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Ivan Sine · Guest

An HttpSendRequest in SOAPHTTPTrans.pas is returning "The connection
with the server was reset" but only in Vista. On XP it is working well.
Anyone experiencing similiar issues with Vista?

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Jean-Marie Babet · Guest

Hello Ivan,

This is just a guess: Could it be related to the application requiring
elevated privileges?

Also, I became a little involved with an HTTP/Vista issue during the final
weeks before the release of D2007 because the registration code in the
installer (referred to Sanctuary internally) ran into problems on Vista. In
our case it turns out that it was related to Windows Live OnCare. But before
we found this out, we swapped the code in the Installer with THTTPReqResp
from SOAPHTTPTrans.pas (I had to comment out the logic that throws an
exception if the content-type is not 'text/xml'). Well, once we realized the
issue was 'Live OnCare', the Sanctuary team opted to keep SOAPHTTPTrans.pas
because their tests showed that it was faster than what they had before. I
suspect this is related to the fact that we post chunks of 32K at a time but
did not investigate further.

Anyway.. the code in the installer that registers D2007 uses
SOAPHTTPTrans.pas.. (with a minor tweak not to check content-types). Keep an
eye out for Live OneCare. I can ask for details if you find out you might be
running into the same issue.

Cheers,

Bruneau.

Ivan Sine · Guest

Thanks for the suggestions. Still no love. OneCare is not installed.
Running as Admin.

Graham Harris · Guest

Hello Ivan,

Ivan Sine · Guest

Hi Graham,

My login account is set as Administator. UAC is on as I am prompted to
"Allow" on system changes. I have a simple demo if anyone with Vista
wants to give it a go.

Ivan at ag2networks dot com

Jean-Marie Babet · Guest

Hello Ivan,

I'm interested in any demo/sample. (bbabet (AT) codegear (DOT) com)

I'm also wondering whether you need to mark your app. to request elevated
privileges. Because even when logged with an administrator account, I don't
believe windows will automatically request elevation unless the app.
requests windows to do so (via a manifest for example).

Cheers,

Bruneau.

Graham Harris · Guest

Hello Jean-Marie Babet,

Hi Bruneau

If I remember rightly the application needs to request elivated priverliges,
as even when logged in with an account that has Administrator Priverliges
(not sure when the PC is part of a domain....). These are not given until
an application requests these. There was a blog from Mark Russinovich.

From Mark's blog:

UAC creates an alternate model where all users, including administrators,
run with standard user rights. Executables that require administrative rights
include a requestedExecutionLevel key in their manifest - XML embedded in
their executable - that specifies “requireAdministrator”. When an administrator
executes such an image, in its default configuration UAC presents a Consent
dialog that asks permission for the image to run with administrative rights.
Standard users see a similar dialog, but must enter the credentials of an
administrative account to unlock administrative rights.

Msdn Article: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480150.aspx

HTH

Graham Harris

Ivan Sine · Guest

Hi Graham,

I think right-clicking on the exe and choosing "Run as Administrator"
Will elevate. But just in case I added the manifest. Which prompts for
elevation. But unfortunately still no success with Vista.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1"
manifestVersion="1.0">
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity
type="win32"
name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
version="6.0.0.0"
processorArchitecture="X86"
publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
language="*"
/>
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
<trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
<security>
<requestedPrivileges>
<requestedExecutionLevel
level="requireAdministrator"
uiAccess="true"/>
</requestedPrivileges>
</security>
</trustInfo>
</assembly>

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Ivan Sine · Guest

Bruneau,

I emailed you a link to download the demo app. Thanks in advance for
taking a look.

Ivan

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Jean-Marie Babet · Guest

Thanks. I've downloaded the .zip file. I'll post something later today.

Cheers,

Bruneau.

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Jean-Marie Babet · Guest

Hello,

Just a quick note to mention that the issue is not related to https: my
clients with https-based services (eBay, for example) ran fine under Vista.
Today was hectic and I did not have a chance to investigate further. Tonight
or tomorrow hopefully.

Cheers,

Bruneau