windows 7 'Not Responding'

[Kovacic]

I tried to tackle this about a year ago and gave up..  I write many autoit apps and they all seems to have a similar issue on windows 7. While running, they are always in the 'not responding' status with windows, and now our disk encryption software is popping in and killing my apps due to not responding..

From what I have read, I have to 'Pump the windows message queue' with messages, but I haven't the slightest idea how to do this in autoit.

If anyone has a solution or a though, I would be eternally grateful!

Here is my demo code:

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
$Form1 = GUICreate("Crash Test Dummy", 314, 123, 192, 114)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("Crash test", 8, 8, 289, 89)
$Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Do Something", 24, 24, 75, 25)
$Input1 = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 24, 64, 257, 21)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
Msgbox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"hey there","Open Task manager, the parent app is 'Running' but the moment you close this box, it will start counting and go to 'Not Responding', even if you click Do Something.")
GUISetState(@SW_ENABLE, $Form1)
While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $Button1
                guictrlsetdata($input1, "0")
            for $i = 1 to 201
            guictrlsetdata($input1, $i)
            $i+=1
            sleep(100)
            next
            sleep(500)
            guictrlsetdata($input1, "0")
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Any thoughts / idea are welcome!!

 

[BrewManNH]

That code works just fine for me on Windows 7.

[MHz]

The code functions fine testing on Windows 7 Pro here.

It is something probably in your environment causing the issue such as the encryption software you mentioned or something other. Some kinds of software do interfere with processes.

If it goes to not responding immediately after closing the Msgbox and with doing nothing else, then I doubt the message queue is the issue.

[Kovacic]

Interesting.. I am using windows 7 enterprise, but I doubt that has anything to do with it...

So im thinking its an issue with our disk image..

 

Thanks for the feedback!

[JLogan3o13]

Just for confirmation, it also works just fine on WIN7 Enterprise x64 and x32

[Kovacic]

Just for confirmation, it also works just fine on WIN7 Enterprise x64 and x32

 

thanks for the heads up.. I'm using WIN7 Enterprise x64 here.. I guess it's time to go corner the guy who makes the computer images here

 

Thanks for the help!