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Allmight- 09-20-2006
I know that you dont support Windows Vista yet, but i though i just let you know.
Firstly, UOmap.ocx refuses to registe runder Vista. Will see if there is a way around it.
And maybe because of that, SpawnEditor2 wont start up.
I am running latest version of vista, RC1.
ArteGordon- 09-20-2006
missing dlls perhaps? and make sure that are you using the .net 2.0 version.
Allmight- 09-20-2006
Well, 2.0 and 3.0 of the .NET framework comes with vista, and i have also installed v1.1 to support programs that use it, like Razor.
Will try the depenancy walker and see if i am missing any dll's. Will keep you updated, cause it might be good to know for future questions about vista compatibility.
Allmight- 09-22-2006
Okay! I have finally been able to register the ocx file successfully. And when i start Spawn Editor 2, i get the setup dialog fine. But when i push the ... button next to the "RunUO.EXE" box, to locate the RunUO client, and even the ... next to the Ultima Client i get the following error...
http://starportal.allsoftstudios.com/se2_error.jpg
And since i can't type the path in manually, i am out of options. Is this something you can do anything about, or do i have to wait until Vista gets released before you can figure out whats wrong?
Hoping for the best
I can allways use my dual boot XP install when working with Spawn Editor 2, but would be nice to get it working with Vista.
PS. I have v1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 of the .NET framework installed.
PPS. I have also run the app in all available compatibility modes, with no change.
Allmight- 09-22-2006
When i run dependancy walker on the SpawnEditor2 exe i get the following warning...

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Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module.

And the following three dll's are marked in red

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IEFRAME.DLL SHLWAPI.DLL URLMON.DLL

The same goes for the UOMap.ocx file, but it registered fine.
All three dll's are present in the System32 directory
ArteGordon- 09-22-2006
hmm. curious one. For now, one way that you can enter the path without having to use the Setup window is to modify the registry entry for it directly.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Spawn Editor
Allmight- 09-22-2006
Just did a complete search in the registry, and looked at the place you said it would be located, but no registry info present. But i guess it wont be created until the setup part, which i am stuck at, is completed.
ArteGordon- 09-22-2006
You can import this into your registry.
ArteGordon- 09-22-2006
have you tried fiddling with the compatibility settings on the spawneditor executable?
Allmight- 09-22-2006
Yes. I edited that info into my first post, but you must have been able to read the post before i submitted it. I have tried to run in all compatibilitymodes, ranging from Win95 to XP SP2. No difference
Allmight- 09-22-2006
Ok, got it running with your .reg files help. But i cant really do anything. Whenever i try to load anything, either by pushing the Load button or saving by pushing the Save button, i get the same exception error as i posted above. And the Load/Save options in the File menu dont do anything at all.
The other stuff, such as placing spawners, sending them to the server seems to work ok. Seem only the Save/Load part that's not working.
Allmight- 09-22-2006
A thought...
Does Spawn Editor 2 use .NET framework v1.1? Then that might be it. When installing v1.1 into Vista, i get a message informing me that Vista do not support .NET Framework 1.1. But i could choose to ignore that warning and install it anyhow. It seems to work fine with Razor, but then, razor dont use the save/load dialog much.
EDIT. Ok, tested the save/load options in Razor, and there it works fine.
Just for comparison.
Allmight- 09-22-2006
If you need help with some more in depth testing, debuging etc, and dont want to install Vista for that, just let me know what to do. I have VS 2005 installed on Vista, and am willing to install anything else that might be needed.
ArteGordon- 09-22-2006
yeah, I was afraid that would be the case.
You might also try changing the installation directory for the editor as there might be access issues. Try installing it into the same spot as the runuo server.
You might also try disabling any antivirus software that you have running.
Allmight- 09-22-2006
Dont have any antivirus installed yet. And i doubt it will change anything by moving it to the RunUO folder, since it throws the exception even before it displays the file Dialog. But i will give it a try.
EDIT: As i suspected. No difference by moving it to the RunUO folder.