Frank, Had you been using Fast User Switching or Remote Desktop beforehand?
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank Hamersley > Sent: 10 September 2004 01:22 > To: VNC List (E-mail) > Subject: Strange viewer behaviour - black non resizable > screen - WinXP SP2? > > Config is ... > VNC4.0 Client on W2K dialup (ie.slow) to Internet > SSH tunnel terminated on Linux 7.3 DMZ host using > PuTTY 0.55 Port 5900. > VNC4.0 Server on WXPPro SP2 FW enabled > Behind Linux 8.0 bastion iptables FW on a cable link. > tcp/5900 routed (forwarded) from Linux 7.3 to WinXP Pro host > > Initial connection proceeded normally - VNC Server password > was entered and the viewer window opened to show the XP Login > screen. Selected a user id and entered the Win password. > Viewer then opened to a black screen. > > Curiously when I minimised the screen and then tried to > enlarge it only opened a small window with no screen display > - only big enough to show VNC in the title bar and the > standard _OX icons at the top right. > > This window was not resizable - although I could switch to > FullScreen (still > black) and back to Minimised. > > Eventually I closed this and opened another Viewer session > which after soliciting the VNC password displayed a VNC > Viewer:Error panel - "SelectObject to CompatibleDC failed: > The operation completed successfully. > (0)" [OK] > > Will post more details when I get home and can test from > behind the bastion FW. I suspect SP2 is complicit - are > there any other likely possibilities? > > Regards, > Frank. > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
