MUCK client

[rowyn]

Anyone know a decent MUCK client that works with Windows 7? I used to use SimpleMU, but it's not installing properly in Win7. Right after I install it, it gives me the option "Would you like to launch SimpleMU now?" and that will successfully launch it. Running the program thereafter, however, doesn't work unless I repeat the install and launch from the install again. Which is a pretty tedious way of using a program. v.v

So, any other suggestions?

edit: <lj user="terrycloth"> solved the mystery! Vista/Win7 has a security feature that prevents some programs from running unless you use "run as administrator". So I set the program to always run as administrator and now it works normally. Except that the pop-up warning me it could change my computer and asking me if I want to let it run comes up every time I launch, which is kind of annoying. But <i>that</i> annoying.

Comments

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Does it give an error message, such as not being able to find a file? It may be that adding a path or start location to the shortcut is all that's needed (or fixing the one that's already there).

===|==============/ Level Head

[rowyn]

It's not a problem with the file location (I've navigated to the folder it installed to and tried running it from there, as well as uninstalling and reinstalling). The error message is, helpfully: "SimpleMU Exe File has stopped working". The problem details are as follows:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: SimpleMU.exe
Application Version: 4.4.0.10
Application Timestamp: 2a425e19
Fault Module Name: KERNELBASE.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.1.7600.16385
Fault Module Timestamp: 4a5bdaae
Exception Code: 0eedface
Exception Offset: 00009617
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

... which doesn't really mean anything to me. :/

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

Have you tried in a different compatibility mode?

[rowyn]

Terrycloth diagnosed the problem -- some programs need to be "run as administrator" in Win7/Vista.

[the-vulture.livejournal.com]

Yep. Windows can be like that. I often see a lot of problems with cellular modem installations that require one or the other solution.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Tried Trebuchet ?

[rowyn]

Yay, that works!

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Developed by our own revar!

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Works on install and not afterwards usually means 'you have to run this program as an admin' in Vista. Windows 7 has the same basic security setup I think, so that might be the problem.

My hero!

[rowyn]

Yay, "run as administrator" works!

Now, if I could just get the "do you want to let this program make changes to your computer?" box to stop popping up for it every time I load it, it'd be perfect. There must be a way to tell Win7 "this particular program always has permission", but it's not obvious what the way is. <.

Re: My hero!

[telnar.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, user account control (the feature providing that warning) can only be disabled globally in Windows 7 -- not per application.

The main disadvantage of disabling it is that some of Internet Explorer's security relies on it.

[krud42.livejournal.com]

I don't know of one, per se... I just think it's awesome that you're still running a MUCK client. ':D

(Oh, and "hi." Long time no LJ [on my part].)

[rowyn]

I'm still running a weekly RPG on a MUCK. :) Old skool!

[greenreaper.livejournal.com]

You can turn off those prompts without disabling UAC (http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tims/archive/2006/09/20/763275.aspx). It automatically accepts program requests for admin rights (including compatability ones) but still prevents programs that don't ask for admin powers from getting them, which is better than turning UAC off entirely.