Winsat command not recognized in cmd.exe

bnc1 · Post by **bnc1** » Thu May 28, 2009 1:28 pm

This nice mini bench mark command works via a command prompt :

winsat disk -seq -read -drive c

but when I try to invoke it using this MS 11.1.10 script :

Let>RP_WAIT=1
Let>RP_ADMIN=1
run>"cmd.exe" /k winsat disk -seq -read -drive c
exit>0

I get a command prompt error message, "winsat is not recognized as an internal or external command" ??

Winsat is located in c:\windows\system32. At first I thought I had to change the current directory , but the current directory seems to be irrelevant. Winsat always works when I start cmd.exe manually, but never works when I try to invokde it with a MS script ??

Dazed and confused

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:26 pm

I don't have winsat.exe to test it. Is this Vista?

What happens if you run your script without the "winsat disk -seq -read -drive c" portion in the Run> line:
Let>RP_WAIT=1
Let>RP_ADMIN=1
run>"cmd.exe" /k
exit>0
Then type "winsat disk -seq -read -drive c" into the DOS window? If it fails I'm guessing you're not getting proper permissions.

bnc1 · Post by **bnc1** » Thu May 28, 2009 2:46 pm

Yes, I am running Vista SP1 x64
Yes if I manually enter the winsat command after starting the command prompt via a MS script, I get the same error message :

"winsat is not recognized as an internal or external command"

An interesting clue ..if I start the command prompt manually and change the active directory to c:\windows\system32 and enter dir winsat*

01/20/2008 10:46 PM 3,893,760 WinSAT.exe
01/20/2008 10:46 PM 444,928 WinSATAPI.dll
2 File(s) 4,338,688 bytes
0 Dir(s) 80,557,494,272 bytes free

Now, if start the command prompt from a MS script and again enter dir winsat*

Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 98B9-B2B8

Directory of c:\Windows\System32

01/20/2008 10:47 PM 383,488 WinSATAPI.dll
1 File(s) 383,488 bytes
0 Dir(s) 80,557,371,392 bytes free

Notice that winsat.exe is not listed !?

gdyvig · Post by **gdyvig** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:01 pm

Are the files hidden?

See unhiding them reveals them.

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Window ... f1033.mspx

Gale

JRL · Post by **JRL** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:08 pm

Funny that you can manually start a DOS prompt and it works. That would indicate that YOU have permission.

What happens if you leave out the Let>RP_ADMIN=1 line?

If you start a command prompt from MS, do you see the program if you type:
dir winsat* /a-d

That line excludes display of directories and should display all files regardless of their attributes.

Post by **Marcus Tettmar** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:15 pm

Weird. Not sure why this is. But here's one way to get round it. Open Windows Explorer and go to C:\Windows\System32. Copy WinSAT.exe to your Documents folder. Then you can run the following macro:

Run>%USERDOCUMENTS_DIR%\WinSat.exe disk -seq -read -drive c

Me_again · Post by **Me_again** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:18 pm

Try including the path, in XP winsat installs in a different dir so this works:

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Run>cmd /k "c:\program files\microsoft windows vista upgrade advisor\winsat" disk -seq -read -drive c

bnc1 · Post by **bnc1** » Thu May 28, 2009 4:47 pm

Marcus's suggestion worked. Thanks

The file was not hidden, RP_ADMIN=0 didnt change anything, and direct execution with the correct path didnt work either

Very strange indeed. Thanks for all the suggestions, now back to scripting and benchmarking !