Can't add new entry

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I recently upgraded to Standard Edition 9.0.11.0 on my Windows 7 Pro machine.

Under Sessions, I did a right-click on the white area and selected New Entry.

At the Add a new entry dialog box, I selected the default, Remote Connections and clicked the OK button.

Then RDM freezes.

I end up having to shutting down the application via the system tray. Right-click on RDM icon and Exit.

Is there a process to do a clean uninstall/reinstall?

Thanks!

All Comments (17)

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Hi,
Could you try to press Escape to see if this help? I suspect that one dialog appear behind the application.

David Hervieux

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Thanks for the quick reply. I tried the ESC key and the only thing that happens is the RDM window minimizes. There's no other dialog window though.

However, after hitting the ESC key, RDM doesn't remain frozen. I'm able to try to add the entry again but nothing happens.

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Does it happen as well if you click on the root and click Add session

David Hervieux

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Yes, the same thing happens when I right-click Add - Add Session.

There is a brief flash on the screen but nothing happens.

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Could you try Alt+Tab to see if switching back to RDM will popup a dialog?

David Hervieux

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ALT + TAB didn't work either.

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This is really strange. Could you try to create a new Xml data source and add one entry. I want to see if it's related to your data source.

David Hervieux

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Created new XML Data Source "TestDataSource001" and I'm not able to add New Entry or Add Session. The RDM window just seems to flash and then freezes.

I ESC key to recover the window from freezing.

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One last thing. Could you verify the application logs in Help?

David Hervieux

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Yes, here are the logs:

[12/10/2013 8:36:49 PM]INFO Upgrading database for data source 'Local Data Source' with version 0
[12/10/2013 8:36:49 PM]INFO Upgrading database for data source 'Local Data Source' with version 1
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[12/17/2013 1:46:16 PM]ERROR SILENT Windows shutdown occurring, closing application.

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I'm really puzzled. What version were you using the last time it was working fine?

David Hervieux

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It has me scratching my head too! I just upgraded from 9.0.10.0.

To be honest, I kept getting notifications that another update was available and I would update every time. This time, I went to find out where to turn off these notifications for a while and turned that setting off.

The only other thing I did was signed up for an "Online Account" but I don't know why I did since it seems to be for Enterprise Users only. However, I don't know if and how that would have caused the problem I'm experiencing.

I tried re-installing RDM but it retained my datasource and user settings. I've had folks do things with Registries in other applications that seems to wipe it clean and get a fresh install. Is there a way to do a clean uninstall?

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Hi,
For a clean install, you need to delete the files and folders in %LocalAppData%\Devolutions\RemoteDesktopManager

This could be related to the online account. Do you have the online backup enabled?

David Hervieux

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I have the Standard Edition and don't have online backup services. (At least it doesn't appear I have that feature because I can't create a backup name.)

I can't turn off my automatic login from my online account.

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David- You Rock!

I uninstalled the RDM from the control panel.

Then I deleted all the files and folders in the path you described above.

I reinstalled RDM.

I imported my saved datasource and I'm now able to create new entries.

I know you were probably trying to get to a potential bug/fix but your clean uninstall got me back in service.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Thanks again for your help.

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That's a good news but like you mentioned, I don't understand what was the problem.

David Hervieux

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I"m probably late coming to this since it happened to me too.
My fix was to simply update devolution desktop to the latest version.