[Solved]Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

I can confirm the issue. But, I don't know much about Sandboxie except that it usually causes issues with Opera unless you do some extra configuration in the settings for the sandbox. I got issues about start/run restrictions for launcher.exe, opera_crashreporter.exe and opera_autoupdater.exe, but I'm not sure yet how to fix those.

I think you have to add some access to Opera's profile folders too.

Maybe the extra configuration is only needed when using newer operating systems that have more security than WinXP.

I'll play with Sandboxie more to see if I can figure out what settings need to be set.

[johnbull44]

johnbull44 last edited by

I have posted this matter on the Sandboxie Forum.

I am not alone, there are a great number of Opera users moaning about this issue.
The consensus of opinion is that it is purely the latest Opera updates that have screwed it up and it is entirely an Opera matter.
Like I said - Chrome and Firefox are not affected. I will just use one of these browsers until Opera sorts themselves out.

[burnout426]

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Could you link to the forum thread here so we all can see it?

[johnbull44]

johnbull44 last edited by

Sandboxie thread is -

https://forums.sandboxie.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=26284&p=135316&hilit=yabbadoo#p135316

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

I see that modifying the "Sandboxed Web Browser" shortcut command and adding --no-sandbox to it (a Chomium command-line option which gets passed to Opera's launcher.exe) works around the issue.

--disable-gpu-sandbox helps some, but not all the way, which is why you have to use --no-sandbox.

For Opera, I guess you have to disable the Chromium sandboxing to let Sandboxie's sandboxing do its work.

Not sure why it's not needed for Chrome though.

I also read from that thread that Opera might be a little crashy with --no-sandbox, but I can't confirm that yet.

[burnout426]

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From another Sandboxie thread, I see that in addition to --no-sandbox being used, you might have to add OpenIpcPath=*\Sessions\*\BaseNamedObjects\CrSharedMem_* to sandboxie.ini.

[johnbull44]

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One thing is certain, adding "--no sandbox" or "-no-sandbox" to the Opera target line is totally useless -
it simply does not work ! Back to the drawing board.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @johnbull44 last edited by

@johnbull44 It worked for me.

[johnbull44]

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@burnout426 said in Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie:

burnout426

@burnout426
Then why not for me ?
My computer is brand new, only 3 days old. I have done nothing but elementary learning and basic user operations. I am no novice, having had 14 years of experience, most of that using Sandboxie.
Chrome and Firefox work perfectly with Sandboxie and Opera does not, even with the DIY fixes applied.

Users should not have to fiddle about trying to make Opera work. Why should they when the other browsers give no problem. It is an Opera software matter.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @johnbull44 last edited by burnout426

@johnbull44 said in Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie:

Then why not for me ?

Try this.

Windows Key + r
Type cmd and press enter.

Type the following command and press enter

"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox

(Adjust path to Opera's launcher.exe to match where your Opera's launcher.exe is at)

Does it work that way?

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @johnbull44 last edited by

@johnbull44 said in Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie:

Users should not have to fiddle about trying to make Opera work. Why should they when the other browsers give no problem. It is an Opera software matter.

Not disagreeing with you. Just seeing if there's a workaround.

[johnbull44]

johnbull44 last edited by johnbull44

@burnout426

"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Program Files\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox
Never worked
[img]https://i.imgur.com/REfsOxN.jpg[/img]

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by burnout426

@johnbull44 said in Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie:

Never worked

That error dialog says that it can't find launcher.exe. Open up Opera directly, goto the URL chrome://about and look at the Install path under the "Paths" section. That'll tell you what directory launcher.exe is in so you can fix the path for the command. For example, it might be:

"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox

that you have to do.

Also in the dialog, it shows that you didn't type --no-sandbox correctly.

[johnbull44]

johnbull44 @burnout426 last edited by

@burnout426

I sincerely thank you for all your help and effort in trying to get me going with Sandboxie. Very grateful indeed.

Promise -
I will definitely try your latest fix and let you know. It looks very promising.
John

[johnbull44]

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@burnout426

I am deeply disappoinjted, but your last fix -
"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox
never worked - still a white screen.
Gone back to normal Opera opening.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer @johnbull44 last edited by

@johnbull44 said in Latest Opera does not work with Sandboxie:

@burnout426

I am deeply disappoinjted, but your last fix -
"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox
never worked - still a white screen.
Gone back to normal Opera opening.

I assume you replaced "YourUserNameHere" with your Windows account username since you said you got a white screen Opera?

In addition to --no-sandbox, try doing this fix.

If that doesn't work, in addition to those, try doing the same command but also add --disable-gpu.

"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\Programs\Opera\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox --disable-gpu

If that doesn't work, click on the start button, type cmd, right-click on the command prompt shortcut and choose "run as administrator". Then try the command again.

Please report back your findings. Thanks.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

A few other things to try in addition to the previously-mentioned stuff.

Try disabling McAfee temporarily to see if it's interfering.

Try disabling all extensions in Opera. You can try the --disable-extensions command-line switch to/instead if you want.

Download the Opera installer, launch it, click "options", set "install path" to a folder named "Opera Test" on your desktop, set "install for" to "standalone installation" and install. Once that Opera loads, close it.

Then, open up a command prompt and run the command:

"C:\Program Files\Sandboxie\Start.exe" "C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\Desktop\Opera Test\launcher.exe" --no-sandbox

just to see how things behave with a fresh profile.

[burnout426]

burnout426 Volunteer last edited by

The Windows user account you're testing on, is it an administrator account or a standard user account?

[burnout426]

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What GPU and driver version do you have? Thanks.

[johnbull44]

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@burnout426
I have only had my new PC 3-4 days and am not yet conversant with it, Win 10 is a huge change after 14 years on Win XP. I am not able to manipulate Win 10 yet, so will have to leave these system adjustments until I have become more familiar and confident with Win 10.
I will use Chrome until Opera sorts out their software.
A zillion thanks for all the help you have given me.