Re: What the use of vnchooks.dll ?

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Georges,

Georges Berenger wrote:
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> 
> I am just trying to find out whether we really need it in our case. I
> was not including it so far, and it didn't seem to matter. If it is
> useful, then I'll add it...
> In our case, we are not trying to remote control any of the apps listed.
> Only our app is important. NotePad, Explorer & IE are the only one that
> could be used in some very rare cases. Most of the time, none of them is
> running, not even Explorer.
> 

I doubt that ANYONE uses it, since you've got to add the registry
entries manually.  Who does that?  Where is it even documented.  When
I'm debugging, all I copy is winvnc.exe and vncviewer.exe.  Everything
else is just frosting on the cake.

Jeremy is right, the mirror driver is MUCH better if you can use it.

Sean


> -georges
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean
> Covel
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 7:20 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Ultravnc-list] What the use of vnchooks.dll ?
> 
> For feature requests and bug reports RC15 RC16. Please use the forum at
> http://forum.ultravnc.net/
> 
> Georges,
> 
> What are you trying to accomplish?
> 
> vnchooks.dll is used by the server.
> 
> Sean
> 
> Georges Berenger wrote:
> 
>>For feature requests and bug reports RC15 RC16. Please use the forum 
>>at http://forum.ultravnc.net/
>>
>>I see, thanks. Is the driver of any use for other apps than the one 
>>listed in the reg file? If I am not interested in any of those apps, 
>>can I safely not install the dll? Can I safely ignore that dll?
>>-georges
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [email protected]
>>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sean 
>>Covel
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 5:46 PM
>>To: [email protected]
>>Subject: Re: [Ultravnc-list] What the use of vnchooks.dll ?
>>
>>For feature requests and bug reports RC15 RC16. Please use the forum 
>>at http://forum.ultravnc.net/
>>
>>VNCHooks.dll is used by VNC to capture and process windows messages 
>>sent to specific clients.  This DLL uses the registry entries in 
>>HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\VNCHooks\Application_Prefs to get hints
> 
> 
>>about specific misbehaved apps.  The hints help VNC to use different 
>>methods for finding updates to the apps windows.  The registry entries
> 
> 
>>are created by VNCHooks_Settings.reg.
>>
>>Sean
>>
>>Georges Berenger wrote:
>>
>>
>>>For the last weeks, I have been ignoring the vnchooks.dll, that 
>>>appears to be used, under certain conditions (unknown to me), by the
>>
>>winvnc server.
>>
>>
>>>I am always using the Mirror driver. I was wondering what the 
>>>vnchooks.dll is for and if I need it at all.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>-georges
>>>
>>
>>
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