Tools for Windows definitly broken.

[Drew White]

Hi folks,

I know I've asked this before, but I never got an answer to the question...

What is required in Windows for Qubes Tools for Windows to enable the Seamless GUI to work?

Are there any specific updates or things that have to be enabled?
Anything at all that would mean it doesn't work?

Sincerely,
Drew.

[Andrew David Wong]

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If you're referring to any or all of these issues, then Rafał is
currently working on it/them:

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1861
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1550
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1896

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Andrew David Wong (Axon)
Community Manager, Qubes OS
https://www.qubes-os.org
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[Drew White]

On Friday, 27 May 2016 14:53:30 UTC+10, Andrew David Wong wrote:

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If you're referring to any or all of these issues, then Rafał is
currently working on it/them:

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1861
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1550
https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/1896

I do not believe that it is related to any of those, because I had it working at one point. Then I broke the VM, then I had to install it all again.
It still isn't working, even though I have done everything the same way I did when it worked.

#1896 : Doesn't matter what resolution, doesn't matter how many monitors or what monitors, still doesn't work.

#1550 : My issue doesn't correspond to this much. Lots of differences, but maybe root cause is the same for all like this?

#1861 : I won't use Windows 8 or higher, so this isn't related.

So I am still confused. I've had it working at some point, but are there Windows Updates that will break the Qubes Windows Tools?
Are there Windows Updates that need to be installed?
Are there things that need to be turned on for it to work properly? (services or anything)

[raah...@gmail.com]

On Friday, May 27, 2016 at 1:18:21 AM UTC-4, Drew White wrote:
> On Friday, 27 May 2016 14:53:30 UTC+10, Andrew David Wong wrote:-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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> I do not believe that it is related to any of those, because I had it working at one point. Then I broke the VM, then I had to install it all again.
> It still isn't working, even though I have done everything the same way I did when it worked.
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> #1896 : Doesn't matter what resolution, doesn't matter how many monitors or what monitors, still doesn't work.#1550 : My issue doesn't correspond to this much. Lots of differences, but maybe root cause is the same for all like this?#1861 : I won't use Windows 8 or higher, so this isn't related.

> So I am still confused. I've had it working at some point, but are there Windows Updates that will break the Qubes Windows Tools?
> Are there Windows Updates that need to be installed?
> Are there things that need to be turned on for it to work properly? (services or anything)

seamless gui doesn't work for me for all programs. It will end up loading the whole desktop regardless. It might depend on the program you are installing I'm not sure.

[Drew White]

On Saturday, 28 May 2016 03:57:26 UTC+10, raah...@gmail.com wrote:

seamless gui doesn't work for me for all programs. It will end up loading the whole desktop regardless.  It might depend on the program you are installing I'm not sure.

At least yours works for something.
Doesn't work for me, seamless just doesn't work.
What have you done to enable SOME things to work?

[raah...@gmail.com]

actually, sometimes windows hvm errors and won't load when selecting an app from the startmenu. So usually I just start the win7 vm manually from the qubes-manager first before loading a program from it.

[Drew White]

On Thursday, 2 June 2016 08:43:56 UTC+10, raah...@gmail.com wrote:

actually,  sometimes windows hvm errors and won't load when selecting an app from the startmenu.     So usually I just start the win7 vm manually from the qubes-manager first before loading a program from it.

I have the HVM started before I even start an application.

I give it 2 minutes before I even clicked an application to start.
I even attempted to run a command using the "Run command
in VM" option from the manager.
Neither way worked. Nothing showed up.
Is there anything you have disabled in Windows to get it all to work properly?

But that is one thing I think they need to fix in the Tools too, because
I noticed that it creates it as 1 large monitor, not as multiple
displays. Which it should, to prevent issues. It may even resolve some
of the issues I have been reading about in the bug reporting things.