Hi, I just downloaded BOINC for the first time today, v5.8.15. Everything is fine, except: Whenever BOINC tries to open my default browser (Maxthon, addon to IE), the browser is opened with only %1 in the URL address field. So, no functions requiring the use of a browser is working now. Any hints? Brgds, Svend

Did you set this browser to be default browser? (Add/Remove programs, Set program access and defaults, set Maxton as your default browser, OK out.)

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Did you set this browser to be default browser? (Add/Remove programs, Set program access and defaults, set Maxton as your default browser, OK out.)

Yes, and thanks for responding. All other applications calls the browser without problems. But with BOINC, even the link in the 'About BOINC Manager' fails in the same way. The correct browser (Maxthon) is started, but with '%1' as the URL (without the ''). So, I get the deafult search page instead... BUT: I have found out that if Maxthon is already opened with a browser window (like the one I use to respond now), then BOINC can open URLs perfectly. So, the symptom is only seen if the Maxthon browser is closed. Strange? Thanks, and

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Not so strange actually. Other strange things happen with IE6. In that case it decides it wants to open two windows, one completely empty and the other with the site in it.

Interestingly enough, it's fine with Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 and IE7.

I haven't had time to test it with Netscape and Opera (which I also have installed). Maybe later today...

I think I had read it was a problem with libCurl, but I could also be imagining things too.

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Kathryn :o)

Not so strange actually. Other strange things happen with IE6. In that case it decides it wants to open two windows, one completely empty and the other with the site in it.

Interestingly enough, it's fine with Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 and IE7.

I haven't had time to test it with Netscape and Opera (which I also have installed). Maybe later today...

I think I had read it was a problem with libCurl, but I could also be imagining things too.

Hi, and thanks for your engagement! And now I feel not so alone ;-) For me, the workaround is to have the Maxthon browser open prior to using any BOINC weblinks. Have a nice day, and

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Hi, I just downloaded BOINC for the first time today, v5.8.15. Everything is fine, except: Whenever BOINC tries to open my default browser (Maxthon, addon to IE), the browser is opened with only %1 in the URL address field. So, no functions requiring the use of a browser is working now. Any hints? Brgds, Svend

It is possible that this is a Maxthon bug, or worse an IE6 bug, and not down to boinc at all. If it is an IE6 bug it will never get fixed.

What is very indicative is that in win/dos %1 means the first parameter, so %1 in a .BAT file works like $1 in a bash script.

So my guess (and that is all I claim for it) is that somehow IE is loaded by the manager, IE knows it should use the addon so re-loads with Maxthon, and in so doing is trying to pass the paramter to the new incarnation of itself but with/without the right amount of quotation.

If so, when the window is already open, it will work because the command is passed directly from the manager to the already-running browser and IE6 does not get a chance to corrupt the command line.

Test:

With a browser window open, can you drag the icon next to the URL onto your desktop? When you close the browser, and double click, does the page open or do you get the %1 effect again? If you still get the 1% effect then it is not a boinc issue.

regards,
River~~

With 5.8.16, Opera and Netscape are fine on my XP Pro machine.


I just tested it with 5.4.11 and IE6 (also XP Pro) and you only get one browser window opening. If you use 5.8.16 (most recent alpha version for Windows) and IE6 you get two windows opening.

I'll have to figure out which version the change in libCurl was made and test the version right before that.

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Kathryn :o)

I don't think libcurl is related at all to opening a browser window. But check for wxWidgets. That's what BOINC Manager uses for all the GUI, and I think it's used to open the browser too.

I don't think libcurl is related at all to opening a browser window. But check for wxWidgets. That's what BOINC Manager uses for all the GUI, and I think it's used to open the browser too.

Was wxWidgets changed between 5.4.x and 5.8.x?

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Kathryn :o)

Hi, I just downloaded BOINC for the first time today, v5.8.15. Everything is fine, except: Whenever BOINC tries to open my default browser (Maxthon, addon to IE), the browser is opened with only %1 in the URL address field. So, no functions requiring the use of a browser is working now. Any hints? Brgds, Svend

It is possible that this is a Maxthon bug, or worse an IE6 bug, and not down to boinc at all. If it is an IE6 bug it will never get fixed.

What is very indicative is that in win/dos %1 means the first parameter, so %1 in a .BAT file works like $1 in a bash script.

So my guess (and that is all I claim for it) is that somehow IE is loaded by the manager, IE knows it should use the addon so re-loads with Maxthon, and in so doing is trying to pass the paramter to the new incarnation of itself but with/without the right amount of quotation.

If so, when the window is already open, it will work because the command is passed directly from the manager to the already-running browser and IE6 does not get a chance to corrupt the command line.

Test:

With a browser window open, can you drag the icon next to the URL onto your desktop? When you close the browser, and double click, does the page open or do you get the %1 effect again? If you still get the 1% effect then it is not a boinc issue.

regards,
River~~

Hi, and thanks for your suggestions. I think you are definitely on the right track. I did this: Set up IE6 as my default browser, i.e. Maxthon will not be invoked, and tried to access the link in the BOINC Help About. Sure enough, two IE6 windows were opened, one with this URL: http://%1/ and the other window with the correct URL: http://boinc.berkeley.edu It is evident that the IE6 / Maxthon combo does not handle this 'double URL' submission. It also explains that BOINC is the only application provoking this behaviour. I have never ever seen it before... I see there are many helpful souls engaged in this thread now, and most of it is a bit over my head ;-) I'm sure it will be sorted somehow. Have a nice day, and

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Best regards from Svend