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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

2025-12-10 11:03:45 -05:00

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Clean ASCII Deployment Scripts

Problem Solved

The original deployment scripts contained Unicode box-drawing characters that cause display issues in Windows Command Prompt, showing as weird characters or question marks.

Clean Scripts Available

1. Deploy-Simple.bat RECOMMENDED

Clean ASCII only - No Unicode characters
Minimal output - Easy to read
Essential functionality - Just copies files efficiently
Small and fast - 50 lines vs 240+ in original

Usage:

Deploy-Simple.bat

2. Deploy-To-Multiple-PCs-Enhanced-ASCII.bat

Full-featured version with ASCII characters only
Detailed logging and progress tracking
Scheduled task creation
Same functionality as original, just clean display

3. computers-template.txt

Clear instructions for computer list
Examples for different PC types
Copy to computers.txt and edit

Quick Start

Copy computers-template.txt to computers.txt

copy computers-template.txt computers.txt

Edit computers.txt - Add your target computer names:
```
DESKTOP-ABC123
SHOPFLOOR-PC-01
ENGINEER-WS-02
```
Run the simple deployment:
```
Deploy-Simple.bat
```

What Gets Deployed

Files copied to C:\Temp\AssetCollection\ on each target PC:

Update-PC-CompleteAsset.ps1 (main script)
Get-ShopfloorConfig.ps1 (application detection)
Update-PC-CompleteAsset.bat (batch wrapper)
Update-PC-CompleteAsset-Silent.bat (silent version)

Execution Options

After deployment, run on target PCs:

Option 1: Manual execution

C:\Temp\AssetCollection\Update-PC-CompleteAsset.bat

Option 2: Silent execution

C:\Temp\AssetCollection\Update-PC-CompleteAsset-Silent.bat

Option 3: Remote execution with PsExec

psexec \\COMPUTER -u admin -p password cmd /c "C:\Temp\AssetCollection\Update-PC-CompleteAsset-Silent.bat"

Requirements

Network access to target PCs (admin shares)
Administrative credentials for target systems
Source files in S:\DT\adata\script\ (or update SOURCE_DIR)
PowerShell execution policy set on target PCs

Troubleshooting

"Access denied" errors:

Verify admin credentials
Check Windows Firewall settings
Ensure File and Printer Sharing is enabled

"Files not copied" errors:

Check source directory exists: S:\DT\adata\script\
Verify network connectivity
Check disk space on targets

"Computer offline" messages:

Computers are powered off or unreachable
Network connectivity issues
Incorrect computer names in computers.txt

New Application Detection

The updated scripts now include:

UDC detection (looks for UDC.exe process)
CLM detection (looks for ppdcs.exe process)
Database integration via installedapps table
Machine details display in web dashboard

Only runs on Shopfloor PCs - other PC types skip application detection.

Clean deployment scripts - No more weird characters!

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