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<body class='hmmessage'>Hi Marco,<BR>
(apologies for replacing your name with Marcus sometimes in my previous email - I'm working 18 hour days at the moment!!)<BR>
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I'll try what you suggest and let you know.<BR>
Definitely no problems at my end - I think the installer is great (I am able to do all I need at the moment with GRASS and can't wait to start to explore the full potential)!<BR>
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Best wishes,<BR>
Darren<BR><BR><BR>
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> From: marcopstt@gmail.com<BR>> To: doon75@hotmail.com; grass-windows@lists.osgeo.org<BR>> Subject: Re: [GRASS-windows] notes on updating GRASS via native installer onwindows vista......<BR>> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:47:26 +0200<BR>> <BR>> Hi Darren,<BR>> <BR>> >1) I didn't know that there is no need to uninstall (Marcus - I did it <BR>> >before your note!!)- can this be added to the installation notes of the <BR>> >page in the link above (or did I >just miss it)?<BR>> <BR>> no, you did not miss that, there isn't. I added that information here <BR>> http://grass.osgeo.org/grass63/binary/mswindows/native/README.html#Binary%20Release%20History <BR>> (see last item). I decided to not put it in the installation notes because <BR>> it may not work if installed on a WinGRASS release (6.3.0-RC, -1 or -2). I <BR>> will add it.<BR>> <BR>> >2) I uninstalled GRASS first (from icon on start menu) and also ran a <BR>> >registry clean but the new install still detected an old version???? Does <BR>> >this mean there are >"bits" of GRASS floating around that are not <BR>> >uninstalled properly?<BR>> <BR>> it may be caused by the user control limits on Vista. To be sure, uninstall <BR>> GRASS, open the registry (run regedit), search for GRASS in <BR>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE; if present, it means that the uninstall process <BR>> didn't have the rights to access the registry and perform the task<BR>> <BR>> >3) I have never managed to run the installation with the North Carolina <BR>> >sample dataset, install just stalls (South Dakota / Spearfish is <BR>> >fine)...maybe something to do >with the tar / gzip stuff ??<BR>> <BR>> did the installer download the file but not extract it? or did it neither <BR>> download it?<BR>> writing the script I had lots of problems with the untar section, that took <BR>> me 4 days (!!) to fix it! ... but finally I fixed it, so I think that it <BR>> could be another "limit" caused by the Vista UAC system or the Vista (or <BR>> whatever) firewall running on tour system<BR>> <BR>> >4) I have a dial up connection so saved the setup .exe (didn't run it). <BR>> >First time I tried to run the setup (from the saved file) it didn't work (I <BR>> >know this as the new >windows command line feature wasn't added to the <BR>> >start menu). The setup went through the full process (automatically <BR>> >detected previous version etc see note >above) but did not seem to install <BR>> >/ update full features. Then I tried running the setup .exe again as <BR>> >administrator (right clicked on the .exe, run as administrator)- >now <BR>> >setup worked fine (probably - I haven't checked all I was doing <BR>> >before)....Is it worth adding a warning about user account control to the <BR>> >install info?<BR>> <BR>> well, I actually added a warning about the UAC, and I tested it on Vista <BR>> Home... and it works! maybe there's something different in the Professional <BR>> release that I don't know...<BR>> <BR>> >5) I'm not sure if it is necessary to restart for the install to "take <BR>> >effect"?<BR>> <BR>> definetely not<BR>> <BR>> well, I'm afraid about all that problems you encountered, I tried to <BR>> "desiggn" the installer as best as possible, to let it work on both XP (Home <BR>> and Pro) and Vista... what I can suggest you, when you run GRASS, is to <BR>> disable the UAC; it's not a good suggestion, actually, but I can tell you <BR>> that I needed to disable it (I do hard jobs on my system, and I definetely <BR>> cannot be "warned" and "asked" for permission for every low level task I <BR>> permorm on it)... and I'm pretty happy! I also disabled the built-in <BR>> firewall and used an external (third part) one... and all works fine. But <BR>> there's another issue: I'm pretty sure that the UAC system causes other <BR>> crashes or bugs on Vista (see, for example, )<BR>> <BR>> Finally, try to uninstall GRASS giving to /GRASS/Unisnstall-GRASS.exe the <BR>> administrator permissions, and then install GRASS giving the same to it, <BR>> plus the permission (from your running firewall) to access the internet, and <BR>> tell me what happens.<BR>> <BR>> Regards,<BR>> <BR>> Marco <BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Win £3000 to spend on whatever you want at Uni! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719803/direct/01/' target='_new'>Click here to WIN!</a></body>
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