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call_me_berti

Feb 13 2006, 01:46 PM

Plugin for MSKeyViewer Plus, free
(no. 179 on the download list)

-For Nu2menu and XPE

-a small, simple and free keyfinder tool for Windows, Office (and several other apps).
(does not need to be installed.)

-only 1 MB on CD

-The plugin will download the files for you.

-Info HERE

autoHelp_cpu-z.cmd

CODE

@echo off& Color F8&MODE CON: COLS=73 LINES=20&if not exist ..\..\REA.cmd echo Wrong Directory...&pause&exit
set SILENT=%1&set GET=call ..\..\REA.cmd
If not "%SILENT%" == "silent" if exist start.inf.txt echo The plugin is already configured...&pause&exit
If "%MASTER%" == "" If "%SILENT%" == "silent" if exist start.inf goto :EOF

:: ==================================================
::       REATOGO AUTOHELP BASIC PLUGIN SETTINGS
:: ==================================================

%GET% CREDITS "call_me_berti" "" "319-104" "2006-04-02" ""

%GET% HEAD "650" "MSKeyViewerPlus.exe" "MSKeyViewer Plus" "cmd" "Programs" "" "Rea" "Nu2" ""

%GET% INFO "http://www.toddandkeelee.com/software.html" "free"

:: ==================================================
::          CREATING THE REST OF THE PLUGIN
:: ==================================================

:: vers. v1.2

:: Download the program if not installed:
%GET% DOWNLOAD "" "" "" "http://www.toddandkeelee.com/files/miscellaneous/MSKeyViewerPlus-v1.2.zip"

%GET% FILES "a" "MSKeyViewerPlus.exe" ""
%GET% FILES "2" "msctf.dll" "" "msvcrt.dll" "" "ole32.dll" "" "oleaut32.dll" "" "ntdll.dll" "" "comctl32.dll" "" "shlwapi.dll" "" "uxtheme.dll" "" "version.dll" ""

::lang
%GET% INI "Files\mskvp.ini" -s "General" "LanguageFile" "%LANG%.mlf"

:CleanUpLang
:: =========================
:: (english.mlf not needed/just example for translation)
IF not "%LANG%" == "English" copy "Files\%LANG%.mlf"
del Files\*.mlf
if exist "%LANG%.mlf" move "%LANG%.mlf" "Files\%LANG%.mlf"
:: =========================

set autoUPX=no
:: ==================================================
::                   FINAL CLEANUP
if exist start.inf rename start.inf start.inf.txt&%GET% FINAL&exit
%GET% FINAL
:: ==================================================

Note for users not using the reatogo setup:
The plugin depends on certain files to be in the PEbuilder root.
Download Getting_Started.exe and run it in your folder "plugin". This will put those depends into your setup and then present you with the list of all available autoHelp plugins, including this one.
Get it here

edit:
for non Reatogo users this plugin requires RunScanner plugin from paraglider
Get it here, info
RunScanner.exe and RunScannerDLL.dll need to be in system32 folder
by default they're added to Programs\RunScanner

Siegfried

Feb 14 2006, 03:35 AM

Online now as no. 179.

Thanks for your plugin, call_me_berti!

Siegfried

call_me_berti

Feb 14 2006, 08:02 PM

Updated plugin

found out, that there is no need to use ramdrive

starts from CD now

Siegfried

Feb 15 2006, 06:39 AM

The update is online.

Siegfried

asgard

Feb 21 2006, 06:57 AM

Hi,
i have the problem, that the prog brings me an error when i start it...
Also it don't find the registry.

Any workaround?

Greets
asgard

call_me_berti

Feb 22 2006, 12:12 AM

QUOTE (asgard @ Feb 21 2006, 12:57 PM)

Hi,
i have the problem, that the prog brings me an error when i start it...
Also it don't find the registry.

Any workaround?

Greets
asgard

How did you start it?

Klicking on it's icon in Programs Folder and Desktop, or out of Nu2Menu should do, due to usage of runscanner, a plugin to find your registry on harddisk.
Out of reatogo-menu it will try to look into registry of running windows. Just fine when you inserted the CD in running Session. Will give error message when startet after booting from reatogo-XPE. That's not an error. It's just a different way to use the tool.

Or do you have very complex multi-boot installation with several windows or linux partitions?

Beagz

Mar 3 2006, 11:44 AM

Hrmm, I have the same problem. Loading with or without runscanner I get the initial error, then a box with no listings. It seems as if this program is dependant upon some other .dll files (from windows) that are not always included.

Any idea what files are required? If not I will see if I can track them down.

call_me_berti

Mar 4 2006, 04:55 PM

QUOTE (Beagz @ Mar 3 2006, 05:44 PM)

Just made a test with "Show DLL":

advapi32.dll
comctl32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
msctf.dll
msvcrt.dll
ntdll.dll
ole32.dll
oleaut32.dll
rpcrt4.dll
shell32.dll
shlwapi.dll
user32.dll
uxtheme.dll
version.dll

maybe more than needed and I'm sure most of them will be copied with XPE anyway.
Does anyone know more about those dlls?
I'm going to update the plugin due to a new release of MSKeyViewer 1.1.52. It would help a lot, if I knew the dll that's missing in your XPE-CD. Could you please have a look and tell me. :-)

regards
call_me_berti

CWorks

Mar 5 2006, 12:44 AM

searched a fresh Reatogo's .inf files and here's the results

included by reatogoBuilder.inf
advapi32.dll
gdi32.dll
kernel32.dll
rpcrt4.dll
shell32.dll
user32.dll

included by xpe.inf
msctf.dll
msvcrt.dll
ole32.dll
oleaut32.dll

included by xpe-mmc.inf
ntdll.dll

not included
comctl32.dll
shlwapi.dll
uxtheme.dll
version.dll

call_me_berti

Mar 5 2006, 09:04 AM

Thanks a lot CWorks,

new plugin for v.1.1.52, including
comctl32.dll
shlwapi.dll
uxtheme.dll
version.dll

Siegfried

Mar 5 2006, 01:13 PM

While we´re at it, whouldn´t it be better to include these files:

included by xpe.inf
msctf.dll
msvcrt.dll
ole32.dll
oleaut32.dll

included by xpe-mmc.inf
ntdll.dll

not included
comctl32.dll
shlwapi.dll
uxtheme.dll
version.dll

to ensure it also works for straight Nu2?

Siegfried

call_me_berti

Mar 5 2006, 01:48 PM

ok, sounds like a good idea.

Here you are: new version including that 9 dll's

Siegfried

Mar 5 2006, 03:29 PM

Thanks Bertie!

Update is online.
...with this line for the DLLs:

QUOTE

%GET% FILES "2" "msctf.dll" "" "msvcrt.dll" "" "ole32.dll" "" "oleaut32.dll" "" "ntdll.dll" "" "comctl32.dll" "" "shlwapi.dll" "" "uxtheme.dll" "" "version.dll" ""

Siegfried

foobar

Mar 5 2006, 06:59 PM

QUOTE

Access violation at address 004A9F67 in module 'MSKeyViewerPlus.exe'. Read of address 00000034.

P.S.
Tried it with the latest plugin version, including the additional dll files.

Kachoperro

Mar 14 2006, 02:30 PM

@call me berti

I exactly have the same error that foobar and the same version plugin.

Please, help us, I believe that it is an application very useful.

Thanks,

Kachoperro.

Nikky

Mar 15 2006, 04:59 AM

QUOTE (Kachoperro @ Mar 14 2006, 08:30 PM)

@call me berti

I exactly have the same error that foobar and the same version plugin.

Please, help us, I believe that it is an application very useful.

Thanks,

Kachoperro.

My suggestion for solving this error is to use proper version of add files. In last ver of plugin supported by Berti add files are from sp1. So my suggestion is to change this:

[SourceDisksFiles]
Files\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe=a,,4
Files\msctf.dll=2,,4
Files\msvcrt.dll=2,,4
Files\ole32.dll=2,,4
Files\oleaut32.dll=2,,4
Files\ntdll.dll=2,,4
Files\comctl32.dll=2,,4
Files\shlwapi.dll=2,,4
Files\uxtheme.dll=2,,4
Files\version.dll=2,,4

To:
[SourceDisksFiles]
Files\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe=a,,4
msctf.dll=2,,4
msvcrt.dll=2,,4
ole32.dll=2,,4
oleaut32.dll=2,,4
ntdll.dll=2,,4
comctl32.dll=2,,4
shlwapi.dll=2,,4
uxtheme.dll=2,,4
version.dll=2,,4

in plugin inf. So builder will use orig file versions (from source).

call_me_berti

Mar 15 2006, 10:18 AM

I'm not sure about that dll-files at all. Maybe some of them are not needed for running the tool. Maybe Mskeyfinder only looks after 'em for detection of windows servicepack-level (or whatever). If that's the case, it seems to be a bad idea to include into plugin.

I had mail contact with the author recently. Out of that and a few other reasons (e.g. F-secure detection sometimes does not find real key ... for me it is only showing some sort of trial key instead). He was very kind, but told me that he is a network admin and just working on some other projects.
It will take a while to get an answer.

Till then it might be a good idea to try Nikkis suggestion or to remove the dll's one by another. But it's hard for me to trace that kind of problem. My XPE-CD includes everything I need for to run MSKeyViewer anyway.

@ foobar & Kachoperro
Did you use XP SP2 or SP1 for building your PE? Please tell us your findings, if you try one of the above ;-)

Kachoperro

Mar 16 2006, 04:09 PM

@Nikky

Bad news: same error

@call me berti

I'm using PEBuilder 3.1.10 & XPE 1.0.4 with VB 5 and 6 Runtime Support and this plugin for test only. XP SP2 Spanish.

This weekend I will try to use filemon, although I do not understand it very well. I will inform to them into the results.

Thanks. Best regards,

Kachoperro.

Beagz

Mar 16 2006, 06:38 PM

ok, tested it.

Thank you!!
new plugin working properly.

call_me_berti

Mar 16 2006, 09:42 PM

@Kachoperro
Oh ... you don't use reatogo?
Then maybe it's a problem with paragliders "runscanner". Are you sure that it's included in your CD and running when you start MSKeyViewer?

CWorks

Mar 17 2006, 12:27 AM

just add this to your first post for non Reatogo users so they know what's required
for non Reatogo users this plugin requires RunScanner plugin from paraglider

edit: also need to note that RunScanner.exe and RunScannerDLL.dll need to be in system32 folder
by default they're added to Programs\RunScanner

Kachoperro

Mar 17 2006, 07:21 AM

QUOTE (call_me_berti @ Mar 17 2006, 03:42 AM)

@Kachoperro
Oh ... you don't use reatogo?
Then maybe it's a problem with paragliders "runscanner". Are you sure that it's included in your CD and running when you start MSKeyViewer?

@call me berti

I don't use Reatogo (a great good job), but yes, also I use RunScanner. I forgot to indicate it

@CWorks

It is strictly necessary RunScanner in system32 folder? I have it in programs\RunScanner and it works fine with others plugins (Ad-aware, for example). I will try this.

Thanks & best regards,

Kachoperro.

EDIT:
Tested in Reatogo, works fine.
I will try later move RunScanner to system32 folder.

call_me_berti

Mar 17 2006, 09:34 AM

@ Kachoperro
good news

You may leave runscanner in programs\RunScanner if you like. But for that, you'll have to modify "Start_MSkeyViewerPlus.cmd.txt" after creating the plugin.

CODE

...
if exist "%SystemRoot%\System32\RunScanner.exe" start %SystemRoot%\System32\RunScanner.exe /n /cp /t 0 ...
if not exist "%SystemRoot%\System32\RunScanner.exe" ...

for your needs it should look like

CODE

...
if exist "%SystemDrive%\programs\RunScanner\RunScanner.exe" start %SystemDrive%\programs\RunScanner\RunScanner.exe /n /cp /t 0 ...
if not exist "%SystemDrive%\programs\RunScanner\RunScanner.exe" ...

did not test it, but that should do.

@ reatogo & CWorks
thx for your help

Kachoperro

Mar 17 2006, 11:38 AM

@call me berti

Good news. It works now in my XPE Builder!!

In case it is of utility for others, I explain you what happened: By purely aesthetic reasons, I use AutoIt to run certain programs. I wrote the following keyview.au3 code:

CODE

AutoItSetOption ("TrayIconHide", 1)
AutoItSetOption ("ExpandEnvStrings",1)

;EJECUTAR RUNSCANNER Y DESPUES MS Key Viewer
RunWait ("%ProgramFiles%\RunScanner\RunScanner.exe %SystemDrive%\Programs\MSKeyViewerPlus\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe")

exit

I have added RunScanner parameters (/n /cp /t 0), according to your suggestion...

CODE

RunWait ("%ProgramFiles%\RunScanner\RunScanner.exe /n /cp /t 0 %SystemDrive%\Programs\MSKeyViewerPlus\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe")

...and IT WORKS

!!!

As you can see, a stupid error

, a good suggestion

and a happy end

.

Thank you very much by your aid,

Kachoperro.

call_me_berti

Apr 2 2006, 11:52 AM

updated plugin from v1.1.52 to v1.2

changes to MSKeyViewer:
- language support
- bug fix (display issues)

changes to plugin:
- using runscanner with /q /m+ instead of /n (to be sure not to miss a key - some programs may write their key into user profiles)
- language support

Edit: attachment removed. Update is online now. Reatogo

Siegfried

Apr 5 2006, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the update!

The new version is online now.

Siegfried

Azrael

Apr 10 2006, 06:36 AM

I get this error:

QUOTE

Access Violation at address 004B5AF3 in module 'MSKeyViewerPlus.exe'. Read of address 00000034.

I can press the OK Button and everything works fine. Does anyone else have this error?

brlawson

Aug 7 2006, 09:04 AM

QUOTE (Azrael @ Apr 10 2006, 11:36 AM)

I get this error:
I can press the OK Button and everything works fine. Does anyone else have this error?

Having Same issue, but does not work at all.

Bernhard

Aug 8 2006, 11:00 AM

QUOTE (brlawson @ Aug 7 2006, 04:04 PM)

Having Same issue, but does not work at all.

If you use the following Start_MSKeyViewer.cmd, is there still the error?

CODE

@echo off&Color F8

if exist "%Systemdrive%\programs\runscanner\RunScanner.exe" start %Systemdrive%\programs\runscanner\RunScanner.exe /q /m+ /cp /t 0 %Systemdrive%\Programs\MSKeyViewerPlus\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe

if not exist "%Systemdrive%\programs\runscanner\RunScanner.exe" (
echo.&echo.&echo.&echo "RunScanner.exe" could not be found.&echo.&echo.
pause
start %SystemDrive%\Programs\MSKeyViewerPlus\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe
)

Bernhard

brlawson

Aug 8 2006, 12:07 PM

QUOTE (Bernhard @ Aug 8 2006, 04:00 PM)

If you use the following Start_MSKeyViewer.cmd, is there still the error?

CODE

Bernhard

start %Systemdrive%\programs\runscanner\RunScanner.exe /q /m+ /cp /t 0 %Systemdrive%\Programs\MSKeyViewerPlus\MSKeyViewerPlus.exe

I start the program with this command and it worked fine with the older version.

All i did was insert the newer files into my plugin.

QUOTE (Bernhard @ Aug 8 2006, 04:00 PM)

If you use the following Start_MSKeyViewer.cmd, is there still the error?

CODE

Bernhard

I re-downloaded the new version and the problem seems to have gone away.
Must have gotten a bad byte or two.

mbarnes

Aug 10 2006, 05:18 PM

Hi all

re mskeyviewerplus V 1.2.15 error message
Access Violation at address 004B5AF3 in module 'MSKeyViewerPlus.exe'. Read of address 00000034.

I have tried 3 PC's under PE Builder and real Win XP SP2 and Win 98SE

It does not happen under Win 98SE
(my desktop a AMD Sempron 3000+ VIA chipset, and old PIII 600MHz VIA chipset)

My laptop under XP SP2 program works (Dell with Intel CPU & chipset)

My desktop under XP SP2 and PE Builder - error occurs, but under Win 98E program works

this is very strange

does anyone know where to get a earlier version ?

regards
Mike Barnes

latter
I would like to thank aec for a link to version 1.2.0 however it has the same problem.
I can live with the error message since after clearing the error box the required licence key info is supplied

BlueMonkey

Aug 15 2006, 07:53 PM

@ALL

Go to your MSKeyViewer Plus 1.2 free plugin directory
Edit this file

OPEN:
autoHelp_MSKeyViewerPlus.cmd

FIND:

CODE

:: Download the program if not installed:
%GET% DOWNLOAD "" "" "" "http://www.toddandkeelee.com/files/miscellaneous/MSKeyViewerPlus-v1.2.zip"

REPLACE:

CODE

:: Download the program if not installed:
%GET% DOWNLOAD "" "" "" "http://www.toddandkeelee.com/files/miscellaneous/MSKeyViewerPlus-v1.2.15.zip"

Reatogo knows about this change and will edit the hosted plugin when he gets a chance.

CTS

Aug 24 2006, 08:05 PM

First off, thanks to all of you who use my small utility! I hope you will be able to use it to help when you need those keys! Also, note that there is a new Italian translation that was just submitted posted on my website (toddandkeelee.com/software.html) if you would like that.

I noticed that someone had requested a previous version since there seem to be errors in the new one for some people (hopefully it is just the change in the .cmd file that will fix this). I have re-posted the previous version (v1.2) on my site in the same location for those who need it.

Todd

Siegfried

Aug 25 2006, 01:57 PM

QUOTE (CTS @ Aug 25 2006, 01:05 AM)

I noticed that someone had requested a previous version ...
...I have re-posted the previous version (v1.2) on my site in the same location for those who need it.

Todd

Thanks Todd!

I never got around to update the plugin. Now it works again as it is.

... so I left it alone for now.

@ All
I´m not sure if I should still do the update or leave it at the older version.

Have there been issues with the old version that are solved with the new one?
Does the new one work without probs in Reatogo?

Regards, Siegfried

CTS

Sep 5 2006, 08:27 PM

QUOTE (reatogo @ Aug 26 2006, 02:57 AM)

Have there been issues with the old version that are solved with the new one?
Does the new one work without probs in Reatogo?

There are very few differences in v1.2 and v1.2.15. I did not make any design changes, only added some support for Windows Vista, Office 2007, and SP1 for SQL Server 2005. So, either version should work basically the same. I have not received any bug reports in a while for this, so no user issues were fixed this time.

Todd

Siegfried

Sep 6 2006, 06:27 AM

QUOTE (CTS @ Sep 6 2006, 01:27 AM)

Hi Todd,
its nice to have the author of a program active in the topic of the plugin !

I guess, if both versions are stable, it is best to update the plugin to the latest version now.

I will do that. Thanks for the info!

Siegfried

Plugin for "v1.2.15" is online now.

CTS

Mar 29 2007, 02:24 AM

Hello to anyone who is still monitoring this thread. I am planning to post an updated version of my program tomorrow (v1.5). The file is currently up on my website and can be downloaded from there (www.toddandkeelee.com/software.html).

What has been added are the following items :

1. Fixes to detection of Microsoft license keys. In certain situations, an Access Violation would occur.
2. Addition of Norton AV 2007, ZoneAlarm 7, Ringtone Media Studio 2, and Eudora v7.1 (also fixed detection of Eudora).
3. Added a new tab on the main window which will show you just the versions installed for about 30 new non-licensed programs such as iTunes, Java Runtime, Flash Player, IE, Firefox, etc. A full list of supported programs is on the website.

The major change here is the fix to the Microsoft key detection. Also, for Volume License versions of Windows Vista, it seems as if the license key is shown as 'BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB-BBBBB'. There is nothing that I know to do at this point to fix this and all of the other key retrieval programs that I have tried show the same key.

I hope it works for you!

Todd

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