[Virtualacorn-list] Windows panes flashing under dead full-screen RO

[Roger Darlington]

On 15 Nov 2010, Chris Hughes  wrote:
> In message <dcada47651.rogerarm at rogerarm.freeuk.com>
>           Roger Darlington <rogerarm at freeuk.com> wrote:

>> On 15 Nov 2010, Chris Hughes  wrote:
>>> In message <d6979c7651.rogerarm at rogerarm.freeuk.com>
>>>           Roger Darlington <rogerarm at freeuk.com> wrote:

[snip]

>> But <ALT-RET> is exactly the same as <ALT-ENTER/RETURN>, isn't it? and
>> it DOES NOTHING, just as I said...

> In effect yes and it works here fine if that happens. You must have a
> odd set-up on your PC.

> What firewall and anti-virus packages are you using?

Andrew set it all up for me, and I haven't dared tinker with it, 
whatever and wherever it is. I think he said it was all done by 
Windows 7, and I didn't need to get any extra firewall package or 
Virus pakage.



>>>> I don't know how to work UniPrint (I have no instructions) and
>>>> occasionally I seem to activate it un--awares without knowing. This
>>>> kills RO leaving the RO window on top of live windows underneath, just
>>>> as described above.

>>> Why not ask R-Comp for another copy of the instructions, they are
>>> usually supplied as text files with the updates anyway.

> Have you contacted R-Comp for the instructions yet?

Not yet. And as far as I know, I have had no updates yet, uless it was 
all automatic on the windows side and happened without my knowledge.

> Which version of Uniprint are you using on RISC OS side and the
> Windows side to ensure you have the correct matched pair.

Like your set-up, it was all set up for me by Andrew Rawnsley.

Other than that, I don't know. I could Run UniContrl which Andrew put 
on my desktop here, but I think doing so initiates the problem,  so 
will do so after I save this message, in case I lose it.

OK, it didn't crash when I ran it this time, but I wasn't trying to 
transfer something between RO and Windows with it. Its version 4.03 on 
the RO side.

I don't know what it is on the Windows side, I cannot find it in the 
Programs listing.




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> You have to give us more details of what applications are run on the
> Windows side. As I said, Anti-Virus, screen savers, Firewall, etc.. So
> we can stop those apps interfering with VA when its full screen.

Of the Windows apps that seem a bit dodgy, I sometimes run iCoolPlayer 
(a FLAC file player) and foobar2000 (another FLAC player).

BoncEnc is sometimes also prone to quitting itself all by itself too, 
but I wasn't using that when this particular kind of crash occurred.

All these programs are from the SourceForge, which I thought was a 
reputable source, but I think I'm changing my mind on that score. None 
are beta.






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Cheers
Roger
Red sky at night: Turkish delight.