Static Scan and fatal errors ...

[dsbeggs@dsbglobal.com]

I have been a happy user of Setupbuilder for many years - thank you for a terrific product.

I have a problem since the last update (I think) where my installation of Setupbuilder will no longer perform a static scan of exe files.

Every time, it comes up with a fatal error - usually fatal error 10 or 12; occasionally fatal error 3 or 13.

I have tried:
- scanning exe files after installation , where all the dlls required are in the same folder (Fatal error 10 or 12)
- scanning the example clarion applications, before and after code-signing (error 10, 12, 13)
- scanning simple files with no dependencies (eg wupdate.exe - error 3)
- turning off all antivirus type software (I use symantec endpoint)

I imagine there must be somethng wrong with my installation of computer configuration (Windows 8 Pro).

Any suggestions would be most welcome ...

Thanks

Dave Beggs

[linder]

Dave,

Thank you for your kind words!

Nothing changed in the static scan feature for years (SSCAN.DLL and DSCAN.DLL, last modification on 2/26/2008).

Unfortunately, this is not caused by the SetupBuilder 8 update so I don't have any suggestion yet :( If you are interested, I can give you access to previous SetupBuilder versions to test it. But you'll definitely run into the same issue on this machine (because nothing changed SB-wise).

Friedrich

[linder]

BTW, and if you updated your existing SetupBuilder 8, you can always "rollback" to the previous build to check it. After that you can update to the latest version again.

Friedrich

[linder]

Dave,

I tested an old SB7.7 on Windows 8.x and got the very same error(s). So it's not directly related to the SB8 update. Windows 8.x blocks the monitoring process at low-level. Not sure if there is a solution available, I'll see what Microsoft has to say and opened a ticket with them. So it is NOT your machine!

Friedrich

[linder]

Dave,

it may take days before we get a response from Microsoft. We debugged the process and as far as we can see, some updated underlying "win-core-kernel32" and "win-core-privateprofile" DLLs immediately stop the static scanning process. So it seems to be a Win 8.x OS issue. We'll check if it is possible to work around it.

Friedrich

[linder]

We have added a workaround. This will be available in the next maintenance release:

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CHANGE : [SB#3-11121] IDE: Modifications in the "Perform Static Scan" Task Automation feature to work around a possible Windows 8.x issue.

CHANGE : IDE: Add more "api-ms-win-core-?", "api-ms-win-eventing-?", "api-ms-win-security-?", "api-ms-win-service-core-?" and "api-ms-win-shell-shellcom-?" DLLs to SBSCAN.INI.
---

Friedrich

[StuAndrews]

Hey Friedrich,

Thought I'd hijack into this thread than starting a new one.

SB 8.1.4227

Am getting the fatal static scan error (not sure how long _since_, but I've just last week upgraded to sb8 from sb7, so that might have been the catalyst).

Picture attached.

Any thoughts?

[linder]

Stu,

This is not related to the SB8 update. It's caused by a Windows issue and all previous SB versions are affected.

Just download the pre-release for Clarion developers and static scan should work fine on Windows 8.

And see:

http://www.lindersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?p=70438&highlight=filter#post70438

Does this help?

Friedrich

[StuAndrews]

Hey Friedrich,

Am just getting around to installing the Clarion version.

The installer doesn't like my Serial Number .. I might be doing something wrong?

[StuAndrews]

Hi Friedrich,

Have just gotten around to installing the Clarion version.

The installer doesn't seem to like my serial / key though.

Do I need something different?

[linder]

Hi Stu,

you have licensed the FULL SetupBuilder Developer Edition flagship ;) Clarion Edition is the freeware version.

Here is the latest pre-release (temporary link):

http://www.lindersoft.com/sb8/sb81_4326_Dev.exe

Friedrich

[StuAndrews]

Hey Friedrich,

Thanks for the reply.

My mistake, when you said ".. pre-release for clarion developers" I thought you meant the Clarion version!

[linder]

<G> ;)

Friedrich