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SMF Support => Server Performance and Configuration => Topic started by: klaushundal on December 23, 2007, 04:19:06 PM

Title: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: klaushundal on December 23, 2007, 04:19:06 PM
Hello  :)

Just installed SMF 1.1.4, but i have a weird problem.

For every click in the forum a dos popup window shortly appear on my computer and disappear again.

The dos windows that pops up is called CMD.exe.

I tried to click in the forum on different computers and for every click, nomatter where you click, a windows dos windows appear half-a-second and disappear again.

I run SMF from my own server.

Hope to get it solved :o)

THANK YOU for your time  :D

Warm greetings
Klaus Hundal
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: Rumbaar on December 23, 2007, 06:21:40 PM
Sounds like an error in your configuration of your web server.  Did you setup your web server yourself via your home PC, or via a third party 'own' server?
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: klaushundal on December 23, 2007, 07:27:01 PM
Hello  :)

Thanks for replying.

I run a server on my home pc, but i never have had a problem with my other websites and the server should be setup correctly.

It's only with SMF i got a problem.

Do you know what it's caused and how to fix it?

Warm greetings  :)
Klaus
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: Rumbaar on December 24, 2007, 04:40:11 PM
I doubt this is a SMF related issue.  More likely a web server configurations issue, so might be hard pressed to get complete support at this forum software helpdesk.
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: SleePy on December 24, 2007, 04:43:10 PM
it is a local issue. It is just your server setup running commands and such which is why you see it quickly.

I would really suggest using a real host though rather than your local pc.
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: klaushundal on December 25, 2007, 01:46:05 PM
Hello both and thanks for helping :o)

SMF must be doing something different in the script since i never ever have had this issue. I will try to look at my server configuration again and figure out why it's doing that.

I am running my own server because i use different kind of scripts with different kind of needs. Thats why i am not ordering any online hosting and running it myself.

Merry christmas
Klaus Hundal :o)
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: karlbenson on December 25, 2007, 02:10:23 PM
I had this a long while ago with Xampp.

I believe the cause is host name lookups.

Try disabling them.

Admin (top menu) > Features & Options (left menu) > Layout & Options (tab) >
Disable hostname lookups?

But note it will make banning less effective.
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: karlbenson on December 25, 2007, 02:11:28 PM
I'll see if i can find the original topic
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: klaushundal on December 25, 2007, 02:26:21 PM
Thank you karlbenson! :)

That did the trick!

Thank you VERY MUCH :O)

Warm greetings
Klaus Hundal
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: riversen on February 10, 2008, 04:11:05 AM
I just had the exact same problem. The problem IS related to SMF and karlbenson's suggestion solved my problem aswell.
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: 青山 素子 on February 10, 2008, 01:11:49 PM
The problem seems to be related to XAMPP's configuration as I've tested SMF with both IIS and Apache and haven't seen this issue at all.
Title: Re: CMD.exe dos window pop up problem
Post by: karlbenson on February 10, 2008, 01:26:21 PM
I've been using Xampp for at least 12months at I've only seen it happen once or twice.
The problem would be gone next restart.