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"OLR v2.1"
Posted by BillC on 11-25-02 at 20:25z
Hi Ben/Guido

Had an unusual problem with the OLR over the recent few days.

The OLR worked ok, no problems were evident re downloading/reading etc, but any activation of the 'Reply' button would return me to the desktop, quitting the OLR.

A complete uninstall, then re-install of both Perl & OLR (both original & update) gave no improvement.

Finally, replacing the full folder 'C:\Program Files\FlightAdventures\VPC_OLR' from the backup 1GHz PC cured the problem.

The 'old' folder was renamed 'VPC_OLR Old' before copying.

Possibly a corrupted file not being deleted on 'uninstall', or not permitting an overwrite when re-installing ?

Anyway, it is now working fine.

I'm running WinXP Pro.

Regards
Bill C

-= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =-
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-OLR.PL v1.80-

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"RE: OLR v2.1"
Posted by Ben_Chiu on 11-25-02 at 23:57z
Greetings Bill:

> The OLR worked ok, no problems were evident re downloading/reading etc,
> but any activation of the 'Reply' button would return me to the desktop,
> quitting the OLR.
>
> A complete uninstall, then re-install of both Perl & OLR (both original
> & update) gave no improvement.
>
> Finally, replacing the full folder 'C:\Program
> Files\FlightAdventures\VPC_OLR' from the backup 1GHz PC cured the
> problem.
>
> The 'old' folder was renamed 'VPC_OLR Old' before copying.
>
> Possibly a corrupted file not being deleted on 'uninstall', or not
> permitting an overwrite when re-installing ?

Actually, this sounds like a question for Vic. Vic?


> Anyway, it is now working fine.

Very good!

> I'm running WinXP Pro.

Thanks for the note and "cure."

Ben


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Registered to: Ben Chiu
-OLR.PL v1.80-

"RE: OLR v2.1"
Posted by vgbaron on 11-26-02 at 01:44z
Hi Bill -

> >
> > Possibly a corrupted file not being deleted on 'uninstall', or not
> > permitting an overwrite when re-installing ?
>
> Actually, this sounds like a question for Vic. Vic?

Without tracking down the exact file, this sounds like the best guess. Some system files won't allow overwrite so if they're corrupt, it's a trial and error process. Welcome to Windows!

Glad all is well now tho,

Vic

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"RE: OLR v2.1"
Posted by BillC on 11-26-02 at 22:02z
Hi Ben/Vic

> Without tracking down the exact file, this sounds like > the best guess.
> Some system files won't allow overwrite so if they're > corrupt, it's a
> trial and error process. Welcome to Windows!
>
Yes, I tried a couple of files first, but the rebooting / explorer 'delays', inherent in XP, caused me to lose patience, and assume the 'Sledgehammer' approach <g>.

Anyway, it worked !

Thanks Guys.

Regards
BillC


-= VPC OffLine Reader 2.1 =-
Registered to: Bill Cusick
-OLR.PL v1.80-