Nevermind :d I'm running CCleaner and found that there were Ooodles of registry errors that were causing the problem.
It seems that removing all of the old files, is like an early 'Spring Cleaning' for the computer .... considering most of my work is done 'live online' :-) Hopefully i can report back with the GML files opening properly. cheers, sam On 1/13/11, Sam Vekemans <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Ok, so i tried another approach. > I backed up my hard drive, and then removed all of the programs. > I created a new windowsXP user account, and fully removed the old one. > I defragged the hard drive, to make no trace of the programs. > > I downloaded and installed the installer > http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download#OSGeo4W_Installer > and selected to install all of the libraries. > It took a while to download. > When it was done, i clicked on the program icon and got this error > http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/60S_R485ZQgViUt1SNyKJw?feat=directlink > > Has anyone seen this error before? > And can anyone explain what this error is, and why it happens? > > I'm going to try again, remove it totally and remove the user account, and > create a new profile and defrag the hard drive. > then I'll try downloading the standalone installer > http://www.qgis.org/wiki/Download#Standalone_Installer_.28recommended_for_new_users.29 > > Thanks, > Sam > > > --- > Across Canada Trails - Beyond 2017 - The National Trails Network > Victoria, BC Canada > > Twitter: @Acrosscanada > Blog: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans > Skype: 'Sam Vekemans' > > Member, CommonMap Inc. http://commonmap.org/ > IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #CommonMap > Also find us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn > -- Twitter: @Acrosscanada Blogs: http://acrosscanadatrails.posterous.com/ http://Acrosscanadatrails.blogspot.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sam.vekemans Skype: samvekemans IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net #osm-ca Canadian OSM channel (an open chat room) @Acrosscanadatrails _______________________________________________ Qgis-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/qgis-user
