When I start the PC, the icon appears but once I manually restart/start the UltraVNC, the icon does not appear anymore.
I am using the services to start and stop the UltraVNC service.
How do I force the UltraVNC to show the tray icon close to the clock whenever it is running?
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Force ICON to Appear
if you arent running the server as a service all the time and you kill the service then re-run it. Its best to either set up a batch file or some other method of running the VNC server on that machine as the application after killing the service.
Not sure why the icon doesnt load if you kill the service then run it. Since there are no hooks to specify show icon in the server (meaning "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -service -showicon) thats the only method after killing the service remotely.
I havent checked on if you dont have the service to manual run rather than automatic.. but the automatic function does work.
EDIT: If you run the service Helper after logging in it will show you the icon in the lower right hand area. I am going to try to create a custom service in xp to run with the hook - servicehelper, putting it in my param line didnt work.
Edit2: I created a service - tried to run it with the hook "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -service -servicehelper and with only "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -servicehelper and it didnt like either. sorry.
Well I did come up with "Sort of" solution - create a batch file - have it point to -
"C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -servicehelper
then create shortcut to program files or desktop wherever you chose - change the icon to the UltraVNC icon through searching and when you remotely start the service have the users manually initiate the batch file which will then give them the icon, in turn giving you the Ip which I think is what you are going for? If im wrong oh well just a little time lost.
Not sure why the icon doesnt load if you kill the service then run it. Since there are no hooks to specify show icon in the server (meaning "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -service -showicon) thats the only method after killing the service remotely.
I havent checked on if you dont have the service to manual run rather than automatic.. but the automatic function does work.
EDIT: If you run the service Helper after logging in it will show you the icon in the lower right hand area. I am going to try to create a custom service in xp to run with the hook - servicehelper, putting it in my param line didnt work.
Edit2: I created a service - tried to run it with the hook "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -service -servicehelper and with only "C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -servicehelper and it didnt like either. sorry.
Well I did come up with "Sort of" solution - create a batch file - have it point to -
"C:\Program Files\UltraVNC\WinVNC.exe" -servicehelper
then create shortcut to program files or desktop wherever you chose - change the icon to the UltraVNC icon through searching and when you remotely start the service have the users manually initiate the batch file which will then give them the icon, in turn giving you the Ip which I think is what you are going for? If im wrong oh well just a little time lost.
Last edited by ipsec on 2005-03-02 04:11, edited 3 times in total.