***News Flash*** Old worn out programmer/analyst/administrator hacks DQSD install kit for Windows 7 64 bit functionality.
Not all features/functionality tested but the 64 bit IE problem is solved. *** News Flash*** Really guys, was anyone else really trying? It may not be graceful coding (that is why it's called a HACK) but it does work. Anyone know how to gracefully check whether the OS is a Vista or Windows 7 and/or 32 or 64 bit in javascript? Jim -----Original Message----- From: James Nix [mailto:ni...@charter.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:44 PM To: 'DQSD users mailing list' Subject: [DQSD-Users] Update to Windows 7 RC 64 Bit Installation All, One update to the steps outlined below (nooooo,,,, the 64 bit IE problem is not solved....). Turning the Quick Search toolbar Off by right clicking the Taskbar>Tools option WILL FAIL and cause an Explorer restart UNLESS the Taskbar is LOCKED. Dont ask me why, that is for the developers. 8=) If you want to turn the Quick Search Toolbar on or off then first LOCK the Taskbar (A MUST if you want to turn it OFF!). If you are turning it ON - first lock the Taskbar, turn it on and then unlock the Taskbar to adjust the size, etc. Note: Another 64 bit port of one of my favorites, ICONOID, has a similar problem with Windows 7 RC 64 bit. The tray icon will not appear unless the taskbar is locked..... Hmmmmm....... Later! -----Original Message----- From: James Nix [mailto:ni...@charter.net] Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 5:43 PM To: 'DQSD users mailing list' Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Windows 7 RC 64 Bit Install Help needed Well, good news and bad news. The good news is I have it working. The bad news is it can be difficult to remove if the installation screws up in a certain way. See notes below!!! The steps I came up with avoid some Windows 7 security checks without disabling them altogether. I will list the general steps, not every Windows UAC "Confirm this step" message. Note that I use TweakUAC to suppress most of them anyway. 1) Download the dqsdx64-4100-beta.zip package to a location you will remember. :-) 2) Right click the dqsdx64-4100-beta.zip package and select Properties. At the bottom of the dialog there may be a message "Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer" Click the "Unblock" button. Click "Apply" then close the Properties dialog. 3) Repeat Step 2 above and VERIFY THAT THERE IS NO SECURITY MESSAGE!!!! 4) Create a temporary folder for easy Command Window access - I used C:\Temp. Unzip the dqsdx64-4100-beta.zip file (keeping folder names) into C:\Temp. 5) Navigate to C:\Temp\DQSDx64. Check a couple of .JS files and verify that the files do not have the "Security" message in their Properties (see step 2). 6) Create a new desktop shortcut - Target: CMD.EXE ; Name "Command Window" 7) CREATE A SYSTEM RESTORE POINT. IF THE INSTALLATION SCREWS UP THE DQSD CLOCK SCRIPT ERROR WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE DQSD. THE EASIEST "FIX" IT IS TO DO A SYSTEM RESTORE. 8) Right click the Command Window shortcut created in step 6 and click "Run as Administrator" 9) In the command window navigate to the installation folder "C:\Temp\DQSDx64" (or where the Unzipped files are). 10) Type SETUPX64.CMD - follow the prompts. 11) When install is complete, with no errors (Hope!) you will have to right click the taskbar and select Toolbars twice before Quick Search appears. NOTES: There is no entry in "Programs and Features" to remove/uninstall DQSDx64. I could not find one in the install folder either. Also, once you have turned the toolbar "on" by right clicking the Taskbar>Toolbars any attempt to turn it "off" causes Explorer to restart with DQSD still there. Additionally if the installation has javascript errors in the CLOCK.JS (?) for whatever reason, it is virtually impossible to delete the install folder in order to start over/reinstall, even when booting to SAFE MODE. That is the why the RESTORE POINT above is important. If the install fails - you can restore your system. Should an error crop up in the future, the only thing I can think of off-hand is to boot to a command prompt an delete the installation folder manually. Whew.... I hope I got all that right! If they are not followed you may find it diff -----Original Message----- From: Charlie Russel [mailto:char...@scribes.com] Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 3:48 PM To: DQSD users mailing list Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Windows 7 RC 64 Bit Install Help needed I haven't even tried on Win7. Given the changes in the task bar, I'm not confident that it would work. We are really up against it at this point, and I think we need to find a way to work within the MS guidelines if we don't want to face this every time they ship a new version. Perhaps as a Windows Gadget? Charlie. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kim Gräsman [mailto:kim.gras...@gmail.com] > Sent: May-11-09 11:08 AM > To: DQSD users mailing list > Subject: Re: [DQSD-Users] Windows 7 RC 64 Bit Install Help needed > > Hi James, > > In theory, you should just unpack the zip and run setupx64.cmd from > the root directory as administrator. I don't know if there are any > specifics related to Windows 7. > > Cheers, > - Kim > > On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 17:34, James Nix <ni...@charter.net> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am trying to install the dqsdx64-4100-beta.zip package on a Windows > 7 RC1 > > 64 bit system. > > > > I never have used the 64 bit installation kit before. > > > > So far I have had no luck but that may be due to my mistakes. > > > > Has anyone installed to the Windows 7 RC1 64 bit system before? > > > > If so, please provide instructions. > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > James C Nix > > ni...@charter.net > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------- > > The NEW KODAK i700 Series Scanners deliver under ANY circumstances! > Your > > production scanning environment may not be a perfect world - but > thanks to > > Kodak, there's a perfect scanner to get the job done! 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