Known issues

Date ID Description Workaround Status
June 2012 6203 Cannot load settings saved in .reg files. Contact technical support to request a new params.dat file. Fixed in 5.0.3.
June 2012 6156 Cannot set 'deny' permissions for Windows users and groups. Do not set 'accept' permissions for the relevant users and groups. Under consideration.
18 Jan 2007 28 Setting installer paths manually using the Browse... button doesn't work. Type the path into the adjacent text box. Fixed in 1.6.3.
17 Jan 2007 27 Crash importing or exporting licenses using the main menu, or importing settings from the local host. Scan your network and use the right-click context menu. Fixed in 1.6.3.
9 Jan 2007 26 Automatic license allocation sometimes installs an invalid license key. Choose a license key to install rather than allowing vnctool to select one automatically. Fixed in 1.6.2.
8 Jan 2007 25 Scanning computers running Windows 2000 fails with RegOpenKeyEx: Access is denied (5). If your network does not contain any 64-bit computers, run VNC Deployment Tool from the command line with the -noarch flag. Fixed in 1.6.2.
15 Dec 2006 24 Crash when changing scan or install options if no password has ever been set. Use the Change... button in the Password section of the Install Options dialog to set a password and then click OK to dismiss both dialogs. Once a password has been set you can reselect Leave VNC password unchanged if desired. Fixed in 1.6.2.
17 Oct 2006 23 Domain-keyed licenses can be applied to hosts for which they are not valid. Deploy only to hosts on the same domain as the host running VNC Deployment Tool. Under consideration.
17 Oct 2006 22 Re-allocation of domain-keyed licenses fails. None. Fixed in 1.5.4.
5 Sep 2006 21 Crash when deleting the root node of the scan results. None. Fixed in 1.5.4.
3 Aug 2006 20 NtLogon_Config dialog not available. Edit textually. Fixed in 1.5.4.
26 May 2006 19 Updating license keys sometimes fails. None. Fixed in 1.5.4.
10 Nov 2005 18 Occasional crash on exit. None. Fixed in 1.5.
10 Nov 2005 17 NtLogon_Config parameter formatted incorrectly. None. Fixed in 1.5.
25 Oct 2005 16 Failure to locate VNC installer on startup. Specify an installer manually. Fixed in 1.5.
29 Sep 2005 15 Crash when editing NtLogon_Config in some situations. None. Fixed in 1.4.4.
7 July 2005 14 Crash when saving or loading scan results. None. Fixed in 1.4.3.
7 July 2005 13 Crash when loading configuration settings. None. Fixed in 1.4.3.
7 July 2005 12 Scanning by IP address scans the wrong host in some circumstances. None. Fixed in 1.4.3.
7 July 2005 11 License status not set correctly when loading scan results. Re-scan affected hosts. Fixed in 1.4.3.
14 Mar 2005 10 Crash when reallocating licenses. Drag and drop licenses manually. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 9 Crash when loading non-ASCII files, including Unicode. None. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 8 Rendering problem while dragging and dropping licenses. None. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 7 The Leave VNC password unchanged option does not work. None. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 6 The Install/Reinstall... command from the Installation menu does not work if VNC is not already installed. Scan your network and install using the contect menu. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 5 The Install/Reinstall... command from the Installation menu does not work with credentials. Run VNC Deployment Tool as a user with the required level of access. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 4 Credentials that are valid but lack access rights prevent further credentials from being applied. Remove the credentials in question. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 3 Nodes with no children cannot be refreshed. None. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 2 Install fails if a previous viewer-only installation exists on the target computer. None. Fixed in 1.4.
14 Mar 2005 1 Crash when importing settings from the local registry. Use the Import VNC Settings... command from the Configuration menu and specify the local host by name. Fixed in 1.4.