DC ++ crash upon application launch fix

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Posted by jdat on Mar-11-2003 22:03:

DC ++ crash upon application launch fix

take your notepad application ( start button -> programs/accesories )

and according to your os go to one of the following directories

c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in Win2k
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in XP
c:\windows\hosts in Win98

make sure notepad is looking for *.* and NOT *.txt ( check at the bottom of the open file box )

open the file hosts

and add the following at the bottom of the list

127.0.0.1 dcplusplus.sourceforge.net

Save the file, restart DC++, you're in !

This fix prevents DC++ from connecting to dcplusplus.sourceforge.net and try to parse a faulty xml file that is located on that website, which in effect causes the application to crash.

Now don't forget if you wish to access dcplusplus.sourceforge.net you will have to go in the list hosts again and remove it.

problem seems to be solved now so no need to run this little fix

Posted by Rhythm on Mar-11-2003 22:08:

thx jdat

Posted by Nightflowers on Mar-11-2003 22:11:

I'm using an other solution :

If you have a firewall, you've just to block ports 80 and 8080 to dc++
it'll work fine

Posted by Sir. Lunchalot on Mar-11-2003 22:12:

...or another workaround is to:

1. Close your internet connection

2. Open DC++ (and leave it open)

3. Reconnect to the internet

4. Connect to the hub of your choice.

Posted by jdat on Mar-11-2003 23:09:

quote:
Originally posted by Sir. Lunchalot
...or another workaround is to:

1. Close your internet connection

2. Open DC++ (and leave it open)

3. Reconnect to the internet

4. Connect to the hub of your choice.

while that solution works, preventing it to connect to the dc++ website to parse the faulty xml file, I think that's a tad annoying to have to do that each time

Posted by netw3rkd on Mar-11-2003 23:36:

Yeah...now you tell me. :P

Posted by KilldaDJ on Mar-11-2003 23:48:

Re: DC ++ crash upon startup fix

quote:
Originally posted by jdat
taken from the DC++ forums

take your notepad application ( start button -> programs/accesories )

and according to your os go to one of the following directories

c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in Win2k
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts in XP
c:\windows\hosts in Win98

make sure notepad is looking for *.* and NOT *.txt ( check at the bottom of the open file box )

open the file hosts

and add the following at the bottom of the list

127.0.0.1 dcplusplus.sourceforge.net

Save the file, restart DC++, you're in !

This fix prevents DC++ from connecting to dcplusplus.sourceforge.net and try to parse a faulty xml file that is located on that website, which in effect causes the application to crash.

Now don't forget if you wish to access dcplusplus.sourceforge.net you will have to go in the list hosts again and remove it.

similar way to cheat on quake 3 arena...

but i wont expose it...

Posted by FastFashion on Mar-12-2003 00:46:

UGH!! I knew you boys would come through!
I was stressing for that bit that I had logged off. I was going mad...simply mad. I coulnt start up and I nearly blamed it on my laptop and ALMOST threw it to the floor! Everything is better now. THANKSS!!

Posted by yujie__ on Mar-12-2003 03:48:

does this solve the problem even if its not on start up but u want to run it anyways?

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Mar-12-2003 13:22:

I just got a hacked version of DC++ so I won't have to bother with such things...

Posted by Ajay on Mar-13-2003 20:39:

weee! my dc kept crashin the other day didnt bother using it. its sorted now but i'll use this fix neway! thx

Posted by maxxyme on Mar-15-2003 17:27:

Hey you know, this crash was due to a version.xml file that was downloaded from the sourceforge website, but they removed it, so ... no problem now.

EDIT: hum, not really in fact, they fixed it! this version.wml file is now fully working -> no more crashes...

Posted by [mart] on Mar-16-2003 12:37:

Ah, and there was me thinking it was solely my computer that had gone to bollocks again. What I did to solve the problem was re-install DC++ after using a program called RegCleaner to remove the registry entry for it. Thinking about it though, that probably didn't fix it at all.