On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:56:11 +0000 Ross Gardler <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 14 March 2012 13:15, Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Rory O'Farrell > > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:53:11 +0000 > >> Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2012 08:36:44 -0400 > >>> Rob Weir <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 4:51 AM, Ross Gardler > >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > > I've not experienced this in about a month of reasonably > >>> > > heavy usage. Is there a sure-fire way to trigger the > >>> > > failure? I'd be happy to try it. > >>> > > > >>> > > >>> > It looks like Lily is testing with Windows 7 as well. > >>> > > >>> > I wonder whether the fact that the upgrade server is down > >>> > could be currently masking the issue? > >>> > >>> It regularly failed when the old OOo Upgrade server refused > >>> to make a connection, which may have been a factor. > >> > >> I need to stress that the problem only arose after Win7 SP1 > >> was installed; the presence of IE9 on Win7 is sufficient to > >> cause the problem. > >> > > > > I'm just trying to find a plausible cause that fits the > > observed facts: > > > > 1) Bug reported before with Windows 7 SP1 and IE9 > > > > 2) Bug goes away when you disable OOo's automatic updates > > > > 2) But bug is not observed in current testing, not in Lily's > > testing with Windows 7, or with Ross's use. > > > > 3) Update server was once working, but is not working now > > > > So two plausible theories that are worth testing: > > > > A) Bug actually exists in AOO today, but no one is testing > > with SP1 and IE 9 installed > > I can confirm that I am running Windows 7 with SP1 and IE9. I > can confirm that I have seen no problems with AOO stability in > normal use. I can confirm that I've tried to trigger this > problem, but that is hard given that we don't have a recipe to > reproduce the problem. > > I have not done any formal testing of AOO, only general use in a > reasonably demanding environment. > > Ross > That is good news; the problem may have been cleared with the code tidy up resulting from the IP clearance. The reports were that normally the instability manifested itself very quickly in ordinary use. There is some little discussion arising from posting http://user.services.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=46193&start=30 in subsequent postings, discussion which has not yet reached any substantial consensus. -- Rory O'Farrell <[email protected]>
