XnView Software

Sometimes when using ms-explorer to move files one directory to another. Xnview crashes. It has crashed also when moving files with <alt m>. I cannot discover steps yet to recreate problem. I encourage all to look for it (shortcuts, wavs, any format you can think of).

I cannot reproduce this bug.
Might be a shell extension problem?

ckit wrote:I cannot reproduce this bug.
Might be a shell extension problem?

I don't know. I've seen it couple of times lately. Very infrequent. I hope someone else can recreate this. I'm not using any seperate Xnview shell extension, just the viewer.

I use FileAnlyzer, PDFCreator, Send To Toys, WinRAR and XnView shell extensions.

Does this crash produce a Dr Watson log?
If it does, it's a very serious crash.

ckit wrote:I use FileAnlyzer, PDFCreator, Send To Toys, WinRAR and XnView shell extensions.

Does this crash produce a Dr Watson log?
If it does, it's a very serious crash.

Oh yes. Thanks for tips.

Crash on first attempt today!:
1. Use details view.
2. Scan headers on.
3. C:\in\test\g\L had 104 jpgs of 45 megs.
4. With Xnview in background I go to ms-explorer (I have 2 of these open).
5. Select everything in C:\in\test\g\L
6. Move everything to C:\in\test\g2
7. *Crash*
I have xnview.ini, drwatson.log, and crash dump available if wanted.

- I still can't reproduce this.
- Were you using "Drag and Drop" or "Move To" function in Windows Explorer?
- Try defragging your HDD too.
- Test your computers memory with "Ultimate Boot CD" - http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

I do admit I use to have a bug just like this, can't remember what I did about it.

TIP:
Don't ever use Windows Explorer, it's tied to Internet Explorer and therefore carries the same bugs as it.
Use xplorer2 Lite (freeware), xplorer2 Pro (shareware) or Total Commander (shareware)

ckit wrote:- I still can't reproduce this.
- Were you using "Drag and Drop" or "Move To" function in Windows Explorer?
- Try defragging your HDD too.
- Test your computers memory with "Ultimate Boot CD" - http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

I do admit I use to have a bug just like this, can't remember what I did about it.

TIP:
Don't ever use Windows Explorer, it's tied to Internet Explorer and therefore carries the same bugs as it. Use xplorer2 or Total Commander.

I was using <ctrl x> then <ctrl y> on other win-explorer. Newly formatted, installed, patched win2k. I'll check my computer memory soon. I'll look at win-explorer alternatives as well.

Update (crash on try#2).
a. Ctrl x in details view file-list of all same above files.
b. ctrl y to ms exlorer *crash*.
My newsreader (unrelated program) was using about 200 megs of memory at the time.

Update (crash on try#3).
1. Now turn off autorefresh.
2. Ctrl x in details view file-list of all same above files.
3. ctrl y to ms exlorer *no crash*, but:
4. Press <f5> in browser to refresh list *crash*

Conclusion: Xnview has faulty browser refresh.

I still can't produce this bug.
You'll have to wait and see if anyone else can reproduce it.

Just off-topic, my Win2k is heavily tweaked in the way it uses memory.
So my results may always be different.

BTW:
your newsreader is a POS!

Update 1:
Do you have IE 6.0 SP1 installed?
If not, install it!

ckit wrote: Update 1:
Do you have IE 6.0 SP1 installed?
If not, install it!

No, I only use built-in IE (Firefox for the interweb). As you say, its someone elses turn.

ckit wrote: BTW:
your newsreader is a POS!

Its Xnews. I love its GUI and customization features. If only NNTP were used here again...

Theres a very strong chance your problem does lie with IE 5.01 SP4.
I avoided upgrading to IE 6.0 SP1 for a while too but gave in due to security concerns.

My active browser is Firefox 1.5 final, soon to be 1.5.01.

marsh wrote:Sometimes when using ms-explorer to move files one directory to another. Xnview crashes. It has crashed also when moving files with <alt m>. I cannot discover steps yet to recreate problem. I encourage all to look for it (shortcuts, wavs, any format you can think of).

I can't reproduce it by moving files with ms explorer.

I get the same issue with moving files from one folder to the other. Also I sometimes move the files while making a folder on the fly. After it prompts me "THere is no folder with that name do you want to create it" after it performs that task and moves the files, then it refreshes. On that refresh it crashes. I have done it many times and I am back to the release before this one and I doesn't happen there

sullysnet wrote:I get the same issue with moving files from one folder to the other. Also I sometimes move the files while making a folder on the fly. After it prompts me "THere is no folder with that name do you want to create it" after it performs that task and moves the files, then it refreshes. On that refresh it crashes. I have done it many times and I am back to the release before this one and I doesn't happen there

It crashes when 104 files are in my browser list every time. It does not crash when my browser list has 20 files to refresh.
Application exception occurred:
App: (pid=576)
When: 1/15/2006 @ 21:00:43.313
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

marsh wrote:

sullysnet wrote:I get the same issue with moving files from one folder to the other. Also I sometimes move the files while making a folder on the fly. After it prompts me "THere is no folder with that name do you want to create it" after it performs that task and moves the files, then it refreshes. On that refresh it crashes. I have done it many times and I am back to the release before this one and I doesn't happen there

It crashes when 104 files are in my browser list every time. It does not crash when my browser list has 20 files to refresh.
Application exception occurred:
App: (pid=576)
When: 1/15/2006 @ 21:00:43.313
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

Do you have enabled the cache? Do you have the same problem without cache?

xnview wrote: Do you have enabled the cache? Do you have the same problem without cache?

I was not using any caches. It also crashes with thumbnail cache on. It makes no difference.