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Larry
2007-05-11
2013-04-30
  • Larry

    Larry - 2007-05-11

    Has anybody been using this on Vista?

    It does not detect IE.

    If running an app with JNPL you get some ugly warnings from the UAC about running regedit.

    Just wondering if this will be addressed anytime soon.

    Thanks.

     
    • Jeff Chapman

      Jeff Chapman - 2007-05-19

      This is the first notice of a problem. Does Vista not use the registry or regedit?

      Jeff

       
      • Larry

        Larry - 2007-05-19

        Yes. The registry and regedit are still there, but the UAC (new security stuff) will either refuse access to regedit or if you have "elevated privilages" will popup a dialog EVERY time regedit is accessed.  This security warning is a problem on Vista.

         
    • Jeff Chapman

      Jeff Chapman - 2007-05-23

      Larry,

      Can you help me with this one. I sent an email to your account on sourceforge but I never got a response.

      I have some ideas on how to fix this problem but I don't have access to a Vista box.

      Does Vista install applications in C:\Program Files? The same as Win XP?

      Also, please run the test application that comes with BrowserLauncher2-all. I need to know the name Java uses for the OS.

      Thanks.
      Jeff

       
      • Larry

        Larry - 2007-05-23

        Yes, C:\Program Files is still the default on Vista
        Here is the info.

        Please let us know the results of testing on your OS/Java configuration. The information displayed below as well as any stack traces will be helpful. Use the copy button to copy and paste the data into an email.

        Java Version: 1.6.0_01
        Java Vendor: Sun Microsystems Inc.
        OS Name: Windows Vista
        OS Version: 6.0
        2007-05-23 10:47:13,093 [main] INFO Windows OS

        2007-05-23 10:47:13,097 [main] INFO windows.winNT

        2007-05-23 10:47:13,099 [main] DEBUG entering getAvailableBrowsers

        2007-05-23 10:47:13,100 [main] DEBUG browsers to check: [Mozilla: ForceWindowArg=; SubDir name=mozilla.org; Path to exe=; Exe name=mozilla, K-Meleon: ForceWindowArg=; SubDir name=K-Meleon; Path to exe=; Exe name=k-meleon, FireFox: ForceWindowArg=-new-window; SubDir name=Mozilla Firefox; Path to exe=; Exe name=firefox, Opera: ForceWindowArg=-newwindow; SubDir name=Opera; Path to exe=; Exe name=opera, Netscape: ForceWindowArg=; SubDir name=Netscape; Path to exe=; Exe name=netscape, IE: ForceWindowArg=; SubDir name=Internet Explorer; Path to exe=; Exe name=iexplore]

        2007-05-23 10:47:13,234 [main] ERROR Error listing available browsers: Cannot run program "regedit.exe": CreateProcess error=740, The requested operation requires elevation

        2007-05-23 10:48:53,898 [AWT-EventQueue-0] INFO copy button clicked

         
    • Jeff Chapman

      Jeff Chapman - 2007-05-25

      Larry,

      I think I have a solution for the Vista problem but I need someone to test it on a Vista box. Would you email me directly so I can send the updated jar file to you?

      Thanks.
      Jeff

       
    • Jeff Chapman

      Jeff Chapman - 2007-06-13

      Version 1.1 addresses the Windows Vista problems.

      Jeff

       

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