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Wireshark-users: Re: [Wireshark-users] Issue With UI (x64 Vista)

From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:31:22 -0400
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Bill Meier <wmeier@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Has anyone else experienced the following on Vista (x64):
>>
>> When Wireshark opens, click a link in the lower pane. For example,
>> "How to Capture". A browser [window|tab] opens and displays
>> http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup. Next, attempt to click a menu
>> item. Rather than the menu opening, a new [window|tab] opens, and
>> navigates to http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup. I find that I
>> must exit Wireshark and restart to clear the issue.
>>
>
> Sounds vaguely similar to Bugs #2478 & #3485:
>
> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2478
> https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3485
>
>
> What happens if you:
> 1. click "Open a previously captured file"
> in the middle pane of the Welcome screen ?
>
> 2. Hit cancel on the "File Open" window which pops up
>
> 3. Try to a different button on the Welcome screen.
>
Yep... Wireshark attempts to open a capture.