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Title: Shareport problems with Fast User Switching
Post by: Loek Rots on January 05, 2009, 11:40:29 AM

Hello,

I have searched the forums for a topic where I can place questions or suggestions on the Shareport Software, but couldn't find it. Since I have a DIR 655 EU, I am placing it here :)

Could it be that the Shareport Software has a problem with fast user switching. I'm running the software on a laptop with Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 and when I login to my account, the software detects my Canon Pixma printer. Then when I fast switch to the account of my girlfriend, the icon in the systemtray stays red. When I switch back to my account it is still green...

One other thing: It would be nice if there would not appear a window on the taskbar when the icon in the system tray reports found hardware.

Overall I have to say: sweet! This piece of hardware/software is a big plus for this router.

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: EddieZ on January 05, 2009, 12:58:07 PM

Have both accounts adminstrator priviliges or is your girlfiend's account a 'user' account?

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: Loek Rots on January 05, 2009, 01:02:20 PM

they both are administrator..

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: EddieZ on January 05, 2009, 01:12:17 PM

How about (on the 'other account') right click the icon, go to "Dlink router 192.168.0.1" -> disable and repeat, but this time enable it again.

BTW, fast user switching can cause more Windows issue and I would advise you to just 'log off'.

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: Loek Rots on January 05, 2009, 01:34:08 PM

Ok..

I disable/enable on my own account: no effect

I disable/enable on my GF account: works! green light

log off/log on my GF account.. it's back on red :(

I disable/enable on my GF account: works! green light

though this is not optimal ofcourse, something to work on in next release of the program?

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: EddieZ on January 05, 2009, 02:46:20 PM

This might be one of the Windows limitations on drivers (and starting them up like at a startup, this sequence is different with Fast User switching since the drivers are already loaded), so I would be very interested if Dlink tech found a workaround.

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: Loek Rots on January 05, 2009, 10:36:27 PM

yes I would too, since I always use fast user switching..

I see now that it also happens on xp (workstation).

Do I need to submit this 'bug' somewhere? Or will Dlink read this?

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: EddieZ on January 06, 2009, 12:09:08 AM

Dlink will read this, although to be honest it is not really a Shareport issue but one of the Fast user Switch issues of Windows (like I said before, there are many more drivers/apps that are affected by the Windows feature and disabling the feature has a preference. The gain compared to regular logoff is only 10 sec. max)

Title: Re: Shareport Questions
Post by: Loek Rots on January 06, 2009, 09:54:53 AM

not completely true.. the gain is not so much the time but the ability to let programs running and open!

I hope Dlink will sort this out since I think many other users will have the problem.