Why this happens in terminal service?

[Guest DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM]

Hello,

 

I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

(some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

notepad,it gives out error:

Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

\windows\".

 

So why it is searching that path?

 

If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

 

Many Thanks

Jerry

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

 

Jeff Pitsch

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DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

> notepad,it gives out error:

> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

> \windows\".

>

> So why it is searching that path?

>

> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>

> Many Thanks

> Jerry

>

[Guest DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

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> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> > Hello,

>

> > I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

> > (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

> > terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

> > installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

> > notepad,it gives out error:

> > Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

> > \windows\".

>

> > So why it is searching that path?

>

> > If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>

> > Many Thanks

> > Jerry

 

Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

Any ideas?

 

Many Thanks

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

that.

 

Jeff Pitsch

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DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>> Hello,

>>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

>>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

>>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

>>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

>>> notepad,it gives out error:

>>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

>>> \windows\".

>>> So why it is searching that path?

>>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>>> Many Thanks

>>> Jerry

>

> Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

> Any ideas?

>

> Many Thanks

>

[Guest DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

> that.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> > On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> >> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> >> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> >>> Hello,

> >>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

> >>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

> >>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

> >>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

> >>> notepad,it gives out error:

> >>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

> >>> \windows\".

> >>> So why it is searching that path?

> >>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

> >>> Many Thanks

> >>> Jerry

>

> > Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

> > Any ideas?

>

> > Many Thanks

 

Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

Is it possible to contact the vendor? You could also try running

process monitor from sysinternals to see if their is something to be seen.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

>> that.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>> On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>>> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>>> Hello,

>>>>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

>>>>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

>>>>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

>>>>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

>>>>> notepad,it gives out error:

>>>>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

>>>>> \windows\".

>>>>> So why it is searching that path?

>>>>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>>>>> Many Thanks

>>>>> Jerry

>>> Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

>>> Any ideas?

>>> Many Thanks

>

> Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

> Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

>

[Guest DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

On 12 Jul, 14:25, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> Is it possible to contact the vendor? You could also try running

> process monitor from sysinternals to see if their is something to be seen.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> > On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> >> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

> >> that.

>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> Citrix Technology Professional

> >> Provision Networks VIP

>

> >> Forums not enough?

> >> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> >> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> >>> On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

> >>>> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

> >>>> Jeff Pitsch

> >>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >>>> Citrix Technology Professional

> >>>> Provision Networks VIP

> >>>> Forums not enough?

> >>>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

> >>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> >>>>> Hello,

> >>>>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

> >>>>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

> >>>>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

> >>>>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

> >>>>> notepad,it gives out error:

> >>>>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

> >>>>> \windows\".

> >>>>> So why it is searching that path?

> >>>>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

> >>>>> Many Thanks

> >>>>> Jerry

> >>> Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

> >>> Any ideas?

> >>> Many Thanks

>

> > Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

> > Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

 

Will try.

Process monitor may be a good idea. Maybe I can use fileMon and

process Monitor.

Many Thanks

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

Process monitor is the new filemon/regmon.

 

Jeff Pitsch

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DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> On 12 Jul, 14:25, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>> Is it possible to contact the vendor? You could also try running

>> process monitor from sysinternals to see if their is something to be seen.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>> On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>>> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

>>>> that.

>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>>> On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>>>>> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>>>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>>>> Get support from the experts at your businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>>>>> Hello,

>>>>>>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

>>>>>>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

>>>>>>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

>>>>>>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

>>>>>>> notepad,it gives out error:

>>>>>>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

>>>>>>> \windows\".

>>>>>>> So why it is searching that path?

>>>>>>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>>>>>>> Many Thanks

>>>>>>> Jerry

>>>>> Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

>>>>> Any ideas?

>>>>> Many Thanks

>>> Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

>>> Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

>

> Will try.

> Process monitor may be a good idea. Maybe I can use fileMon and

> process Monitor.

> Many Thanks

>

[Guest Soo Kuan Teo [MSFT]]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

Is your toolbar customizable? Is it possible to update the path for

Notepad.exe?

Thanks

Soo Kuan

 

 

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"Jeff Pitsch" <Jeff@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote in message

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> Process monitor is the new filemon/regmon.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> Citrix Technology Professional

> Provision Networks VIP

>

> Forums not enough?

> Get support from the experts at your business

> http://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>

> DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>> On 12 Jul, 14:25, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>> Is it possible to contact the vendor? You could also try running

>>> process monitor from sysinternals to see if their is something to be

>>> seen.

>>>

>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>

>>> Forums not enough?

>>> Get support from the experts at your

>>> businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>

>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>> On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>>>> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path

>>>>> like

>>>>> that.

>>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>>> Get support from the experts at your

>>>>> businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>>>> On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>>>>>>> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>>>>>>> Jeff Pitsch

>>>>>>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>>>>>>> Citrix Technology Professional

>>>>>>> Provision Networks VIP

>>>>>>> Forums not enough?

>>>>>>> Get support from the experts at your

>>>>>>> businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>>>>>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>>>>>>>> Hello,

>>>>>>>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

>>>>>>>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

>>>>>>>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

>>>>>>>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to

>>>>>>>> launch

>>>>>>>> notepad,it gives out error:

>>>>>>>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and

>>>>>>>> settings\administrator

>>>>>>>> \windows\".

>>>>>>>> So why it is searching that path?

>>>>>>>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>>>>>>>> Many Thanks

>>>>>>>> Jerry

>>>>>> Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

>>>>>> Any ideas?

>>>>>> Many Thanks

>>>> Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

>>>> Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

>>

>> Will try.

>> Process monitor may be a good idea. Maybe I can use fileMon and

>> process Monitor.

>> Many Thanks

>>

[Guest TP]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

Hi Jerry,

 

It seems that your toolbar program is checking for the windows

directory using GetWindowsDir and then using that as a

basis to launch notepad.exe. This makes partial sense because

notepad.exe is located at %systemroot%\notepad.exe, however,

under a terminal services session GetWindowsDir will return the

user-specific windows directory instead of the *real* one.

 

In order to fix this you can set a compatibility flag for your toolbar

program. For example, if your toolbar program is named toolbar.exe

you would need to make the following registry additions:

 

1. Create the following registry key, substituting the real program

exe file name (without the .exe) for TOOLBAR:

 

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Terminal Server\Compatibility\Applications\TOOLBAR

 

2. Create the following registry value under the above key:

 

Flags REG_DWORD 0x00000408

 

See this document for more information:

 

Program compatibility flags

 

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/df78c476-00d5-41f0-a21d-e1e12e3d1f8b1033.mspx

 

Thanks.

 

-TP

 

DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to launch

> notepad,it gives out error:

> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and settings\administrator

> \windows\".

>

> So why it is searching that path?

>

> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>

> Many Thanks

> Jerry

[Guest Sam Hobbs]

Re: Why this happens in terminal service?

 

<DAXU@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote in message

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> On 12 Jul, 13:12, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>> How is it calling Notepad? Kinda weird it's pulling the wrong path like

>> that.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> Citrix Technology Professional

>> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> Forums not enough?

>> Get support from the experts at your

>> businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>> > On 11 Jul, 17:36, Jeff Pitsch <J...@Jeffpitschconsulting.com> wrote:

>> >> Try reinstalling the app after TS is enabled.

>>

>> >> Jeff Pitsch

>> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> >> Citrix Technology Professional

>> >> Provision Networks VIP

>>

>> >> Forums not enough?

>> >> Get support from the experts at your

>> >> businesshttp://jeffpitschconsulting.com

>>

>> >> D...@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:

>> >>> Hello,

>> >>> I got an appliation like a toolbar to lunch things like notepad etc

>> >>> (some application, just same me some type time). Before I install

>> >>> terminal service, it works ok. But when I got terminal service

>> >>> installed, it failed to launch. (e.g. when the toolbar tries to

>> >>> launch

>> >>> notepad,it gives out error:

>> >>> Unable to find notepad.exe in "C:\documents and

>> >>> settings\administrator

>> >>> \windows\".

>> >>> So why it is searching that path?

>> >>> If I remove terminal service, the application will be OK again.

>> >>> Many Thanks

>> >>> Jerry

>>

>> > Just reinstalled the program and it behaved the same.

>> > Any ideas?

>>

>> > Many Thanks

>

> Don't know, it is a appliaction we got long time ago.

> Interestingly, it calls wordpad without any problem. But not notepad.

 

 

I hope the Program compatibility flags described by TP solved the problem,

but look at the following in the registry:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppPaths

 

In there, there is an entry for WORDPAD.EXE but not notepad. I don't know

however if that is relevant.