Vadim V. Zhytnikov ?????:
> p e z writes:
>
>> Maxima 5.9.0 installed into
>> either
>> MS Win NT4W SP6a 128
>> or
>> MS Win WXPP SP1a,
>> on which
>> REACHOUT 8.43
>> has been already installed,
>> after the dialog:
>> <- Starting Maxima Timed Out. Wait longer?
>> -> No
>> fails to start,
>> with the error message:
>> <- Error Staring Maxima. Starting Maxima Timed Out.
>>
>
> Unfortunately you hit the problem which bogged
> Maxima 5.9.0 Windows port for quite long time.
> It appeared that the problem was resolved
> but as far as I can see it is back once again.
> And sometimes in some strange fashion. In particular
> Maxima worked fine on my Win XP and suddenly
> out of the blue it stopped to work with precisely
> the same symptoms - xmaxima.exe is unable to
> start maxima process. Right now I'm trying to find out
> what change in the system triggered the problem.
>
>
Hi!
Finally I've found the reason of sudden Maxima problem
on my Window XP box. It was solely due to AtGuard
firewall blocking sock service. Removing this firewall
rule immediately restored Maxima functionality.
Do you have any firewall on your Windows machines?
--
Vadim V. Zhytnikov
<vvzhy@mail.ru>
<vvzhy@netorn.ru>