Running directly from the downloads window does not give any option of running as admin and no request nor info about admin at all in Vista.
No folder created and install stops Searching for the file and there run as administrator seems to work It is a bit strange that no password seems to be needed In Linux running as root or sudo asks for a password The problem I reported this morning is still in this beta 9!:12'' 6 9!:14'' j602/beta/2007-09-19/23:00 load 'c:\users\bjorn\jsoftware\j602\user\projects\leastsquare3.ijs' 1 2007/12/2, David Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I tried the System install option. It failed with 'Create folder failed: > "C:\Program Files\j602"' There was never a request for > confirmation. Windows > Explorer shows no such file or directory, even with all hiding options > turned > off in Folder Options. DOS DIR shows nothing. I tried a Unixish LS DOS > command > and it showed C:\Program Files\J602. So did J601 1!:0 'c:\program > files\*': > > j602│2007 12 2 6 9 1 │0 │rw-│----d- > > However, it does not seem to be a functional directory as I could not CD > to it > in the CMD window. > > If I start the J602c install with "Run as Administrator", the System > install > works fine. > > David Mitchell > > David Mitchell wrote: > > I missed the note on the uninstall steps. You might want to consider > > putting that note on the first install page. That way folks who go to > > rerun the install to do an uninstall, in Windows inimitable style, would > > see the message and take appropriate action. > > > > I'm running on an AMD Turion 64 X2 Tl-56 with 2G memory and Vista Home > > Premium. I turned off Indexing and the reinstall time dropped to 40 > > seconds. I turned off the McAfee real time protection services and it > > dropped to 20 seconds. > > > > J601 took 30 seconds for the unzip portion of the install (in the same > > configuration as the 20 second 602 install). It took an additional 5-10 > > seconds for the final steps, mainly responding to the various windows. > > > > Thanks, > > David Mitchell > > > > Eric Iverson wrote: > >> Currently the J installer does not set any registry entries and so > >> does no appear in uninstall programs. I would like to stick to not > >> using the registry if possible. The last install page does say: > >> Uninstall: delete J folder and program group. > >> > >> Can't imagine why it took 120 seconds. Is the timer number ticking up > >> all that time? All it is doing is unzipping the install zip file and > >> on any modern system this should only take about 20 seconds (although > >> it is a bit slower if it is a reinstall). > >> > >> The unzip program we distribute with J in tools is a bit slower than > >> pkzip and winzip but not that much. How long does a 601 install take > >> on that same system? > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mitchell" > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Beta forum" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 7:55 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Jbeta] new J32 windows cbeta > >> > >> > >>> Eric Iverson wrote: > >>>> There is a new version of j602cbeta_win.exe that makes it easier to > >>>> have installs in Program Files. > >>>> > >>>> I have slowly become more comfortable with the curious behavior of > >>>> Program Files in Vista and it is practially a first class citizen in > >>>> the current version. > >>>> > >>>> The nasty anomolies that bothered me go away as long as the > >>>> installer and JAL insist on running as admin if the install is in > >>>> Program Files. This version of the installer does that and there > >>>> will be hooks that allow JAL to also insist on admin. > >>> > >>> The new install with the Standard option seemed to work fine, > >>> although it took about 120 seconds. I went to see if I could > >>> uninstall it and reinstall using the System option. > >>> > >>> I couldn't find any entry for J602 in Uninstall Programs in Vista. > >>> Is there another way to uninstall J602? > >>> > >>> David Mitchell > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Björn Helgason, Verkfræðingur Fugl&Fiskur ehf, Þerneyjarsund 23, Box 127 801 Grímsnes ,t-póst: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: gosiminn, gsm: +3546985532 Landslags og skrúðgarðagerð, gröfuþjónusta http://groups.google.com/group/J-Programming Tæknikunnátta höndlar hið flókna, sköpunargáfa er meistari einfaldleikans góður kennari getur stigið á tær án þess að glansinn fari af skónum /|_ .-----------------------------------. ,' .\ / | Með léttri lund verður | ,--' _,' | Dagurinn í dag | / / | Enn betri en gærdagurinn | ( -. | `-----------------------------------' | ) | (\_ _/) (`-. '--.) (='.'=) `. )----' (")_(")
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