Microsoft Photo Story 3

[Tony Sutton]

Not sure where to post this so sorry if this is the wrong place.

Does anyone know if Microsoft Photo Story 3 is trying to communicate with
the Internet at every launch of the software?

We have a proxy server and everytime I launch it, it doesn't load up. When I
ran TCPViewer, it was trying to connect to our proxy server. When I right
click it & select "End Connection", Microsoft Photo Story 3 loaded up OK.

So it looks like it was trying to connect to the Internet for some reasons...

Questions:

1) What is it trying to do?
2) How do I disable it?
3) Or a workaround?

If this is the wrong place to ask, can you please tell me where I should
post this?

Thanks all,

Tony

 

[Tony Sutton]

I guess no one knows the answer to the questions below?

Thanks,

Tony

 

[John Inzer]

I guess no one knows the answer to the questions below?

Thanks,

Tony

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Unusual situation but I don't think PS3 tries
to access the net...at least not on my system.

Why not uninstall PhotoStory 3 and see what
happens?

You can download a new copy of PS3 from
the following site and reinstall it if you wish.

PhotoStory 3 For Windows
http://tinyurl.com/4f869

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[Michael J. Mahon]

Not sure where to post this so sorry if this is the wrong place.

Does anyone know if Microsoft Photo Story 3 is trying to communicate with
the Internet at every launch of the software?

We have a proxy server and everytime I launch it, it doesn't load up. When I
ran TCPViewer, it was trying to connect to our proxy server. When I right
click it & select "End Connection", Microsoft Photo Story 3 loaded up OK.

So it looks like it was trying to connect to the Internet for some reasons...

Questions:

1) What is it trying to do?
2) How do I disable it?
3) Or a workaround?

If this is the wrong place to ask, can you please tell me where I should
post this?

The only thing I can think of it that it is checking for updates...

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[John Inzer]

The only thing I can think of it that it is checking for updates...

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

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PhotoStory 3 doesn't check for updates.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Michael J. Mahon]

PhotoStory 3 doesn't check for updates.

....so much for that theory. ;-)

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

 

[John Inzer]

...so much for that theory. ;-)

-michael

"The wastebasket is our most important design
tool--and it's seriously underused."

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Hey...at least you are trying to help )

We need all the help we can get.

Happy Holidays.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
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http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

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I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[Tony Sutton]

Unusual situation but I don't think PS3 tries
to access the net...at least not on my system.

Why not uninstall PhotoStory 3 and see what
happens?

You can download a new copy of PS3 from
the following site and reinstall it if you wish.

PhotoStory 3 For Windows
http://tinyurl.com/4f869

Thanks for the reply, John. But I am already using the latest version. And
yes, I have tried reinstalling but it doesn't make any difference.

I also noticed that someone else had the same problem:

http://osdir.com/ml/org.user-groups.qsite.lan/2005-11/msg00227.html

So I am not alone with this problem.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[John Inzer]

Thanks for the reply, John. But I am already using the latest
version. And yes, I have tried reinstalling but it doesn't make any
difference.

I also noticed that someone else had the same problem:

http://osdir.com/ml/org.user-groups.qsite.lan/2005-11/msg00227.html

So I am not alone with this problem.

Thanks,

Tony

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Thanks for the update.

If you find the solution please
share it with this newsgroup.

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Jon]

Thanks for the reply, John. But I am already using the latest version. And
yes, I have tried reinstalling but it doesn't make any difference.

I also noticed that someone else had the same problem:

http://osdir.com/ml/org.user-groups.qsite.lan/2005-11/msg00227.html

So I am not alone with this problem.

Thanks,

Tony

Just a thought..but have you tried disconnecting from your internet
connection..just to see what happens..no one needs to be connected ALL
the time.

 

[Tony Sutton]

Just a thought..but have you tried disconnecting from your internet
connection..just to see what happens..no one needs to be connected ALL
the time.

Not possible... we are using networked PCs with 'always on' Internet access.

But thanks for the reply. I guess I could see if I can get the ISA server to
accept it via the proxy server somehow.

Tony

 

[Tony Sutton]

All sorted.

The problem was that the application isn’t picking up the username (for the
proxy server), it logs it as anonymous...

So it sounds like a bug with Photo Story.

Hope this is of help with other people!

- Tony Sutton

 

[John Inzer]

All sorted.

The problem was that the application isn't picking up the username
(for the proxy server), it logs it as anonymous...

So it sounds like a bug with Photo Story.

Hope this is of help with other people!

- Tony Sutton

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Thanks for the update.

Were you able to prevent the issue
and how did you accomplish it?

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John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://support.microsoft.com/ph/695

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk