[Fixed]HFS error while updating

[MarkV]

No, I completely disabled DEP using the /noexecute=AlwaysOff policy in boot.ini, but it's still occouring. This pretty much rules out any DEP related setting.
(What the hell is he talking about?)

Stays the 64bit Processor incompatibility. Or my notebook is to blame.


Maybe you could be so kind and seperate the update-code into a small commandline tool so I can check via batchfiles on this system?

Maybe like:

Code: [Select]

@echo off
hfs-up.exe /path="C:\Program Files\HFS\" /unstable=yes /downloadonly=yes
taskkill.exe /f hfs.exe
ren "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.exe" "HFS.old.exe"
ren "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.new.exe" "HFS.exe"
start "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.exe"
exit
Killing the HFS via TASKKILL works, I tested this.
hfs-up.exe with /downloadonly would allow me to only download the new build to HFS.new.exe and do the rest myself.

I know, the source is available, but I know zilch of coding... lol

[rejetto]

Code: [Select]

START /WAIT hfs -q
ping 127.0.0.1 -n 3 -w 1000> nul
MOVE hfs.exe hfs.old.exe
MOVE /Y hfs.new.exe hfs.exe
START hfs.exe


[MarkV]

This is essentially the batch file HFS executes when updating.

The line

Code: [Select]

START /WAIT hfs -qresults in (2 times)

Code: [Select]

Access violation at address 74DD0CC2. Read of address 74DD0CC2.
This one line in the batch is my problem. I cannot invoke HFS from the commandline if it is already running, not even with -q.

Code: [Select]

@echo off
hfs-up.exe /path="C:\Program Files\HFS\" /unstable=yes /downloadonly=yes
if not exist "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.new.exe" goto end
taskkill.exe /f hfs.exe
ren "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.exe" "HFS.old.exe"
ren "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.new.exe" "HFS.exe"
start "C:\Program Files\HFS\HFS.exe"
:end
exit
My batch would work because TASKKILL quits HFS, not HFS itself.

[rejetto]

does HFS save settings when killed by taskkill?

[rejetto]

I have good news.
I got an error very similar to yours, and i was able to reproduce it every time, though i couldn't say how to do it in another system.
I also think i fixed it, so make a test and let me know.
www.dovedove.it/hfs/hfs123.exe

[MarkV]

OK. Will test ASAP.

P. S. Are these silent updates? Or beta builds? My autoupdate won't pick it up...

[rejetto]

i'm just publishing on the forum.
no autoupdate, sorry.

[MarkV]

It seems to be fixed/smashed/whatever for good. No more AV, no more DrWatson. LOL.

Now that was a tough bugger...


edit: You don't mind me closing it? 'cause I wanted to do that for a long time. [Closed]

[rejetto]

of course, to test, you just need to make an hfs -q
or similar

i'm collecting bug fixes before i publish an official update