Windows Vista: problems with RealVNC in Vista
problems with RealVNC in Vista
by Ck87.JF - 7/4/06 11:47 PMA friend and I were trying to use RealVNC on Vista, and we were having some difficulties. It didn't seem to want to work right, and I think it has to do with the excessive security inherant in Vista. I've had no problems in XP, and in fact, the viewer works just fine in Vista, it's the server that has problems.
Any suggestions in how to get RealVNC to work properly in Vista?
Is it Vista compatable?
by MarkFlax
- 7/5/06 2:56 AM
In reply to: problems with RealVNC in Vista by Ck87.JF
I could see no evidence from RealVNC's web site that it is compatable yet with the Beta version of Windows Vista.
But then, I saw nothing to say it wasn't. What does their Support say?
Mark
searched VNC & the purpose of this
by Ck87.JF - 7/5/06 9:49 AM In reply to: Is it Vista compatable? by MarkFlax
I searched the VNC mailing list archives, and found this in relation to someone trying to get Vista to work, and it sounds a lot like Jon's problems.
http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2006-June/055151.html
Unfortunately, when he followed the instructions listed, he said he didn't get any errors. So he still doesn't know what's wrong.
The reason we're trying to get set up for VNC on his PC is he wants to do a powerpoint presentation and have everyone watch, and he wants control, etc. He wants it as a live presentation, so putting it on the Web to download won't work for him. He wants to control when to move to the next slide, and I realized this might be perfect for him. In VNC, he can disable other peoples' mice & keyboard inputs, so they can just view what's on his screen, not control it, and he can show the powerpoint.
If we can't get this to work... is there another option that could do what he wants?
NetMeeting ships with XP, but I'm not sure about Vista
by wfairley - 7/5/06 10:30 AM In reply to: searched VNC & the purpose of this by Ck87.JFIt's not open source, but NetMeeting does exactly what you want to do on Windows 2000 and XP. I am not sure if Vista has something like NetMeeting; I noticed an application called "Windows Collaboration" but I haven't used it yet.
I have had success with Microsoft Remote Desktop Connections, but it's not a collaborative utility, simply a remote control utility (single user only). I've tested it over wireless connections using the Belkin MIMO wireless router/modem with no problems.
-Woody Fairley
collaberation?
by Ck87.JF - 7/5/06 11:53 AM In reply to: NetMeeting ships with XP, but I'm not sure about Vista by wfairleyI wonder if collaberation works with non-Vista computers, though?
Hm... yeah, remote desktop probably wouldn't do it, since he wants multiple people to check out his presentation.
Is there anything online he could do, independent of desktop software or OS? Somehow put the presentation on the Internet and have control over the slides?
How about "ultravnc" ??
by wfairley - 7/11/06 6:07 AM In reply to: collaberation? by Ck87.JFI'm not sure if it will do everything you want to do, but it has my attention. "UltraVNC" is available on the sourceforge.net web site, and they state that it will allow multiple monitoring connections, though I'm not exactly sure what that means.
It's free, Internet-able, and just might do what your friend needs.
I'll experiment with Windows "Collaboration" this weekend and see how it works. I think it will be similar to NetMeeting, which is *exactly* what your friend needs to use, I'm just not sure if Collaboration and NetMeeting play well together.
NetMeeting & Vista
by knotbeer - 2/6/07 6:05 AM In reply to: NetMeeting ships with XP, but I'm not sure about Vista by wfairleyThere is not NetMeeting in Windows Vista. It is now "Windows Meeting Space" and it won't connect to NetMeeting.
This is a pretty harsh attempt for MS to get people to need to have all or none. Our office relies on NetMeeting software to conference between our two other branch offices, with nothing fancy but just connectivity. They seem to have taken that away from us. From an IT standpoint, this is pretty difficult to deal with because how is a company running on 200+ computers supposed to just all of a sudden upgrade to Vista (mind you the fact that it is new) and have everything work?
We must test and re-test and find bugs and fixes to determine the impact we are going to have company-wide for this "new technology."
Frankly, I think it's all just a cheap fix for them. It seems to me that they have the mindset "Oh hey! Let's just BLOCK everybody from using their current programs so they not only have to BUY NEW ONES, but they also all become XP-incompatible!" YES! I love having no connectivity.
Oh, and one more thing - Since when is $400 a good price for a version of the OS that does everything you need? Christ, for that I can get a pretty nice monitor and be happy with XP for years to come!
VNC working in Vista Beta 2 build 5472
by soundwave97 - 8/17/06 9:09 PM In reply to: problems with RealVNC in Vista by Ck87.JFI was able to get RealVNC 4.11 working in Vista beta 2 build 5472, but you cannot install the VNC Service. For some reason, Vista will not allow it to accept connections, and trying to run the VNC Server in User Mode will give you the ''Not Accepting Connections'' error. You'll have to uninstall RealVNC, then re-install it without the ''Register VNC Server Service'' checked. As long as the service isn't installed, you'll be able to run VNC in User Mode and connect to it.
You'll probably either have to turn off the firewall or add an exception for winvnc4.exe for it to work.
I'm not sure if this works in earlier builds of Vista, since 5472 was what I had installed.
Quote: "Radmin 3.0 fully supports Windows Vista 32 bit"
by RemSysAdm - 2/16/07 1:20 PM In reply to: problems with RealVNC in Vista by Ck87.JFHi,
Yeap... RealVNC server doesn't work under Windows Vista 
I think the only way to get it to work under Vista properly is to upgrade it to Radmin 3.0 
I don't know how, but Radmin Server 3.0 works without any problems under Windows Vista 32 bit edition. These guys released new version of Radmin just after Vista official release.
Anyway I want to use software that supports my OS even if it's a brand new one. As I know, all Microsoft partners receive MSDN packs which include new OS' beta versions. So they had enough time to make their software compatible with Vista.
Regards,
Jake aka RemSysAdm
VNC Connection problem solved
by Aard88 - 3/13/07 2:02 PM In reply to: problems with RealVNC in Vista by Ck87.JFIf you disable VNC server then re-start VNC server in User Mode Vista will allow connections.
VNC connection reset by Peer 10054
by johnkbraun - 3/21/07 7:50 AM In reply to: VNC Connection problem solved by Aard88I shut down VNC server then started in user mode and this didn't help.. Any other suggestions?
RealVNC not working with Vista
by ahmerr - 3/26/07 7:10 AM In reply to: VNC connection reset by Peer 10054 by johnkbraunHi Guys,
I have managed to get RealVNC working with Vista 32 bit. The way to do it is to:
Start RealVNC installation
Click Next
Accept Terms and Agreements and click Next
Click Next on Destination for Installation
Click Next on Select Components
Click Next on Select Start Menu Folder
Untick Register and configure VNC Server for Service-mode
Untick Start the VNC Server in Service-mode
Click Next
Click Install
Click Next once install is complete
Click Finish
Click on Start > Programs > RealVNC > VNC Server 4 (User-mode) > Run VNC Server
You will then notice the VNC server icon will appear next to your clock in the system tray and it will state waiting for connections.
Thats it, all done. Good Luck.
Vista and Vnc
by andrewakl - 5/31/07 9:24 PM In reply to: RealVNC not working with Vista by ahmerrThis works great, Thanks. 
Also make sure to scan with Windows Defender if it does not prompt that it found VNC and add as exclusion, otherwise Windows defender will kill it.
I also added vncserver (application mode) to the startup group for all users.
One time only?
by cambo864 - 9/13/07 5:10 PM In reply to: RealVNC not working with Vista by ahmerrThis solution works only until I restart Windows. I can re-install RealVNC according to the steps laid out above and VNC will accept connections but it would have to be done every time I start up. Any ideas?
Getting VNC to work in Vista - Workaround
by pilotgeek - 10/10/07 10:13 AM In reply to: One time only? by cambo864Here is a workaround for getting VNC to work in Vista. I haven't tried it yet but will in the next couple of days.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2006/12/13/workaround-to-run-vnc-server-in-windows-vista/
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