+ 1 to give some love to the portable version on download page. четверг, 11 февраля 2021 г. в 05:44:57 UTC+2, [email protected]:
> Hi Steph, > > I have not tried that and won't try that given even if it corrected the > problem for MLO it's unlikely to correct the problem for other apps I was > having problems with: Microsoft Management Console apps; and Visual Studio > Code. I mean it's a worthy suggestion and appreciate that experiment would > be helpful information back to you. I suppose I'm disinclined to spend that > much time for a data point I think is unlikely to tell us much. > > Addtionally it might be stronger information coming from someone else > (i.e. if someone could reproduce the problem, even before attempts to > correct it, with KB4601319 installed in their environment). There could > well be something super quirky about my environment that doesn't have > general applicability. > > As an incidental matter, only upon your suggestion was I aware that there > existed a portable version of MLO. > > I'd suggest a redesign of the download page, > https://www.mylifeorganized.net/todo-list-windows.shtml, to make this > clearer (part way down the page I see the "Download Installer" and > "Download portable" buttons but that design is at odds witht the buttons up > the top "Support", "Download", "Buy Pro"). > > Additionaly If I look at > https://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/1465161-portable-mlo > > there's no update to that suggesting the lack of portability has been > corrected. Has MLO support monitoring of Uservoice been abandoned? > > Also there's no "portable" string in the change log > https://www.mylifeorganized.net/change-log.shtml > > Cheers, > John > > > On Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 8:37:38 AM UTC+11 Stéph wrote: > >> I'm currently on Windows Enterprise 10.0.18363, so I'm now nervous about >> what will happen when my company rolls out the next update. Have you tried >> uninstalling MLO, updating Windows again, then using the portable version >> of MLO? Just wondering. >> >> On Wednesday, 10 February 2021 at 09:46:56 UTC Andrei, Win&Droid MLO user >> wrote: >> >>> 👍 >>> >>> >>> среда, 10 февраля 2021 г. в 11:37:37 UTC+2, [email protected]: >>> >>>> I've temporarily fixed the problem by rolling back one of the Windows >>>> updates (KB4601319). >>>> >>>> In detail: >>>> >>>> Uninstall the latest Windows Update: >>>> * Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > View update >>>> history > Uninstall updates. >>>> * Click on the Date Modified column to sort by the date. For me, at the >>>> time, the update was listed as "Security Update for Microsoft Windows >>>> (KB4601319)". In Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > >>>> View update history - the relevant update was listed as "2021-02 >>>> Cumulative >>>> Update for Windows 10 Version 20h2 for x64-based Systems (KB4601319)" (and >>>> strangely remains listed there even after uninstall). >>>> * Select the update; Click on [Uninstall] >>>> * Restart Windows when prompted. >>>> >>>> I've also temporarily paused Windows Automatic updates: >>>> * Start > Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Advanced >>>> Options > Pause Updates > Pause until [Some future date not more than 35 >>>> days ahead]. >>>> >>>> Now MLO starts up; as does any Microsoft Management Console (e.g. Right >>>> Click on Start button > Computer Management); as does Visual Studio Code >>>> (which previously was also failing to start up, although not previously >>>> mentioned). >>>> >>>> In short this bug appears to be really on the Microsoft side rather >>>> than the MLO side. >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:48:54 PM UTC+11 John Bentley wrote: >>>> >>>>> On your prompting I made an attempt to uninstall MLO. I received the >>>>> following error message: >>>>> >>>>> > Could not delete mlo.exe. Please close MyLifeOrganized application >>>>> [sic] and click Retry. If you previously installed MLO as different user >>>>> [sic] (such as admin) run uninstall with this user. >>>>> >>>>> However MLO was closed (and this was verfied via Task Manager); and >>>>> MLO was installed under the current (non-admin) user. >>>>> >>>>> I have made multiple restarts of Windows itself, but the problem with >>>>> MLO remains (and now I can't uninstall it). >>>>> >>>>> This is starting to feel like Microsoft has recently changed something >>>>> in their security model which is causing issues with applications. As >>>>> another example recent attempts to open any Microsoft management console >>>>> (e.g. Right Click on Start button > Computer Management) results in those >>>>> programs freezing. >>>>> >>>>> :( >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:24:43 PM UTC+11 Andrei, Win&Droid >>>>> MLO user wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Have you tried to reinstall MLO application? >>>>>> >>>>>> среда, 10 февраля 2021 г. в 06:56:04 UTC+2, [email protected]: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I've recently updated Windows (this happened as part of automatic >>>>>>> updates). Now MLO crashes on startup. I see my tasks for a few seconds >>>>>>> then >>>>>>> MLO quits. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Double clicking on particular *.ml MLO files, apart from my default >>>>>>> *.ml file, produces the same result. So it seems unlikely that >>>>>>> corruption >>>>>>> of my default *.ml file is the cause. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm on: >>>>>>> * Windows 10 Pro (64 bit), 20H2, 19042.804. >>>>>>> * MLO 5.1.1 (Jan 15, 2021). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Anyone else getting the same problem with this version of Windows? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/7ac68745-6ca2-41c6-9c1b-fbde096ec637n%40googlegroups.com.
