To see exactly why your system is crashing, run the Windows Resource Meter
on your task bar. You will notice that after you enter your password (as
the initial screen is loading up), your system resources will drop like a
rock. If you manage to finish downloading the initial screen before you run
out of resources, most of your resources will come right back. However if
the initial screen doesn't finish coming up before you run out of
resources, the system will crash.
I have found it to be more of a problem over slow connections (like modem)
however it can be a problem even on a high speed LAN if the machine you are
trying to take over doesn't respond immediately (for example if the hard
drive has to spin up).
This isn't a problem when doing the same thing on Windows NT or Windows
2000 since you don't have the same 128k limit on resources. I have
mentioned this issue on the list several times in the past but nothing has
been done about it in any release over the last couple of years.
What can you do about it? Reduce the number of colours and the resolution
of your hosts screen. It won't make the problem go away, but it will give
you a better chance of getting that initial screen before the system
crashes. Alternatively you could simply use one of the commercial programs
out there like PCAnywhere or Microsoft NetMeeting. I haven't tried a recent
version of Laplink but the one I have tried, which is a couple of years
old, had the same problem as VNC over slow connections with Win9x.
Michael Milette
At 10:05 PM 2001-04-17 +0000, you wrote:
>There is a message from p.vinten on April 6 (with no reply yet) with the
>identical symptom with version 3.3.3.R9. I am having the same problem, and
>details of the crash show the same dll culprit as Mr. Vinten...dibeng.dll.
>
>On that box, I am running Windows 98 SE with two network cards. One is
>using DHCP (to my DSL modem) and the other uses a 192.168.100.xxx address.
>Using that computer as a remote, it works great going to my Windows 2000
>laptop. But when using it as a host, as soon as the password is entered by
>the remote, the Win 98 system crashes.
>
>The same software version works fine as a host on my Windows 2000 system
>(single NIC), but not on the Win98SE box.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>>
>>Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 01:35:25 -0400
>>From: "Mikhil Bopaiah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: A Simple Problem? (with a simple solution?)
>>
>>Hey, I've searched all the faq's and documentation but I can't figure
>>this one out: I'm trying to run VNC (3.3.3r9) on my old compaq at home
>>(W95). I installed WinVNC with the default settings and no problems.
>>Running WinVNC in App mode works fine. When I try to access the server
>>from a web browser (http://my.ip.address:5800) I get the prompt for the
>>password, but as soon as I enter it my server machine displays the
>>message "An error has occured on your computer..." and the server shuts
>>off WinVNC. I tried accessing from the vncviewer but the same thing
>>happens (as soon as I enter the password in the viewer, the server
>>disconnects and displays error message "An error has occurred on your
>>computer..."). The strange thing is that when I do this, the wallpaper on
>>my server desktop is removed. I tried removing the wallpaper, and
>>changed the resolutions and color settings so that they matched on my
>>server and client machine. I also tried accessing from different
>>computers and the same thing happens (it's obviously a problem with my
>>server machine). If you have any suggestions I'd be much obliged. I've
>>been tinkering with this for a while and it's driving me crazy...
>
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