microsoft, like to use saved from tag, HTA application... ) it DID solve some javascripts and Flash blocking issues, but not all; a javascript to launch PDF is always failed, the error message is "access denied" from the left lower corner of IE browser (java error). I try to move the exactly same files to live server, access them by http, then it works very well; I realize the SP2 has to do something with this and if I run the code offline (from a CD) it just can't work. I settled to this reality, then jump to develop the CD to have a http://127.0.0.1:port localhost and I really think this is the best way to beat the SP2 and make the CD more professional.

I started to look around all kinds of free web servers, the first answer is YES by using http://localhost:port all the PDF scripts along with all other pages, work perfectly. But, the thing is, the client wants the CD to be "fool proof", which means he wants the user just pops in the CD and see the contents right away. I narrowed down to the best free web server to X1, which the official answer in this forum is "no you can't run it off a CD", to successfully run from the CD by altering the log writing lines (to not write the logs) in the abyss.conf, all files are read-only and it works perfectly. More details are - I put the html into a folder, changing the web root in the abyss.conf, and create an Autorun.ini to launch a batch file, which FIRST execute the Abyss server, then execute the index.html file, the CD works like a charm!! (the landing html page is not the relative index.html but an absolute http://127.0.0.1:port123/index.html localhost page). In a nutshell, you can run the Abyss from a CD(-R) if you don't need to write anything back to the CD. (or should I say if the abyss.conf and persist.data are read-only, it will bypass the writing without causing any problem.)

So, I successfully make a localhost CD by Abyss WS, it is precious. Of course I fully understand it is not 100% fool proof, for example if the auto-run is turned off then neither Abyss nor the http://127.0.0.1:port123 will work (this still can be addressed by supplying a guide). Or if a person try to open the CD, run the Abyss server 2 or 3 times, the icon of the Abyss WS will keep in the system Tray as many as it can and not running properly from the 2nd service. (note - as long as the first service is running the localhost output is still correct even you have 3 or 10 stopped services in the system tray. )

At this point, it took me 5 days already from the beginning to make an offline HTML CD because of the SP2 security changes, but as long as the final CD is running, I am very satisfied especially the X1 is the best free WS I have ever seen to give me the freedom over the crazy SP2.

Everything looks so perfectly thanks to the Abyss X1 WS. The only "problem" is - if it is a problem to some "fools" - when the user close the localhost web pages (browser), the Abyss WS is still running at the back. I can only shut it down by right-click on the icon from the sys-tray. Is there a DOS command, or any way I can put to a Batch file to shutdown the WS without the right-click steps? Any workaround, I appreciate in advanced!

It is Christmas day, I hope I can still get any input soon.. :-)

Note: I do put the Abyss WS logo into the main page and link it back to the site here for its credit. It deserves the best!

MonkeyNation · - Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 921 Location: Cardiff

Taskkill might be what you're after, try that.

webtools · - Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 7

aprelium · - Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800

webtools,

Distributing Abyss Web Server binary outside of its original installer is not allowed by its license. So please contact us to agree on special distribution terms.
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aprelium · - Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Posts: 6800

webtools,

What is strange is that the email stayed in the queue for 7 days and during all that time our server retried sending it but failed at each attempt.

We will contact you by PM.
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