[Virtualacorn-list] VRPC on a USB drive

[T.O.M.S.]

At 18:56 on 27 Aug, Dave Symes dave at triffid.co.uk said:

>> We're still pondering the error message you reported in the
>> original post, it's got us flummoxed.

> This is the thing I'm really interested in myself,

If you paste the error message into Google, it gives oodles of leads - 
none of which appear to apply directly to your sitch, but you may find 
something lurking.

(NB there's a simple fix described - but it's for SP2 and not SP3...) 
:-(


Thinks #1: The error message doesn't seem to apply directly, but if 
you select Start -> Control Panel -> Security Centre -> Windows 
Firewall and the Exceptions tab, there should be one or probably more 
instances of 'Acorn RiscPC Emulator with RISC OS Adjust'. Make sure 
all the box(es) are ticked, click on OK and try again.


Thinks #2: what happens if you re-start the computer in Safe mode?

(http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Start-your-computer-in-safe-mode)

Can you then plug in the USB drive and get VirtualRPC to run?

If yes, then it might be a conflict with A N Other programme.


Some of the other threads suggest temporarily disabling your 
anti-malware software, then trying to run the application.

Sorry this is so vague, there doesn't appear to be a definitive cause.

Mike Nicholl
pp T.O.M.S.
toms at ndirect.co.uk