Re: [guide-user] Problems with hard drive install

Joe Mize Jan 29, 2002

Bill;

I may have had a bad initial install although I didn't receive any msgs.

I downloaded the new install patch, extracted it to E:\Giude8 and tried
again. Nothing. I deleted Guide8.exe and Filelist.dat and re-extracted
again. Nothing.

I deleted everything in E:\Guide8 and reinstalled, then extracted the
install patch and it worked. I got all the extras on Disk-1, except the
languages which I didn't choose, to install without any trouble. Started
Guide8 and it's running like a charm.

Thkx a lot for all you effort. I really enjoyed Guide7, without any
updates. Now I've got a new toy to explore...joe :)

Bill J Gray wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> The points about having to double-click items in the "Install to Hard
> Drive" dialog are well taken, of course. I have modified the program
> to do just that, and the result is (again) at
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/guide8.zip
>
> Derek, I noticed that the file BARNARD.DOC wasn't copied over,
> which explains why the "Go To... Nebula... Barnard Dark Nebula"
> option failed. I corrected that as well. Be warned that to get it to
> copy, you'll have to go into the "Install to Hard Drive" dialog,
> uninstall something and click OK, go back in, and reinstall it
> and click OK. If Guide doesn't see a change, it assumes (not
> unreasonably) that it need not copy or remove any files. You've
> got to toggle _something_ in the list, or no action will be taken.
>
> The drive from which you install, or to which you install, ought
> not to matter at all. When you first set up Guide, it makes note
> of the CD drive letter and stores it. It does nothing that requires
> that it be installed on a particular hard drive; I keep one install on
> my drive C: and a more "experimental" one on drive E:, and have
> done this for some time now.
>
> Given this, I think we're all set. If anyone uses this new version
> and still sees trouble (i.e., you single-click on an entry in "Install
> to Hard Drive" and it doesn't toggle, and you then click "OK" and
> it doesn't install), please let me know!
>
> I'll be holding off on sending in the revised "Disk 1", probably until
> Monday. During that time, I'll be making no changes where possible...
> the bug fixes have required only a few lines of code, fortunately.
>
> -- Bill
>
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