----- Original Message ----- From: "Yue Pan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 7:21 PM Subject: Re: can not specify pwd
> > Are you having this issue on both PCs? Have you had VNC installed > > before? Did you do then install while logged in as a user with > > Administrator rights? > > > > yes, problems on both. Not installed before. installed with admin priviledge > > > > Try deleting the registry keys used by VNC. Shut down VNC completely > > (if running as a service, make sure the service is stopped) and delete > > the following keys from the registry (and anything under them: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\ > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\Default > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\<username> > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3 > > where are these directories? Can you give me someting like C:\some\path\? > No these are registry entries. You can check out these pages for more info: Q322755 - How To Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Win2000 http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322755 Q322756 - How To Backup, Edit, and Restore the Registry in WinXP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q322756 Or better yet, contact your local guru to give you a hand. > > > > BTW - You won't get prompted for a password on install, just the first > > time VNC runs. If running as a service make sure you restart the > > service rather than just running VNC in app mode, that way the "Default" > > password will be set. > > > I never got prompted when vnc runs first time. I did see the first timer > msg when I started it as service. > > WinVNC Error: the machine has no default password set. WinVNC will > present default property dialog now to allow one to be entered > > More thoughts? > > thanks > Yue You get this message, but a dialog box doesn't come up to allow you to enter the password? Also, please direct responses to the list that way every one can benefit and comment on the subject. I know that I've had to have someone correct my advise in the past. It also prevents duplicate suggestions, and you will get more fresh ideas when I run out (soon). -- William Hooper I can see your point, but I still think you're full of it _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
