In a python program running under windows I used the os.startfile() function to open something.html file.
I now wanted to test the edge case of having no browser installed.
How do I simulate this case under Windows without uninstalling all browsers?
I already tried to remove the default programs connection to html files but windows doesn't like that and doesn't let me do it.
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Not sure how clear the title is, but basically I've created a program for Windows which my company can use to build games remotely from their desktops. Currently the Windows aspect works without a hitch, but I'm struggling to get our Mac to build.
We use psexec for the Windows side, and I tried to use it for Mac as well (just hoping), to be stuck with an Invalid Handle error.
The way the program works is the user selects from their system tray what they want to build, we have two options that require the Mac, both of those currently are the only ones that don't work.
We do have the ability to remotely access the Mac as well, but we're looking to mostly automate the process so that literally anyone (even the non-technically savvy) can click two buttons and create a build.
I've developed an application using Polymer 1.0. My developer computer is a Mac, and I've not had any problems during development process.
However, when I clone my application on a Windows machine (Windows 10), the tests don't work at all.
Whenever I execute polymer test or wct the command blocks the terminal and never ends.
On MACOS or Linux it works perfectly.
The following environment variable values have saved me in Win10 environment:
LAUNCHPAD_BROWSERS=chrome
LAUNCHPAD_CHROME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
It is not obvious from Polymer and launchpad documentation the need to set only single browser with known location to minimize the test run time during ongoing development. Of course for multiple browsers autodetection it will take more time and traverse over all PATH with guess on all possible browsers takes forever. It would be reasonable not to rely on auto-detection and list in LAUNCHPAD_BROWSERS only browsers you have set in LAUNCHPAD_xxx location.
I finally found a workaround.
It seems that there is a bug in Web Component Tester. When it tries to find all the browsers installed on a windows machine it takes ages to locate some of them.
To solve this problem, just adds an environment variable that tells WCT which browsers are installed, so it can skip this step:
LAUNCHPAD_BROWSERS= _{coma delimited list of browsers}_
For instance:
LAUNCHPAD_BROWSERS=chrome,firefox,opera
Once this variable has been set, all the tests execute just like on any other OS.
More information about this feature here
I am currently trying to install my vb6 app on a Windows 8.1 computer via TeamViewer (it's kind of like remote desktop). However, the installation always hangs up after all the files are copied and this message is displayed:
Setup is updating your system
We've tried it on our own Win8.1Pro desktop (via Remote Desktop this time) and Win2008Server(both via Remote Desktop), and it installed just fine.
Right now, we've narrowed it down to one culprit - MyProjectInfo.exe the actual ActiveX .exe. Whether it is me trying to run the .exe for the first time to register it to DCOMCNFG or whether it is the setup.exe running the script $(EXESelfRegister) it just freezes up.
What differences should i look for between 1) our win8.1Pro and win2008server and 2) their win8.1? If it some coding/reference/dependency issue, what could be the cause for why it doesn't error in our desktops?
Thank you for all the help.
Uhmm... this is getting embarrassing.
Avast (present in the other person's Win8.1) was blocking MyProjectInfo.exe from running (which is basically what is does with $(EXESelfRegister).
To properly proceed with registering my ActiveEXE program, I had to turn Avast off for a while. And that was that.
This problem may also occur with other anti-virus scanners as well.
This is probably "no" but wanted to check.
Is there any way for a website to detect whether the Chrome browser is installed on a Windows PC?
Would be acceptable if it only worked within IE (in case IE has some magical access to more info in the Registry than other browsers)
It appears that this is possible to do via an ActiveX plugin (which checks for the presence of certain installed registry keys), but this is normally not something that a web application should be doing, and I would recommend against it. See the following:
How to detect whether a particular software is installed in windows?
I have looked every where for a download for the .exe, I have tried the fix.reg sloution, I have tried clicking run and expanding the ex_ file into the .exe, but anytime I click something I am met with this error "Windows cannot access the specified device, path, or file" It also says I may not have access to the item. I am the only user/admin and this is a fresh install of the Windows XP black edition.
I cant even use CMD. Surely there has to be a fairly simple solution? Right? I have the RunDll32.ex_ I just dont have permission to run anything like CMD to expand it. Can I simply use a .exe from another computer running same OS?
It seems you have a big problem on the registry or a broken file system.
As you said you could use a rundll32.exe from another computer with the same version of OS. Check the Service Pack installed in your Windows XP and the other computer.
You could try to copy the DLL to a pendrive from the other computer to yours.
If you cannot copy the new DLL you should need to start Windows in Safe Mode (Press F8 before Windows starts and select on the Black menu text window Boot in Safe Mode), because Windows protects all the files in c:\Windows\ and c:\windows\system32
If Safe Mode don't works, next try should be to use a Windows Live CD. Hiren's Boot has a mini Windows XP embedded.
http://www.hirensbootcd.org/
You need to download the ISO, burn It and boot the computer with it. Run the mini Windows XP and when you see the desktop run the Windows Explorer and copy the DLL from the pendrive to your fixed hard disk. Take care because your hard disk should not be the C: (that should be the mini Windows XP partition), look in other drive units for your data.