Ron, To follow up a bit more on this....we are already running Tight 1.2.2, I didnt know this, the latest version & getting the same problem as you.
Not many people coming up with any ideas on this for us !! Chris On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 23:28:32 -0500, Ron Struempf wrote: >I'm at least glad to hear I am not the only one. I get by by >clicking the >controls whenever I restart the system, but I need a more solid >solution. > >_Ron > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Chris Gillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 2:59 PM >Subject: Re: VNC Enables/Causes Windows Apps to Crash > > >: Ron, >: >: I see the same problem with some of our Delphi 5 apps running on >: NT4/SP6a servers and VNC 3.3.3R9. >: >: We have had this problem for a year or so, but have always doubted >: our own Delphi work. >: >: Literally in the last few days we had pinned it down to the use of >: VNC & certain mouse movements. You have got this in more detail. >: >: We had tried different video drivers, to no avail. >: >: My next move is to try Tight VNC to see if it is any different. >: >: A real shame as VNC has been a great tool for us. >: >: If anyone else has any bright ideas ?? >: >: Regards >: >: Chris >: >: -- Chris Gillard, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 02/03/2002 >: >: On Sat, 2 Mar 2002 11:30:11 -0500, Ron Struempf wrote: >: >Several of my Windows apps, written in CBuilder and Delphi, crash >: >when >: >WinVNC is running. I saw the FAQ Q39, but it says "disable any >: >screen >: >savers" of which I have none. I've been using Procomm Rapid >Remote >: >for a >: >very long time to access these servers, but switched to WinVNC >: >because Rapid >: >Remote is the only app I've seen so far that crashes XP. >: > >: >We are running WinVNC 3.3.3 R9 in App Mode on NT 4.0 Server. >: > >: >What I've found is: >: >- The app crashes in one of several mouse events (such as >: >CM_NCHITTEST) >: >- In my debugging, it appears as though the associated >: >WM_NCHITTEST >: >message never appeared >: >- The crash happens when the mouse cursor passes over the >: >statusbar >: >- The crash happens whether I am connected via VNC or Rapid >Remote, >: >and >: >probably local as well >: >- I believe that the crashes continue to happen even after I close >: >VNC, >: >but apparently at a much lower >: >frequency. >: > >: >I have also found that if I physically click on each focusable >: >control on >: >the app, that the crash does not occur again until the app is >: >restarted. >: > >: >My theory is that WinVNC is absconding with some of the WM_???? >: >messages, >: >but not suppressing the CM_???? messages they generate. Thus, >when >: >the app >: >processes the control message (CM_???), it expects initialization >to >: >have >: >been performed when the Windows message (WM_???) was received. By >: >clicking >: >on each of the controls, I force it to do that initialization, so >: >the crash >: >doesn't happen. >: > >: >_Ron >: >------------------------------------------------------------------ >--- >: >: >To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >: >'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >: >See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >: >------------------------------------------------------------------ >--- >: ------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >: To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >: See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >: ------------------------------------------------------------------- >-- >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: >'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY >See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html >--------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Chris Gillard, [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 04/03/2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
