| Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Re: OT :: Win2003 SP1 and Delphi 7 |
|---|---|
| Author | Helen Borrie |
| Post date | 2005-09-03T03:55:20Z |
At 02:32 AM 3/09/2005 +0000, you wrote:
**might** occur and how to work around it. The WebHub list members by
nature have their servers open to the Web. Surfers who enter a WebHub site
send a request to start an instance of a server-based application. The app
itself controls session security, again, by the nature of WebHub. I could
see how an all-stops DEP would be a showstopper and why Ann's workaround
makes sense. I don't have Win2003 and, in any case, my web setup here is
strictly an intranet.
known as a Firebird issue...). This isn't a Microsoft or networking
support list, yet some M$ or networking issues frequently play a part in
making Firebird dysfunctional.
in some way to the installation of a M$ service pack, as occurred with XP
SP2 (?), where the capability for the loopback ports to be assigned to
localhost was blocked off and required a patch from M$ to fix it.
./heLen
>--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, Helen Borrie <helebor@t...>Hey, don't shoot the messenger, Adam! I'm reporting what Ann observed
>wrote:
> >
> > From Ann Lynnworth, of HREF, in the WebHub list:
> >
> > After installing SP1 on Win2003 you *may* find difficulties with
>Borland
> > Delphi 7, e.g. Project Options dialog gives an access violation and
>never
> > opens, not even for the default new project.
> >
> > There is a workaround, and that is to go into Control Panel > System >
> > Advanced > Performance > Data Execution Prevention "DEP" and select the
> > first radio button:
> >
> > "Turn on DEP for essential Windows programs and services only"
> >
> > Click [ok], close all dialogs, and reboot.
> >
> > ./heLen
>
>Hi Helen,
>
>Should we be disabling DEP for Firebird on win2003?
**might** occur and how to work around it. The WebHub list members by
nature have their servers open to the Web. Surfers who enter a WebHub site
send a request to start an instance of a server-based application. The app
itself controls session security, again, by the nature of WebHub. I could
see how an all-stops DEP would be a showstopper and why Ann's workaround
makes sense. I don't have Win2003 and, in any case, my web setup here is
strictly an intranet.
>With the exception of the Firebird control panel applet not working, weI don't *mean* anything. The message was marked "OT" (= off-topic, not
>have had no issues with running our (Delphi) product or Firebird on our 2003
>hosted servers, so I am not too sure what you mean.
known as a Firebird issue...). This isn't a Microsoft or networking
support list, yet some M$ or networking issues frequently play a part in
making Firebird dysfunctional.
>Apparently others have had issue with using "localhost", and others haveTrue. It struck me that this most recent localhost issue might be related
>had issues with Shadowing, and others with the file system permissions
>(the same sorts of problems you get with linux file system permissions).
in some way to the installation of a M$ service pack, as occurred with XP
SP2 (?), where the capability for the loopback ports to be assigned to
localhost was blocked off and required a patch from M$ to fix it.
./heLen