How
to clear the list of previously visited VNC ServersCESD-S-0041Applies To:
- Windows CE 2.0
- Windows CE 2.11 (HPC Pro)
- Windows CE 3.0 (HPC 2000)
Overview:
When you use the Windows CE VNC Viewer client to connect to a remote
VNC server, the address of the server is stored for future reference
in the drop down list in the Viewer connection window.
The address is stored irrespective of whether it connected successfully.
For this reason you may wish to remove out of date or inaccurate
VNC Server address from the list.
VNC Viewer for Windows CE does not offer an automated way of clearing
these entries. This article discusses how to remove them manually.
Solution:
The following information describes how to edit the Windows CE
registry. Only experienced users who are comfortable with editing
the registry should proceed. For an overview of the Windows CE registry
please see CESD-S-0006.
It assumes that you already have a registry editor available and
are familiar with its use.
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Open your registry editor
Navigate through the hives to the following key:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\VNCviewer\MRU
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In the date pane you should see the contents of the Recent
connection drop box from the VNC Viewer:
- Delete the Strings that you no longer require
NB: You can end here as normally the VNC client will fix
the registry error created. We recommend that you continue
and manually fix the registry error that this action creates.
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By removing entry(s) from the list a error has been created.
To fix this you must reorder the remaining values and correct
the index.
Each value was assigned an alphanumeric value A, B, C, D
etc. By removing an entry the ordering sequence has been broken.
Simply rename the Strings so that the sequence is correct.
E.g. if you originally had Entries A, B and C. You then deleted
B. You should rename the string with name C to become B so
that the sequence is in order.
Be careful to rename the string and not edit the string data.
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Finally repair the index string
Simply reorder this as required.
If you originally had Strings A - E and deleted 2 entries.
Change the value of the index string to 'ABC'
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See Also:
Overview of VNC Support
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