Runtime error with Microsoft WIFI software

I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
got the network setup. My problem is the software used
to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Do you have any third party skinning software installed?
Or ATI's Hydravision?

Those two groups of programs are known to interfere with the Broadband
Networking Utility application.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
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"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Besides what Jason said, are you running an Symantec anti-virus program
while attempting to install? If you're on Windows XP, have you tweaked your
Services any?
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

What do u mean by skinning software. I use Windows
Blinds if thats what you mean. I do not have ATI
hydravision.

>-----Original Message-----
>Do you have any third party skinning software installed?
>Or ATI's Hydravision?
>
>Those two groups of programs are known to interfere with
the Broadband
>Networking Utility application.
>
>--
>Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
>
>Find out about the MS MVP Program -
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
>
>"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
>> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
>> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
>> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
>> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

I Just tried installing and using the utilty with Nortan
disabled with no luck. I have however used tweakxp.
>-----Original Message-----
>Besides what Jason said, are you running an Symantec
anti-virus program
>while attempting to install? If you're on Windows XP,
have you tweaked your
>Services any?
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
>> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
>> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
>> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
>> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>.
>

Windows Blinds is an example of such software.

Either uninstall it or find out how to set the MSBNutil.exe (and perhaps
msbntray.exe) as programs you want to exclude from being skinned.

Skinning software like this can very easily introduce issues like what you
are seeing due to their non-standard interacations with other applications.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:7f0301c3e87f$b879da70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> What do u mean by skinning software. I use Windows
> Blinds if thats what you mean. I do not have ATI
> hydravision.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Do you have any third party skinning software installed?
> >Or ATI's Hydravision?
> >
> >Those two groups of programs are known to interfere with
> the Broadband
> >Networking Utility application.
> >
> >--
> >Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP
> >
> >Find out about the MS MVP Program -
> >http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx
> >
> >"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> >> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> >> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> >> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> >> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

What have you tweaked with TweakXP? What I was talking about is the
services, such as Cryptographic Service. Unless enabled and running,
installs will not function properly. And, unfortunately Norton and some
third-party firewalls like ZoneAlarm are ill-behaved and continue running
even though you "exit" them. If you can, uninstall Norton, do the install,
and I believe you'll see better results.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:77e101c3e880$15dd7a00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I Just tried installing and using the utilty with Nortan
> disabled with no luck. I have however used tweakxp.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Besides what Jason said, are you running an Symantec
> anti-virus program
> >while attempting to install? If you're on Windows XP,
> have you tweaked your
> >Services any?
> >--
> >Chris H.
> >Microsoft Windows MVP
> >Associate Expert
> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> >> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> >> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> >> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> >> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

It sounds like you ought to further investigate all these tweaks you are
making to your system.

You are potentially doing yourself a disservice.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:77e101c3e880$15dd7a00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I Just tried installing and using the utilty with Nortan
> disabled with no luck. I have however used tweakxp.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Besides what Jason said, are you running an Symantec
> anti-virus program
> >while attempting to install? If you're on Windows XP,
> have you tweaked your
> >Services any?
> >--
> >Chris H.
> >Microsoft Windows MVP
> >Associate Expert
> >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >
> >"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> >> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> >> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> >> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> >> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

WindowsBlind is most likely causing the problem here (as it interferes with
the interfaces that msbnutil.exe use).

Though you're right that with all the tweakin' that the OP has been done
without [any] knowledge of the implications, who knows what else has been
unnecessarily changed.

--
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP

Find out about the MS MVP Program -
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx

"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> What have you tweaked with TweakXP? What I was talking about is the
> services, such as Cryptographic Service. Unless enabled and running,
> installs will not function properly. And, unfortunately Norton and some
> third-party firewalls like ZoneAlarm are ill-behaved and continue running
> even though you "exit" them. If you can, uninstall Norton, do the
install,
> and I believe you'll see better results.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:77e101c3e880$15dd7a00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I Just tried installing and using the utilty with Nortan
> > disabled with no luck. I have however used tweakxp.
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Besides what Jason said, are you running an Symantec
> > anti-virus program
> > >while attempting to install? If you're on Windows XP,
> > have you tweaked your
> > >Services any?
> > >--
> > >Chris H.
> > >Microsoft Windows MVP
> > >Associate Expert
> > >Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> > >
> > >"Bobby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > >news:7b1101c3e86d$0610f600$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> I just bought the Microsoft MN-500 wireless router and
> > >> got the network setup. My problem is the software used
> > >> to configure the network,(MSBNUtil.exe), does not work.
> > >> I'm getting a runtime error saying abnormal program
> > >> termination. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>