Re: [PyMOL] installation trouble - SOLVED!!!

[Angelo F. <fa...@em...>]

Hi Warren and all,
    I finally managed to solve my problem:
here'e where I found the inspiration:
http://discuss.pcmag.com/forums/1004327277/ShowPost.aspx
"The setup utility  is a 16-bit app (as you have guessed), and it may=20
gag if the path to its home folder is too long"

I simply moved the  installation files to a short path (namely C:\) and=20
renamed the directory containing the setup.exe of Pymol into "Pymol" (to=20
make the path even shorter) and the installation was successfull!!!
Hope this can help somebody else in the list...

A.



Angelo Favia wrote:
> I've got a Dell D820.
>     I tried but it didn't fix my problem...
> I went for the soft solution first (partial removal of the "guilty"=20
> software) and for the hard one (total removal) then.
> The same error appears...as nothing changed.
>
> A.
>
>
> DeLano Scientific wrote:
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>> Joris,
>> =20
>> Some Dell systems are uniquely afflicted -- according to another Dell=20
>> XP/SP2 owner:
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>> "I found the solution, apparently the installer gets screwed up by=20
>> some software
>> that Dell installs as part of their standard build.   The fix can be=20
>> found at:
>>
>> http://www.wave.com/support/CSC/CustomerService/Documents/DM-010.htm
>>
>> I followed the steps in the above url and PyMol installed without a=20
>> hitch.
>>
>> A detailed discussion on the topic can be found at:
>>
>> http://forum.installsite.net/index.php?s=3D03b224df496bbf806744f85d27c=
687e9&showtopic=3D14905&st=3D0&#entry41109"
>> =20
>> Joris, do please follow up to the list if this solves your problem...
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>> Cheers,
>> Delsci
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>> *From:* pym...@li...=20
>> [mailto:pym...@li...] *On Behalf Of=20
>> *Joris Beld
>> *Sent:* Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:11 AM
>> *To:* pym...@li...
>> *Subject:* Re: [PyMOL] installation trouble
>>
>> Dear all,
>> We installed yesterday six brand new Dell PCs with winXPpro/SP2 (fully=
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>> updated) and encounter exactly the same error (and also...the=20
>> solutions in the pymol wiki didn't help us so far). Anyone a solution?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Best,
>> Joris Beld
>> Hilvert Group, ETH Z=FCrich
>>
>> Angelo D Favia wrote:
>>    =20
>>> I already tried all of the solution at the website but they didn't wo=
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>>> for me.
>>> The error message still appears.
>>>
>>> A.
>>>
>>>
>>> DeLano Scientific wrote:
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>>>> <http://www.pymolwiki.org/index.php/Windows_Install>
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>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: pym...@li...
>>>> [mailto:pym...@li...] On Behalf Of Ange=
lo D
>>>> Favia
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:39 AM
>>>> To: pym...@li...
>>>> Subject: [PyMOL] installation trouble
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>    I'm trying to install the latest version of pymol on my laptop (W=
indows
>>>> XP pro SP2) but there seem to be something wrong.
>>>> I get the following error message in a window whose title is "Can't =
run
>>>> 16-bit Windows program": "Cannot find file
>>>> C:\***\pymol-0_99rc6-bin-win32\SETUP.EXE (or one of its components).=
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>>>> Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all requi=
red
>>>> libraries are available."
>>>> Any clue about this error??
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> angelo
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Angelo D Favia, PhD
>>>> www.ebi.ac.uk/~afavia
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