VNC Personal Edition P4.4 - Known Bugs
The following are known bugs, features and omissions in VNC Personal Edition 4.4. You may also wish to check the known bugs for version 4.3.x
| Date | ID | Platform / Program | Description | Workaround | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2008 | 1044 | VNC Server on Windows Vista / Server 2008 with KB947562 applied | You get the error message "unable to open the service: Access is denied. (5)" when you try to start VNC Server from the Start Menu or stop it from the system tray, despite having permission to administer the computer. | Use the Services applet from Administrative Tools to stop or start the service. | Fixed in P4.4.2 and Microsoft application compatibility update KB947562. |
| 1 Feb 2008 | 138 | VNC Viewer | Non-ANSI characters, such as € or accented characters, entered into a chat session by the VNC Viewer user are ignored. | None. | Under consideration. |
| 7 Mar 2008 | 351 | VNC Address Book for Windows | Scrolling VNC Address Book window while renaming an entry causes it to crash. | Hit Enter or Escape to finish or cancel the rename before scrolling the window. | Fixed in P4.4.2 |
| 25 Mar 2008 | 453 | VNC Viewer for Windows | On Windows 98 and ME, the VNC Viewer toolbar hides very slowly. | None. | Under consideration. |
| 25 Mar 2008 | 457 | VNC Viewer for Windows | On Windows 2000 and earlier, the VNC Viewer toolbar is too wide and has no tooltips. | None. | Under consideration. |
| 25 Mar 2008 | 648 | VNC Address Book for Windows | If a VNC Address Book entry contains invalid credentials, then you will not be prompted to enter correct credentials when using it. | Correct or remove the username and password stored in the entry. | Under consideration. |
| 16 Apr 2008 | 656 | Windows NT 4 | Transferring a directory twice to the same location does not copy the contents of that directory correctly. | Rename the directory transferred first before transferring it a second time. | Under consideration. |
| 28 Apr 2008 | 782 | VNC Viewer and User-Mode Server for Windows | If the IZArc compression shell extension is installed, VNC Viewer and VNC Server (User-Mode) may crash when transferring files via the Fetch Files user interface. | Paste the files from the clipboard instead of using Fetch Files. | Under consideration. |
| 10 June 2008 | 1116 | VNC Server on Windows Vista/2008 | Enabling screen blanking while Aero is active blanks both the viewer and server screens. | Enable either "Optimise screen capture" or "Disable user interface effects" if s creen blanking is enabled. | Under consideration. |
| 10 June 2008 | 1255 | VNC Server on Windows Vista/2008 | Newly started User-Mode servers report that they have no server signiture, and attempting to generate one has no effect. | Install Microsoft update KB947562, available from Windows Update or the Microsoft Support website. | Fixed by installing Microsoft Update KB947562. |
| 3 June 2008 | 1153 | VNC Address Book for Windows | Attempting to connect to using a entry with an encrypted password fails with "Bad obfuscated password length". | Remove the password from the entry. | Fixed in P4.4.2 |