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Known issues

• TreeComp seems to be somewhat unstable on Windows 2000 (Win2k) platforms. I've been informed that reapplying service pack 2 (SP2) possibly solves this. If you have any additional information, please let know!
• Watching a directory on a Novell server crashes TreeComp. In this case, switch the monitoring thread off using "Options" | "Monitoring Thread". It turns out that FindFirstChangeNotification and ReadDirectoryChangesW are not supported on Novell servers, while this is not documented.
• When contacting an FTP server the message "Could not connect to ftp server <server>. Probably the password is incorrect " appears, while the entered password actually is OK. The problem is that TreeComp decodes passwords containing "%xx" incorrectly. The bug will be fixed in TreeComp 3.8, but currently the only workaround is to re-enter the password in the "File | Select Directories" dialog.
• A directory watched by one of the above mentioned threads can not be deleted outside TreeComp. This problem is very hard to solve.
• Windiff reports "<filename>" not found. The solution is to install Windiff version 4, size 147,680 bytes, or higher.
• Version 3.5 reports "MachineIsNTServer(): Unsupported for non-NT platform." This problem only occurs on Windows 95/98 machines. The solution is to switch off the monitoring thread using Options | Monitoring Thread, or start using TreeComp 3.6.

• Using Version 3.5 it is not possible to select a drive (i.e. C:\) to compare. Symptons are: "Directory C:\ not found", while C: (or any other drive like A:, G:) in fact does exist. Then the program reports "Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window". TreeComp 3.6 fixed this problem.

  If one wants to continue using version 3.5 use TreeComp's command line interface. Open a command prompt and then type "<path to TreeComp>\TreeComp.exe C: G:". By default, the path to TreeComp is "C:\Program Files\TreeComp". In that case type at the command prompt: '"C:\Program Files\TreeComp\TreeComp.exe" C: G:', without the single quotes but with the double quotes.

• The application might not show its window under certain conditions. This is due to the fact that the window position sometimes is not correctly saved to the registry. To fix this problem close the application by right clicking on the TreeComp taskbar button and select 'Close'. Open regedit by selecting Start | Run..., then type regedit and press OK. Be very careful now, because you can screw up your whole system if the wrong registry branch is removed!! Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Quirt\TreeComp\WindowPos, then press delete to delete the WindowPos key. Now restart TreeComp. If the problem persists, send an e-mail to the
• TreeComp's appearance might not be as expected. Symptoms are icons not showing up or problems with the display of the list view. The problems occur on a platform with no IE 4 or later installed. TreeComp requires that comctl32.dll has a version number 4.72 or later. This version of comctl32.dll is shipped with IE 4.01 or later. The problem can be solved in 2 ways. The first option is to update the DLL by installing IE 4.01 or 5. Easier than updating to IE4.01 or later is just run the comctl update that can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ieplatform/ie/comctrlx86.asp

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TreeComp on the Web

• dmoz Open Directory Project
• "ein mächtiges Synchronisations-Tool" (c't 3/2001, page 129)
  • Read the relevant article
• Windows magazine rated TreeComp as January 1999 Top Ten Shareware!
• ZDNet's review
• Download.com
• TUCOWS
• Crow's nest
• TreeComp's icon listed in the Iconolog

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