On 2005-07-26 at 03:18:34 Keith Russell wrote: > I am installing over a very old beta version (didn't write down > the beta version and now I can't run the program). Before > starting the installation I renamed the installation folder from > "TheBat" to "The Bat!" (Finally graduated from DOS and I'm > converting all my file and folder names to use spaces. :-))
NEVER rename or move directories that have been installed by MSI. It's guaranteed to give you grief. :) Rename the directory back, uninstall via the Add/Remove control panel, and install The Bat 3.51.10 from scratch. (Of course after BACKING UP EVERYTHING.) If the uninstall doesn't work, you'll have to use the infamous MSI cleaner from Microsoft. > "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that > is unavailable. Click OK to try again, or enter an alternate path > to a folder containing the installation folder > thebat_professional.msi. Interestingly, the pathname it was > trying to install from was the path an old version on a logical > drive that doesn't even exist on my system any more! You should never move or rename any drives, as long as you have MSI software installed. :) MSI simply can't handle this. You could cheat MSI by putting back the original .msi file you installed in the original location. > I browsed to the correct location for the installation file-- > which, of course, is not named "thebat_professional.msi", but > rather "thebat_pro_3-51.msi"--and continued. I then got this message: > "The file thebat_pro_3-51.msi is not a valid installation package". This means that thebat_pro_3-51.msi is not the original .msi file that you installed your old The Bat with. You need a copy of that to complete the uninstall. It's a completely braindead system, I agree, but that's just the way MSI works...
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