Yesterday I installed Windows 7 on my main P/C. I reinstalled ECabs, downloaded and installed the latest update for Ecabs.
For some reason though Ecabs will not open. It says " This version of Ecabinets has expired." I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the update to no avail.
Can anyone shed some light as to what I am doing wrong?
Windows 7 and Me!
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Did you save the update to the computer before installing it? Running the updates from the download process sometimes causes problems like this.
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The update was saved to my downloads folder and run from there. I even tried copying to Ecabs root directory . I just tried redownloading the update. Nothing seems to work.
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If Windows 7 is anything like Vista, you have to run the installs (eCabinets and updates) as Administrator and set the exe to always run as Administrator.
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Ok Dan, you got me. I am only one that uses this P/C, so I (assume) that I am administrator. If not how do I make sure programs install that way?
Should I uninstall Ecabs and reinstall?
Should I uninstall Ecabs and reinstall?
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Well I'll be dipped. I uninstalled the upgrade, then right-clicked and clicked on run as administrator. This time it took.
Thanks Dan
Thanks Dan
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Starting with Vista, admin rights are removed from actual users so you have to explicitly tell programs to "run as administrator." Right-click on the installer file and choose "Run as Administrator." Do this for both the program and the update.
After installing, right-click on ecabinets.exe and set it to always run as administrator.
Here is a link to the post that describes the whole process: http://www.thermwood.com/forums/viewtop ... f=3&t=9294. Be sure to read the PDF from the link in that post.
Ah...I see you found it before I could finish my post.
After installing, right-click on ecabinets.exe and set it to always run as administrator.
Here is a link to the post that describes the whole process: http://www.thermwood.com/forums/viewtop ... f=3&t=9294. Be sure to read the PDF from the link in that post.
Ah...I see you found it before I could finish my post.
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