WPI won' start - white blank screen

[Puky70]

Hi,

can anyone help me to solve this:

When I click on WPI.hta this error message appear and the screen is white. Then I have to stop the process via taskmanager.

Kindly Regards

Puky70

[johnhc]

Puky70,

Sorry, most of us can't read German. Can you translate it for us. Also, when I clicked on the image, I was taken to ImageShack but not your image. I was going to send it to a friend to translate but can't.

Give us some help and we may be able to help you.

Enjoy, John.

[Kelsenellenelvian]

You're using Vista huh? We have seen this odd bug to and I might have a solution. Let me do some more testing and I'll get back to you. For now just leave the disk in until wpi starts properly...

[blinkdt]

Yes, leave the disk in or simply click "cancel" (the button on the left) four (4) times and then WPI will start properly.

Kel, Mark, I was able to tear down, troubleshoot, and set up dozens of machines this weekend thanks to MSFN and WPI. The least of my concerns was the actual install routine, which went like clockwork. Thanks again fellas.

[Puky70]

Puky70,

Sorry, most of us can't read German. Can you translate it for us. Also, when I clicked on the image, I was taken to ImageShack but not your image. I was going to send it to a friend to translate but can't.

Give us some help and we may be able to help you.

Enjoy, John.

Hi John,

the error message is about mshta.exe and told me there is no CD in the drive. But it is still in it.

I am using WindowsXP at the moment.

Kindly Regards

Puky70

[Kelsenellenelvian]

@ Puky please try it with this core.js and tell me what your result is...

[Puky70]

@ Kelsenellenelvian,

first thx for support. But I have still the same issue.

You file did'nt solve it. Do you have another solution or tip?

Kindly Regards

Puky70

[mritter]

I may have a solution from the person who posted about using WMI for the cd/dvd check. I will post if works or not later.

I thought this was just a Vista problem, but may be an XP x64 issue also. Dunno for sure.

[Puky70]

@ mritter,

what about your findings? Is there a solution for us?

Kindly Regards

Puky70

[mritter]

I haven't tried the new code yet, still getting back in to the swing of things after vacation. And it's my birthday so not doing any work. ;-)

[mritter]

I put the new code in and it seems to work. I didn't get the pop up window. Will send it out to beta testers.

[TwoJ]

Hi Kel & mr.ritter

I'm getting the same, in english,

just downloaded 7.1.1 and ran it from my C drive, no modification whatsoever

System is Win XP Pro x86

see attached image

error: "There is no disk in the drive. Please insert a disk into drive"

[Kelsenellenelvian]

We are testing a fix for that right now...

[mritter]

This issue has been resolved. I may make a 7.1.2 release if it is needed bad enough.

[stasys44]

Here is another question about blank screen. I searched (blank screen). As config.js file is large (now 155 kB and still growing) for Free Program Set made with means addons2wpi it takes a lot of time to load WPI window. Sometimes it continues so long that somebody would think - it is another kind of BSOD - BLANK Screen Of Death, fortunately killed by Alt+F4.

In oszone forum (Russia) it was suggested one solution to shorten this time - run following commands

regsvr32 atl.dll
regsvr32 corpol.dll
regsvr32 dispex.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 scrobj.dll
regsvr32 vbscript.dll
regsvr32 wshext.dll
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll

But for me it gives me almost no effect.