Comments on: Default Programs Editor 1.3 update http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor-13-update Tue, 15 May 2012 20:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Factor Mystic http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor-13-update/comment-page-1#comment-37008 Factor Mystic Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:00:20 +0000 http://factormystic.net/blog/?p=43#comment-37008 Thanks for the feedback, Ken. The autoplay bug has been identified, and already fixed for 2.0. I have also considered and installer, and you comment reinforces this. I estimate 80% of the online crash reports I have received have been due to the wrong version of .Net, and if not an installer there will be a friendly message regarding this rather than an outright crash. I hadn't considered users putting this utility in Program Files, this is an oversight on my part. Since it's a stand alone utility I figured most users would run it out of their download directory. That's another thing to consider for 2.0 Thanks for the feedback, Ken. The autoplay bug has been identified, and already fixed for 2.0.

I have also considered and installer, and you comment reinforces this. I estimate 80% of the online crash reports I have received have been due to the wrong version of .Net, and if not an installer there will be a friendly message regarding this rather than an outright crash.

I hadn’t considered users putting this utility in Program Files, this is an oversight on my part. Since it’s a stand alone utility I figured most users would run it out of their download directory. That’s another thing to consider for 2.0

]]> By: kismert http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor-13-update/comment-page-1#comment-37004 kismert Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:45:44 +0000 http://factormystic.net/blog/?p=43#comment-37004 Hi, I've tried the 1.3 version of your program, and I've run into some issues. First, installation. I wanted to place the program in Program Files, and put a shortcut in the Start Menu, just like I always did in XP. But I ran into issues: * Vista SP1 blocks the .exe file, because it was downloaded from the internet. It turns out if you place it in the Program Files directory, you can never unblock it, because of a catch-22 in Vista's UAC security scheme. Work-around: http://blogs.msdn.com/jackr/archive/2007/01/16/unblocking-a-downloaded-program-in-vista.aspx * You also can't place a shortcut in the Start Menu using the Windows interface. You can use the command line: http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7d497a2b-282f-4a3a-9232-4362fc4050d2 In short, an installer for this utility would greatly increase it's user-friendliness. Now, onto the program: * I installed it on my machine administrator account, and no matter what I did, I could not get it to run on my other user account. When I tried, Vista gave a "Default Programs Editor has stopped working" dialog. The program never even came up. I have the requisite version of .NET * On my administrator account, the program comes up, but throws an unhandled exception when you click on the Autoplay Handlers tab. Since the file association cleanup I needed to do was on the other user account, I really didn't get to test the program. I like the direction you are intending to take the program for the 2.0 version, and will check back for future versions. Thanks, -Ken Hi, I’ve tried the 1.3 version of your program, and I’ve run into some issues. First, installation. I wanted to place the program in Program Files, and put a shortcut in the Start Menu, just like I always did in XP. But I ran into issues:
* Vista SP1 blocks the .exe file, because it was downloaded from the internet. It turns out if you place it in the Program Files directory, you can never unblock it, because of a catch-22 in Vista’s UAC security scheme. Work-around:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jackr/archive/2007/01/16/unblocking-a-downloaded-program-in-vista.aspx
* You also can’t place a shortcut in the Start Menu using the Windows interface. You can use the command line:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/7d497a2b-282f-4a3a-9232-4362fc4050d2

In short, an installer for this utility would greatly increase it’s user-friendliness.

Now, onto the program:
* I installed it on my machine administrator account, and no matter what I did, I could not get it to run on my other user account. When I tried, Vista gave a “Default Programs Editor has stopped working” dialog. The program never even came up. I have the requisite version of .NET
* On my administrator account, the program comes up, but throws an unhandled exception when you click on the Autoplay Handlers tab.

Since the file association cleanup I needed to do was on the other user account, I really didn’t get to test the program.

I like the direction you are intending to take the program for the 2.0 version, and will check back for future versions.

Thanks,
-Ken

]]> By: Factor Mystic http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor-13-update/comment-page-1#comment-3 Factor Mystic Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:26:31 +0000 http://factormystic.net/blog/?p=43#comment-3 Yeah, those tabs don't show on XP by design. I should make that clearer, though. Just use TweakXP for the autoplay stuff. Yeah, those tabs don’t show on XP by design. I should make that clearer, though. Just use TweakXP for the autoplay stuff.

]]> By: Dan http://factormystic.net/blog/default-programs-editor-13-update/comment-page-1#comment-2 Dan Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:21:27 +0000 http://factormystic.net/blog/?p=43#comment-2 Looks like a great program. Have installed .net_3.5 successfully and when I run the program on two different boxes (both WinXP-SP2) I get the same reult, the Default Programs and Autoplay Handlers tabs are not showing. Any ideas? Looks like a great program. Have installed .net_3.5 successfully and when I run the program on two different boxes (both WinXP-SP2) I get the same reult, the Default Programs and Autoplay Handlers tabs are not showing.

Any ideas?

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