Killing DOS programs ??
Mark Hill
markhill "at" uniserve.com
Thu, 02 Sep 1999 03:49:42 +0000
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Hi all;
A few days ago I reported my VNC Viewer shut down my WinVNC (and my =
applications) for no apparent reason.
It happened again :-(
I spent some time reviewing the problem.
In brief, I have WinVNC server running on a remote NT4 (SP3) platform.
I dial in with my laptop (Win98) via RAS and undertake a successful =
session.
I then minimize VNC to my taskbar and go on with other things on my =
laptop.
When I return to the VNC session, it's gone !!!
I drove to the NT site and found that WinVNC had shutdown, with the =
system sitting at the desktop.
Pressing the "Start" button on the Task Bar produced no results. I could =
press it and it would depress, and press it again and it would release.
I reviewed the NT Task Manager by right clicking the Task Bar and found =
that 4 DOS applications, WinVNC and nddeagent.exe had shut down. The =
GUI portion of my running application had also shutdown, but was still =
displayed in the Task List. It also appears the modem had been disabled.
I also reviewed the Event Log and found that every time this happens, =
the RAS connection has been terminated by "admin request" rather than =
"user request".
I pressed Ctrl/Alt/Del, logged off then back on again.
I successfully warm booted WinVNC then tried to dial into the system, =
but the modem would not answer, even though both rasman.exe and =
rassrv.exe were still in the Task List.
The only solution seemed to be a cold boot which clears the problem =
entirely.
This has happened to me four times, on a system which worked flawlessly =
for weeks.
Can someone please suggest what I'm doing wrong ??
Regards
Mark Hill
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>Hi all;</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>A few days ago I reported my VNC Viewer shut =
down my=20
WinVNC (and my applications) for no apparent reason.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>It happened again :-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>I spent some time reviewing the=20
problem.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>In brief, I have WinVNC server =
running on a=20
remote NT4 (SP3) platform.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I dial in with my laptop (Win98) via RAS and =
undertake=20
a successful session.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I then minimize VNC to my taskbar and go on =
with other=20
things on my laptop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>When I return to the VNC session, it's gone=20
!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I drove to the NT site and found that WinVNC =
had=20
shutdown, with the system sitting at the desktop.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Pressing the "Start" button on the Task Bar =
produced no=20
results. I could press it and it would depress, and press it again and =
it would=20
release.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>I reviewed the NT Task Manager by right =
clicking the=20
Task Bar and found that 4 DOS applications, WinVNC and =
nddeagent.exe had=20
shut down. The GUI portion of my running application had also shutdown, =
but was=20
still displayed in the Task List. It also appears the modem had been=20
disabled.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>I also reviewed the Event Log and =
found that=20
every time this happens, the RAS connection has been terminated by =
"admin=20
request" rather than "user request".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>I pressed Ctrl/Alt/Del, logged =
off then=20
back on again.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>I successfully warm booted WinVNC =
then tried=20
</FONT><FONT color=3D#0000ff>to dial into the system, but the modem =
would not=20
answer, even though both rasman.exe and rassrv.exe were still in the =
Task=20
List.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>The only solution seemed to be a =
cold=20
boot which clears the problem entirely.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff size=3D3>This has happened to me four times, =
on a system=20
which worked flawlessly for weeks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Can someone please suggest what I'm doing =
wrong=20
??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff>Mark Hill</FONT></DIV>
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