I'm using G-Force 3.92 in Standalone mode.
I recently upgraded to Windows 7 (32-bit).
I am unable to populate or use the Toolbar when I boot G-Force, and I get the "Toolbar failed to connect...Try modifying your network security settings." error message.
The basic G-Force program will run, and I have verified that it will accept CNTRLX script commands, but it will not come under TollBar control.
1. I have disabled Norton in all of the five modes to no avail.
2. I have verified that G-Force has an exception to the Fire Wall.
3. I don't see that the "Bonjour" program installed with Windows 7 when I run the "Remove Software" program under Control Panel. This used to give some problems when using XP, but
“Bonjour” does not appear in Windows 7.
4. I installed G-Force into Windows 7 from a downloaded .exe file, i.e. I didn't use the same installation on a previous drive under XP.
5. I do not work on a LAN, just a single computer over which I have Administrative control.
6. I read your notes under the Troubleshooting section about this problem, but there is no reference as to what specifically should be changed.
7. I have even changed the security settings in Explorer with no affect, although I can't imagine what relevance they would have to this problem.
Can you be more specific? Perhaps a list of things to check under Windows 7? Any advice?
Windows 7 Toolbar Problem
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Re: Windows 7 Toolbar Problem
bnh wrote:I'm using G-Force 3.92 in Standalone mode.
I recently upgraded to Windows 7 (32-bit).
I am unable to populate or use the Toolbar when I boot G-Force, and I get the "Toolbar failed to connect...Try modifying your network security settings." error message.
The basic G-Force program will run, and I have verified that it will accept CNTRLX script commands, but it will not come under TollBar control.
1. I have disabled Norton in all of the five modes to no avail.
2. I have verified that G-Force has an exception to the Fire Wall.
3. I don't see that the "Bonjour" program installed with Windows 7 when I run the "Remove Software" program under Control Panel. This used to give some problems when using XP, but
“Bonjour” does not appear in Windows 7.
4. I installed G-Force into Windows 7 from a downloaded .exe file, i.e. I didn't use the same installation on a previous drive under XP.
5. I do not work on a LAN, just a single computer over which I have Administrative control.
6. I read your notes under the Troubleshooting section about this problem, but there is no reference as to what specifically should be changed.
7. I have even changed the security settings in Explorer with no affect, although I can't imagine what relevance they would have to this problem.
Can you be more specific? Perhaps a list of things to check under Windows 7? Any advice?
bonjour is an apple program it comes with itunes and quicktime if either of these is installed bonjour may be installed as well.
try searching for it within your program files, if its not there try upgrading GF to the next version 3.9.4 and see if that helps
Thanks.
As you indicated, I found Bonjour under the Program Files.
I tried to delete it, but I couldn't. An error menu appeared indicating it was open under "Symantec Service Framework," and that it had to be closed before I could delete it. I believe Symantec is the parent company of Norton.
I tried to find "Symantec Service Framework" using the search function in Windows 7, but got nothing.
I then found a post on this forum where someone had installed Adobe CS9, which I had just done also. This could be the source of Bonjour. I tried following the procedure recommended by this individual:
Enter at the commandoline:
"C:\Programs\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove"
After that, you have to rename the "mdnsNSP.dll" file ,which is in the C:\programs\bonjour" folder.
Reboot the computer.
Delete the whole "Bonjour" folder.
That´s it.
I tried to remove the mDNSResponder.exe file under Bojour, and got an error message indicating it was open under "##1d_String1.6844;F930_1628_4223_B5CC_588948879762##
and that I would have to close it before I could delete it.
Any ideas how I can find --- and then close --- the Symantec Service Framework" or the long String?
Thanks again,
bnh
As you indicated, I found Bonjour under the Program Files.
I tried to delete it, but I couldn't. An error menu appeared indicating it was open under "Symantec Service Framework," and that it had to be closed before I could delete it. I believe Symantec is the parent company of Norton.
I tried to find "Symantec Service Framework" using the search function in Windows 7, but got nothing.
I then found a post on this forum where someone had installed Adobe CS9, which I had just done also. This could be the source of Bonjour. I tried following the procedure recommended by this individual:
Enter at the commandoline:
"C:\Programs\Bonjour\mDNSResponder.exe -remove"
After that, you have to rename the "mdnsNSP.dll" file ,which is in the C:\programs\bonjour" folder.
Reboot the computer.
Delete the whole "Bonjour" folder.
That´s it.
I tried to remove the mDNSResponder.exe file under Bojour, and got an error message indicating it was open under "##1d_String1.6844;F930_1628_4223_B5CC_588948879762##
and that I would have to close it before I could delete it.
Any ideas how I can find --- and then close --- the Symantec Service Framework" or the long String?
Thanks again,
bnh
Last edited by bnh on Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
thats a tough one, try rebooting into safe mode then search for the bonjour exe and then delete it or uninstall it. that should take care of it.
or try the advice given here.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/200 ... ponderexe/
or try the advice given here.
http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/200 ... ponderexe/
Bonjour Bonjour
For the sake of anyone else installing Windows 7, here's the convoluted solution. By the way, I found this solution before your last reply, which might have also worked and which I may still try, but at the moment everything is working.
First, I got into the Services file by entering services.msc in the Search menu window after Start. In Windows 7, the Run function and Search function are no longer separate links. They're combined.
The shocker is that once the Services menu appeared, Bonjour was not listed. Nor was the "Symantec Service Framework" file referenced earlier listed. Amazing. I had followed this lead from a Google search on the problem located at http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6456/wha ... remove-it/
As I was about to close the Services window and throw up my hands, I noticed that the complicated ##_String ......## file I had referenced in an earlier post appeared on the list. So, with nothing to lose, I followed the instructions in howtogeek.com and disabled (not erased) the ##_String## program. And a new problem occurred.
When I rebooted the computer and double-clicked G-Force, a Warning Menu from Win 7 appeared regarding G-Force and the status of its Public Firewall access. Without clearly understanding what the Warning ment, I cliked ahead and behold, G-Force worked ... Toolbar and all.
But now my wireless access to the internet was dead. I spent the next hour backtracking what had happened and separating the events.
This morning, all is well.
I have yet to find anything good to say about Windows 7. The gui changes seem to have been made just for the sake of making changes, and to make it look more like a Mac OS.
Thanks for all the help.
First, I got into the Services file by entering services.msc in the Search menu window after Start. In Windows 7, the Run function and Search function are no longer separate links. They're combined.
The shocker is that once the Services menu appeared, Bonjour was not listed. Nor was the "Symantec Service Framework" file referenced earlier listed. Amazing. I had followed this lead from a Google search on the problem located at http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/6456/wha ... remove-it/
As I was about to close the Services window and throw up my hands, I noticed that the complicated ##_String ......## file I had referenced in an earlier post appeared on the list. So, with nothing to lose, I followed the instructions in howtogeek.com and disabled (not erased) the ##_String## program. And a new problem occurred.
When I rebooted the computer and double-clicked G-Force, a Warning Menu from Win 7 appeared regarding G-Force and the status of its Public Firewall access. Without clearly understanding what the Warning ment, I cliked ahead and behold, G-Force worked ... Toolbar and all.
But now my wireless access to the internet was dead. I spent the next hour backtracking what had happened and separating the events.
This morning, all is well.
I have yet to find anything good to say about Windows 7. The gui changes seem to have been made just for the sake of making changes, and to make it look more like a Mac OS.
Thanks for all the help.