That sounds like it might be a good option, Josh. As always, it seems like a heavy workload hits right when interesting things are starting to happen elsewhere... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacob Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, 2002-04-24 10:59 Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled?
> Josh, > I beleive the key > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_WINVNC] is > created when the service is created. If the problem is only with the > password, I have been tinkering with a console application that will write a > registry file to set the password. It allows you to choose either a machine > specific password or a user specific password. It then encrypts the data > and writes it to a *.REG file. All you have to do is merge the reg file and > restart the service. If your interested, send me an inquiry and I'll send > you a zip wit the exe and full source. > > I have AT&T's WinVNC v3.3.3r9 installed on two W2k Adv. Servers and I have > had no problems. I would be glad to take a look at your registry settings, > but I deleted your email with them imported. I would prefer if you sent the > reg files directly to me in REGEDIT4 format. > > Thanks > > Jacob > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Bogart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:47 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > Alex, > > I can't seem to find that key, but I have found that other one I > mentioned before. There seems to be a corruption in the installation I > once attempted. Is there anyone available who performs VNC installs, > even if for a fee? > > Thanks > > Josh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex K. > Angelopoulos > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 1:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > I don't recall that key before. > > >From the sound of it, it is a Windows-generated key - is that in a path > like: > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\<some-control-set>\Enum\Root? > > > It may not have uninstalled the service successfully on a prior attempt. > If it > is ControlSet001 or ControlSet002 it may not matter, but you can also > try > killing it by explicitly running Regedt32 instead of Regedit on WIn2K > and > looking at the security permissions on the key. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Josh Bogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, 2002-04-22 11:31 > Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > There is a Legacy_Winvnc Key which Regedit won't let me delete. Would > > this matter? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Josh > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex K. > > Angelopoulos > > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 11:31 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > Josh, I did a re-run on the install. Here's what I did, how, and so > on. > > Note > > this is Win2K Server in Admin TS mode, and using TightVNC 1.2.3. > > > > MATERIALS: > > +Windows 2000 SP2 Server with Terminal Services in remote admin mode > > +TightVNC 1.2.3 > > > > (1) Uninstalled VNC. Some registry settings are left over; I went > > through and > > did a search for all keys with exact name ORL and deleted them. I > also > > searched > > for "winVNC" and removed registry references to it. > > > > (2) Did a default install of TightVNC 1.2.3. > > > > (3) After install was complete, I made one change. I went to Start | > > Programs | > > Administrative Tools and ran the applet "Install VNC Service". > > > > (4) Opened a command prompt, and typed > > net start winvnc > > > > (5) I was given the "WinVNC Error" message about no password; I then > > typed in a > > password. and OK'd the box. > > > > (6) Connected remotely - successfully. > > > > (7) As a confirmation test, I did a reboot. After the system had > > successuflly > > booted - without logging on to the server console - I connected > remotely > > with no > > problem. > > > > (8) I disconnected, then logged the system in from the console. My > next > > logon > > attempt from VNC succeeded. > > > > (9) I ended the VNC connection, logged out of the console. Next I > > established a > > remote Terminal Services connection using the TS web client and logged > > in. > > While connected this way I started a VNC connection, which correctly > > connected > > me to the console desktop logon screen. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Josh Bogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-21 20:18 > > Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > Thanks again, I followed your instructions meticulously but still > back > > > to square one. When I start the service, it doesn't ask for a > > password. > > > My hunch is that I will have to through in the towel on VNC. I just > > am > > > not convinced it works as a service in Windows 2000. If I run it > > > manually (or in the start menu), it works fine. I wanted to run it > as > > a > > > service. > > > > > > Perhaps at some point I can hire someone to try the install? I need > a > > > backup program to Terminal Services and PC Anywhere won't cut it. > > > Everyone recommends VNC but I am losing faith in this program. > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex K. > > > Angelopoulos > > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 8:36 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > Yes, let's try to cut to the chase and just reset everything in VNC; > > it > > > might be > > > interesting to find exactly how it got in that state, but it will be > > > frustrating > > > (and also pointless from your viewpoint, since it will be much > faster > > to > > > just do > > > it from scratch). > > > > > > (1) Uninstall again from the server console. > > > > > > (2) Run regedit and do a search for all keys named exactly: ORL. > > Delete > > > the > > > entire key each time. > > > > > > The places it will probably be at this point are: > > > > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL > > > > > > HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\ORL > > > > > > It may be also under each and every SID key within HKEY_USERS; by > > > looking for a > > > key folder with the name ORL we will make sure we find them all. > > > > > > (3) Make sure we've pulled out every trace of the service; the key > it > > is > > > under > > > is: > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winvnc > > > > > > Just delete anything left there after the uninstall. > > > > > > (4) As insurance, make sure that WinVNC is not listed in the > services > > > either > > > anymore. > > > > > > (5) Delete the C:\Program Files\ORL folder. > > > > > > (6) Reboot. > > > > > > (7) Follow my first set of instructions for installing. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Josh Bogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-21 19:05 > > > Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help. We are narrowing it down. I've done what > you > > > > said, but when I start the service, it doesn't ask for my > password, > > it > > > > just starts. I then get the same message about no password from > my > > > > client. Are my registry settings corrupt? Can or should I delete > > > them > > > > and try the reinstall? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex K. > > > > Angelopoulos > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 3:28 PM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > > > The "Install registry settings" is not well-named. The > particular > > > > settings it > > > > installs are for user-mode helper operation - which is not what > you > > > want > > > > unless > > > > you would like to have different passwords required any time a > > > different > > > > user is > > > > logged on. Here's what I would do. > > > > > > > > (1) Go to the server's physical console and completely uninstall > > > WinVNC. > > > > > > > > (2) Reinstall, don't add the default registry settings. > > > > > > > > (3) Go back into VNC/Administrative Tools and select "Install > WinVNC > > > > Service". > > > > This sets it up as a service and configures it to automatically > > start, > > > > but does > > > > not configure a password. *Do not* reboot. > > > > > > > > (4) Open the Services applet (inside the Computer Management > applet > > as > > > > well as > > > > other locations on Win2000) and start the WinVNC service. > > > > > > > > (5) As the service starts, it will pop up the warning about no > > > default > > > > password > > > > for the system. Type in the password and it should now function > the > > > way > > > > you > > > > want. > > > > > > > > As a check, if you go back into the registry and look at: > > > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\Default > > > > > > > > you will see that it does have the binary password value entered. > > If > > > > you > > > > restart now, you will see that VNC is running as a service and > > enables > > > > you to > > > > log on with the default password. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Josh Bogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-21 14:03 > > > > Subject: RE: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the reply. I checked it and it did say "no value > set." > > > > > However, my attempts to follow what you said didn't work. So, I > > > > > uninstalled VNC, rebooted, and reinstalled. I can now get it > tow > > > work > > > > > if I don't run it as a service. The minute I install the > service, > > I > > > > get > > > > > the same problem. I did run the "Install registry settings > too." > > > > > > > > > > Any good instructions on how to resolve the running as a service > > > > issue? > > > > > > > > > > I am running Windows 2000 server SP2 > > > > > > > > > > Josh > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alex K. > > > > > Angelopoulos > > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:49 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: HelP! Server does not have a valid password > enabled? > > > > > > > > > > You may not have a valid default password for the situation when > > > your > > > > > user > > > > > account is not logged in - this is a problem if you have run the > > > > service > > > > > helper > > > > > stuff. Check that a password entry exists in the following > > registry > > > > > location: > > > > > > > > > > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\Default > > > > > > > > > > There should be a binary value named "Password". > > > > > > > > > > If there is not, log in directly as the account under which you > > set > > > up > > > > > the > > > > > password, then export the password from the following location: > > > > > HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3 > > > > > > > > > > Change the REG file header to point to the HKLM default location > I > > > > > mentioned > > > > > first, import it, and you should be OK. > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Josh Bogart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-21 10:24 > > > > > Subject: HelP! Server does not have a valid password enabled? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am new to the list but let me get right to my issue. I > setup > > > VNC > > > > on > > > > > > Windows 2000 server which also runs Terminal Server. I > > installed > > > > the > > > > > > service, and the icon shows up. I went in and set a password. > > > > > However, > > > > > > whenever I try to connect with VNC viewer on another machine I > > get > > > > > > "Server does not have a valid password enabled." I have reset > > the > > > > > > password a dozen times and I have even uninstalled and > > reinstalled > > > > > VNC. > > > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > > line: > > > > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > line: > > > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the > line: > > > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
