wrong address?? i'm vnc-user, but not the one you'd like to, i think...
:-) Tobias Huber > Von: Seth Kurtzberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Organisation: M. I. S. Corp > Antworten an: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Datum: Sat, 12 Oct 2002 10:52:22 -0700 > An: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Bill Reedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Betreff: Re: Problems with WindowsME! > > Bill, > > I didn't mean to imply that VNC doesn't work on ME, just that ME has serious > problems. And a clean install might well work, but it usually isn't an > option for commercial users. > > As for not having run into problems with ME, that is a bit surprising but not > inexplicable; it depends on two things, (1) what you are running on the ME > box and (2) whether you have W98, and/or W2000, and/or WXP running on the > same network. > > I'll give you a recent example. As I noted earlier, a client installed a > "critical" (meaning I suppose security related) patch from Microsoft on an ME > machine. This client has a small office network and they use Outlook with a > shared calendar folder. Immediately after installing the patch, as soon as a > calendar update arrived at the ME machine, it flooded the network by > distributing thousands of copies of the same update. > > My users report that ME locks up about 10X as often as 98SE (and 98SE locks up > often enough!). They report that the network connection dies and comes back > when the machine is rebooted. There are lots of other examples. It isn't > the user or the hardware, because I've dropped in 98SE in several cases as an > experiment, and the problems go away. > > One other note, upgrades to XP actually do work as advertised, and usually fix > the ME problems. (If there are ME problems, or course :) ) > > On Friday 11 October 2002 09:52 am, Bill Reedy wrote: >> Very strange... >> >> I've been running VNC on ME ever since it debuted without a single hitch. >> In fact, I have not found any software or OS update designed for Win9x that >> does not work on ME. The difference could be that I never upgrade from one >> OS to another - I always do a fresh install. I have rarely seen a >> Microsoft OS "upgrade" work flawlessly, no matter which version, and would >> not recommend it. I have tried all flavors of VNC on multiple ME machines >> with complete success. Then, too, I do try to keep a good relationship >> with the Almighty One. (no, not Mr. Gates...) :-) >> >> ...br >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Seth Kurtzberg >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Sorin Srbu ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 9:12 AM >> Subject: Re: Problems with WindowsME! >> >> >> Just to make things even worse, I've had two cases this week where a >> customer >> installed patches from Microsoft for ME and all sorts of things stopped >> working. >> >> On Friday 11 October 2002 01:41 am, Sorin Srbu wrote: >>> On Fri, 11 Oct 2002 20:54:21 +1300, Graeme Chinnery wrote: >>>> Win ME is suppose to be Win 9x but there seems to be a lot of programs >>>> that won't run on ME or won't work right. I have had to put some ME >> >> comps >> >>>> back to 98 SE to get a few programs to run. I don't know what MS did >>>> to it but something isn't right in ME. >>> >>> I figured it would be something like that. In fact, I don't know >>> anybody who's been using WinME and had it run ok... 8-( >>> >>>>>> Hi guys...i'd appreciate if anyone can tell me why i have problems >> >> with >> >>>>>> installation of VNC on my windowsME machine?...is it only for NT, >> >> 2000, >> >>>>>> XP and the likes?...if yes, would any1 be aware of similar s/w >>>>>> that will run the server on a ME platform? >>>>> >>>>> Well, windows ME isn't specifically said to be supported, if you >>>>> look on >>>>> >>>>> http://www.realvnc.com/download.html >>>>> >>>>> unless, Win me is accounted for under win9x. You got me there. >>>>> >>>>> Similar software would be pcanywhere, radmin, old vnc (tried that >>>>> instead of the new one?), netop etc. >>> >>> BW, >>> >>> Sorin >>> >>> # Sorin Srbu, Systems Engineer Web: http://www.farmaci.uu.se >>> # Dept of Medical Chemistry, Phone: +46-18-4714482 >> 5 signals >> GSM >>> # Div of Org Pharm Chem, Mobile Phone: +46-701-718023 >>> # BMC, Box 574, Uppsala University Fax: +46-18-471-4474 >>> # SE-751 23 Uppsala, Sweden Visit: BMC, Husargatan 3, D5:512b >>> # >>> # Public PGP key available on request. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> VNC-List mailing list >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list >> >> -- >> ----------------------------------- >> Seth Kurtzberg >> M. I. S. 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