Microsoft Chart Control bug delete file from desktop ?

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I have write an app that use Microsoft Chart Control for Framework 3.5
Well, in some case this app, after it start run, "DELETE ALL FILE AND FOLDER" from desktop of Windows 7. In some case this happen also on Windows XP. I think that the cause is some unknow bugs in chart control, since there is nothing in my code that can "perform" similar disaster.

Someone of you have same problem?
I have adopted one solution: i run this application under another dedicated user that have his desktop and cannot write or delete on other desktop

Scusate il mio inglese... sono italiano :-)

Ciao

Posted 21-Jan-14 10:06am

Antonio Massafra

Updated 21-Jan-14 10:08am

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TnTinMn 21-Jan-14 17:31pm

I have never experienced this issue. It sounds more like malware than anything else.
Have tried to re-install the Control?

Microsoft Chart Controls for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5
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Dave Kreskowiak · Answer 1 · 2014-01-21T12:30:00

Solution 1

I seriously doubt it's the Chart control doing that. It's been around for a long time and you're the only person to ever report such a behavior that I can find.

Chances are far better that it's some kind of malware on the machine.

Posted 21-Jan-14 12:30pm

Dave Kreskowiak

Ron Beyer · Answer 2 · 2014-01-21T12:31:00

Solution 2

I use the chart control extensively and I do not have any problems on Windows 7 or Windows XP that causes all the files to disappear on the desktop.

Posted 21-Jan-14 12:31pm

Ron Beyer

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Antonio Massafra 22-Jan-14 3:52am

Buon giorno...

my app runs in a lot of machine in my factory, and the problem of disappear of file and folder is random. It may verify in each moment with random frequency of time.
I have try to find delete file with a lot of program of restoration file, with no success.
Since i dont want to fired by my boss... i have adopted the solution that i say (run app in another user without permission of write on other desktop).
I have also check my computer, and each other with antivirus, that haven't found any.

I have also verified that this malfunction not verify if run app under visual studio (in debug mode).

Have a good day, ciao ciao

Ron Beyer 22-Jan-14 9:27am

I use the chart control in a SCADA/HMI software that has hundreds of distributions on factory floors, I don't have a single report of losing all the desktop items on any machine.

You may want to set up a virtual machine and run some tests, I very highly doubt that your problem is being caused by the chart control. Do you do any logging? Have you checked that?