Livecode startup messages...

[Mike Kerner]

this is not just a lc issue
we use 4d, extensively, and every time a 4d client starts on windows, the
same message appears

On Fri, May 3, 2024 at 6:20 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Interesting. As I’ve mentioned I install and provide IT support for
> copiers and printers. Ever since Windows 8 (I believe) Microsoft has been
> providing built in drivers for these devices, and they use what is called a
> WSD (Windows Service Daemon) port instead of a typical TCP/IP port.
>
> If you go to install a printer and you see a list of icons representing
> the discovered printers on the network, NEVER EVER USE THEM! Manufacturers
> will not support them, and they cause all kinds of issues. ALWAYS select
> “The device I want isn’t listed” and use the standard TCP/IP method of
> installing a printer, or better yet the manufacturer probably supplies an
> executable either downloaded or on a CD ROM. Use that.
>
> Of course, that does not help LC devs who are deploying apps to end users
> who cannot be told what to do.
>
> Bob S
>
>
> > On May 3, 2024, at 2:33 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > There was a problem in the past where standalones were LC IDE, LC
> Instaler and standalones were crashing on startup.
> >>>
> > This is what Panos wrote about it:
> > We recently fixed a bug (affecting mainly Windows 11) where the LC
> > installer, the LC IDE and Windows standalones were crashing on startup.
> It
> > turned out this was caused if some generic printer drivers were installed
> > in the device, and installing the official printer drivers from the
> > vendor's website prevented the crash. We had reports for Brother
> printers,
> > Epson and HP if I remember correctly.
> >
> > The fix we added did fix the crash, but in some cases caused a delay on
> > startup, if the device still had the "generic" printer driver installed.
> > <<
> >
> >
> > Maybe there is a regression in some way that LC now does not crash but
> shows the messages.
> >
> > Could you try the following?
> >
> > 1. Open Windows Task Manager
> > 2. Search for a process named "Spooler Subsystem app" or just "Print
> > Spooler"
> > 3. Force quit this process
> >
> > If this solves it, then it seems to be a regression in the new LC dp
> builds.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Matthias
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> Am 03.05.2024 um 20:16 schrieb Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> >>
> >> I had not searched the forums, but I just did for "Waiting for printer"
> and "printer connections" and neither phrase turned up anything related to
> the dialog that appears on startup (unfortunately). Maybe under another
> search term, but the general term of "printer" returns 38 screens of forum
> messages! Good suggestion though. Thank you.
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/3/2024 1:43 PM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode wrote:
> >>> I think this has come up before, but I forget the resolution. Did you
> search the forums?
> >>>
> >>> Bob S
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On May 3, 2024, at 10:40 AM, Paul Dupuis via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> When LC 9.6.11 or 9.6.12rc1 starts up OR (more importantly to me)
> Standalones build with either of those versions starts up, on Windows 11,
> there is a dialog that appear stating "Waiting for printer connections..."
> >>>>
> >>>> This dialog may appear on earlier versions - I forget if I had seen
> it previously.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there some setting to prevent or hide this dialog? In my
> standalone app, I have customers asking what is it and find it "annoying".
> >>>>
> >>>>
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