MySQL Query Browser: Access violation in module LIBMYSQL.DLL (VISTA)

Each time I run a query using MySQL Query Browser (version 1.2.12) I get the
error:

Access violation at address 00C0D717 in module 'LIBMYSQL.DLL'. Read of
address 00000088

The first address isn't significant and may be different after a reboot,
don't know about the second address. I've used MySQL without problems on a
number of Windows PC but this is the first time I've tried using it with
VISTA. Any ideas (short of moving to a non-Vista pc)? Should I report it as
a bug?

I've cross posted across a small selection of newsgroups because I'm not
sure which is the most appropriate.

TIA.

On 13 May, 10:28, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
> Each time I run a query using MySQL Query Browser (version 1.2.12) I get the
> error:
>
> Access violation at address 00C0D717 in module 'LIBMYSQL.DLL'. Read of
> address 00000088
>
> The first address isn't significant and may be different after a reboot,
> don't know about the second address. I've used MySQL without problems on a
> number of Windows PC but this is the first time I've tried using it with
> VISTA. Any ideas (short of moving to a non-Vista pc)? Should I report it as
> a bug?
>
> I've cross posted across a small selection of newsgroups because I'm not
> sure which is the most appropriate.
>
> TIA.

In my experience, moving to a non-Vista machine is always the best
option.

"Captain Paralytic" <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4581e8f0-23ae-46d4-a5d5-f078cbe23fea@s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> On 13 May, 10:28, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
>> Each time I run a query using MySQL Query Browser (version 1.2.12) I get
>> the
>> error:
>>
>> Access violation at address 00C0D717 in module 'LIBMYSQL.DLL'. Read
>> of
>> address 00000088
>>
>> The first address isn't significant and may be different after a reboot,
>> don't know about the second address. I've used MySQL without problems on
>> a
>> number of Windows PC but this is the first time I've tried using it with
>> VISTA. Any ideas (short of moving to a non-Vista pc)? Should I report it
>> as
>> a bug?
>>
>> I've cross posted across a small selection of newsgroups because I'm not
>> sure which is the most appropriate.
>>
>> TIA.
>
> In my experience, moving to a non-Vista machine is always the best
> option.

Moving to a non-Vista machine is not an ideal option, hence the comment in
my post "short of moving to a non-Vista pc". I have a work around which is
to run MySQL QueryBrowser in a virtual pc running Windows 2000, but I'm
looking for a solution which avoids this.

I'm keen to know whether others have encountered this problem on Vista, i.e
is it a vista problem or something specific to my installation.

On 13 May, 11:57, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
> Moving to a non-Vista machine is not an ideal option
I guess it depends where you're coming from. IMO, using Vista is
always far from ideal.

"Captain Paralytic" <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:04e3cb42-860b-449d-ad9e-5da39083e72d@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> On 13 May, 11:57, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
>> Moving to a non-Vista machine is not an ideal option
> I guess it depends where you're coming from. IMO, using Vista is
> always far from ideal.

That used to be my impression (and to be honest still mostly is) ... but if
you have a "super dooper" machine then Vista just about matches xp for
performance, and Vista does have some nice features. Since my new desktop is
a quad core beast with as much RAM as it will take and a respectiable
graphics card, Vista does work quite well. However we have machines in the
office that would fly if they were running XP but only crawl because they
run Vista. That said, even with a "super dooper" machine there are still
compatibility issues with some software not running which worked fine on XP.

So in most cases I'd agree with you.

On this particular MySQL issue, I still don't know whether its a Vista issue
or an issue with my installation ...

Brian Cryer wrote:
> "Captain Paralytic" <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:04e3cb42-860b-449d-ad9e-5da39083e72d@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>> On 13 May, 11:57, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Moving to a non-Vista machine is not an ideal option
>> I guess it depends where you're coming from. IMO, using Vista is
>> always far from ideal.
>
> That used to be my impression (and to be honest still mostly is) ... but
> if you have a "super dooper" machine then Vista just about matches xp
> for performance, and Vista does have some nice features. Since my new
> desktop is a quad core beast with as much RAM as it will take and a
> respectiable graphics card, Vista does work quite well. However we have
> machines in the office that would fly if they were running XP but only
> crawl because they run Vista. That said, even with a "super dooper"
> machine there are still compatibility issues with some software not
> running which worked fine on XP.
>
> So in most cases I'd agree with you.
>
> On this particular MySQL issue, I still don't know whether its a Vista
> issue or an issue with my installation ...
>


do yourself a favor and re-image one of the "older" boxes with some
version of Linux - which generally includes mysql - move your db to this
host and you will see database speeds that cannot be matched on any
windows box... This would be an n-tier architecture and because of the
new db speed you should not notice any performance degradation.

"Michael Austin" <maustin@firstdbasource.com> wrote in message
news:mfrWj.820$BL6.247@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Brian Cryer wrote:
>> "Captain Paralytic" <paul_lautman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:04e3cb42-860b-449d-ad9e-5da39083e72d@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
>>> On 13 May, 11:57, "Brian Cryer" <www.cryer.co.uk> wrote:
>>>> Moving to a non-Vista machine is not an ideal option
>>> I guess it depends where you're coming from. IMO, using Vista is
>>> always far from ideal.
>>
>> That used to be my impression (and to be honest still mostly is) ... but
>> if you have a "super dooper" machine then Vista just about matches xp for
>> performance, and Vista does have some nice features. Since my new desktop
>> is a quad core beast with as much RAM as it will take and a respectiable
>> graphics card, Vista does work quite well. However we have machines in
>> the office that would fly if they were running XP but only crawl because
>> they run Vista. That said, even with a "super dooper" machine there are
>> still compatibility issues with some software not running which worked
>> fine on XP.
>>
>> So in most cases I'd agree with you.
>>
>> On this particular MySQL issue, I still don't know whether its a Vista
>> issue or an issue with my installation ...
>>
>
>
> do yourself a favor and re-image one of the "older" boxes with some
> version of Linux - which generally includes mysql - move your db to this
> host and you will see database speeds that cannot be matched on any
> windows box... This would be an n-tier architecture and because of the new
> db speed you should not notice any performance degradation.

Speed isn't an issue. Nor is migrating to Linux an option, since I have no
wish to learn to support another operating system. MySQL runs quite happily
on my Vista pc, its only MySQL Query Browser that I'm having issues with -
any suggestions relevant to my original post would be welcome.
--
Brian.

On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:12:58 +0100, Brian Cryer wrote:
> Speed isn't an issue. Nor is migrating to Linux an option, since I have no
> wish to learn to support another operating system. MySQL runs quite happily
> on my Vista pc, its only MySQL Query Browser that I'm having issues with -
> any suggestions relevant to my original post would be welcome.

Okay. Quoting from http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/

"MySQL Administrator is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac
OS X 10.3, 10.4, and is compatible with MySQL version 4.0 or later. On
Windows platforms, MySQL Administrator is supported on Win2k/WinXP and
Windows Server 2003."

Note the lack of Vista listed. The Query Browser doesn't list specific
versions of Windows supported, but it wouldn't be TOO unreasonable to
assume that it's built and written to the same standards, especially
since QB and Admin share a version number.

--
For every rational explanation there are an infinite number of
irrational explanations.
-- Staples' Observation

"Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> wrote in message
news:slrng2n1sn.oio.hellsop@abyss.ninehells.com...
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:12:58 +0100, Brian Cryer wrote:
>> Speed isn't an issue. Nor is migrating to Linux an option, since I have
>> no
>> wish to learn to support another operating system. MySQL runs quite
>> happily
>> on my Vista pc, its only MySQL Query Browser that I'm having issues
>> with -
>> any suggestions relevant to my original post would be welcome.
>
> Okay. Quoting from http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/
>
> "MySQL Administrator is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac
> OS X 10.3, 10.4, and is compatible with MySQL version 4.0 or later. On
> Windows platforms, MySQL Administrator is supported on Win2k/WinXP and
> Windows Server 2003."
>
> Note the lack of Vista listed. The Query Browser doesn't list specific
> versions of Windows supported, but it wouldn't be TOO unreasonable to
> assume that it's built and written to the same standards, especially
> since QB and Admin share a version number.

Good observation. Thank you.

Since its been over 2 years since the last release of MySQL Query Browser, I
suppose I can rule out a quick fix. Looks like I'll have to live with it or
find another tool (that does work reliably on Vista).

On Fri, 16 May 2008 10:45:27 +0100, Brian Cryer wrote:
> "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> wrote in message
> news:slrng2n1sn.oio.hellsop@abyss.ninehells.com...
>> On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:12:58 +0100, Brian Cryer wrote:
>>> Speed isn't an issue. Nor is migrating to Linux an option, since I have
>>> no
>>> wish to learn to support another operating system. MySQL runs quite
>>> happily
>>> on my Vista pc, its only MySQL Query Browser that I'm having issues
>>> with -
>>> any suggestions relevant to my original post would be welcome.
>>
>> Okay. Quoting from http://www.mysql.com/products/tools/administrator/
>>
>> "MySQL Administrator is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac
>> OS X 10.3, 10.4, and is compatible with MySQL version 4.0 or later. On
>> Windows platforms, MySQL Administrator is supported on Win2k/WinXP and
>> Windows Server 2003."
>>
>> Note the lack of Vista listed. The Query Browser doesn't list specific
>> versions of Windows supported, but it wouldn't be TOO unreasonable to
>> assume that it's built and written to the same standards, especially
>> since QB and Admin share a version number.
>
> Good observation. Thank you.
>
> Since its been over 2 years since the last release of MySQL Query Browser, I
> suppose I can rule out a quick fix. Looks like I'll have to live with it or
> find another tool (that does work reliably on Vista).

SQLyog seems like it may support Vista better.

http://www.webyog.com/en/

I prefer it to QB even on XP, but that's probably mostly because I'm
much more used to it.

--
On Usenet, webforums and blogs (oh my!) the rational explanation spawns
its own infinite number of irrational explanations.
-- Andrews' Modification of Staples' Observation