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> Fix (I'm reasonably sure) for shutdown trouble
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> Posted by: "Bill J Gray" pluto@...
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> feliks314159 <http://profiles.yahoo.com/feliks314159>
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> Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:13 pm (PDT)
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> Hi folks,
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> I have posted what I am reasonably sure is a fix for the problem
> in which 'startup.mar' is clobbered when the computer is shut down
> with Guide still running. Try the update just posted at
>
> http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm <http://www.projectpluto.com/new.htm>
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> After installing the update, Help... About Guide should tell you
> that you're running the 2011 April 11 version.
>
> I've tried it on my XP box. On that machine, Guide was clearly
> unable to complete its shutdown cleanly; files were left that
> ought to have been cleared off, and Guide never got to the point
> of writing out a new 'startup.mar' file. A bit of research turned
> up some on-line comments from other programmers seeing similar
> issues with their projects, and I tried one of the proposed
> solutions. At least thus far, it looks good.
>
> My thanks again to those who responded about this bug. I've had
> many inquiries about situations where 'startup.mar' was truncated,
> and/or where Guide started asking for a CD even though one had
> installed to hard drive. But I really had absolutely no clue as to
> what was going on, until it was discussed on this list.
>
> Feedback on the new version is, as always, welcome.
>
> Thanks! -- Bill

Thanks Bill. I am unable to know what I might have done (or what the
computer might have done) to precipitate this problem but how nice to
see the interest generated and a fix within days. :-)

Lawrence Harris


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