[plt-scheme] Cannot install 207 on Windows

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre van Tonder" <andre at het.brown.edu>
To: <plt-scheme at list.cs.brown.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [plt-scheme] Cannot install 207 on Windows


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> I have had the same problem on Windows XP, on two unrelated
> machines, previously with version 206 and now with version 207.  I finally
> got the 207 installer to run without errors yesterday on one of the
> machines after uninstalling the previously failed 207 partial installation
> from the control panel -> add/remove programs.
>
> Regards
> Andre
>

  I also had the same problem with version 206.  I posted a request for
help, but before
it was answered, I tried one last time.  Lo-and-behold!  The install was
successful, and
for no apparent reason as I didn't do anything differently than before.

  One of the replies to my request for help came from Eli who suggested that
I disconnect
from the internet prior to install and see if that helped.  I never did try
this because, as
stated, my install was finally successful.  Perhaps you might want to give
this a try and
see if it works.  If so, let the group know.

  Regards,
  JeffS
  P.S.  -- I have an always on DSL connection.
> On Wed, 19 May 2004, Eric Hanchrow wrote:
>
> >   For list-related administrative tasks:
> >   http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-scheme
> >
> > I've downloaded
> > http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/download/207/plt/plt-207-bin-i386-win32.exe
> > and run it.  It appears to complete successfully*, but when I run
> > `drscheme' from the Start menu, Windows tells me that it cannot find
> > drscheme.exe and goes off and searches for it (and never finds it).
> >
> > *If I pay attention while the installation is running, I see a message
> > from Windows that says something like `mred has generated errors; an
> > error report log is being generated'.  Naturally Windows gives me no
> > hint where that log is (or else I'd attach to this message any useful
> > information that I might find in it).
> >
> > So there are really two problems:
> >
> > * the original error
> >
> > * the fact that that original error slips by unnoticed
> >
> > In any case, it's easy to repro the error, but I still don't know how
> > to get PLT installed.
> >
> > -- 
> > If you can't change your underwear, can you be sure you have any?
> >
> >
>