jal Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Perhaps this has been mentioned before, but a quick search didn't come up with the problem I'm experiencing. The problem is this: when a new version is availble, Paint.net asks me to install it. If I agree, the installation fails, because the MSI package cannot be found. When I install manually, I can enter the installation path. This is however not the Paint.net path, but the path to install the MSI in. If I agree with the default path offered there (program files\paint.net), the same failure happens as with automatic install. If I choose e.g. c:\temp, installation succeeds. What seems to happen here is that when installing, the MSI (or files created from it) are placed in the installation directory, but then the installer removes the entire program files\paint.net directory, including the MSI files. I'm not sure why it chooses that install directory, but when automatically upgrading, I cannot change it, so that always fails. EDIT: My search was too quick, as I just saw this post: http://paintdotnet.12.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=4631, which is probably the same problem. EDIT 2: I'm not sure whether the solutions listed in the 'Are you having problems uninstalling or installing' thread fix the above (of course I did read that thread before posting this one) JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Bumping, as the problem still exists with the 3.08 automatic upgrade. JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 Bumping, as the problem still exists with the 3.08 automatic upgrade. JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 [*:ce8b2]Did you tried to uninstall PdN and reinstall it later ('fresh' install) or did you installed it when it was still installed?[*:ce8b2]Also This is however not the Paint.net path, but the path to install the MSI in.-> screenshot please. [*:ce8b2]Is your program files folder protected somehow? Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 [*:ce8b2]Did you tried to uninstall PdN and reinstall it later ('fresh' install) or did you installed it when it was still installed?[*:ce8b2]Also This is however not the Paint.net path, but the path to install the MSI in.-> screenshot please. [*:ce8b2]Is your program files folder protected somehow? Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 [*:128d2]Did you tried to uninstall PdN and reinstall it later ('fresh' install) or did you installed it when it was still installed?As I said, it occurs also with an upgrade. The irritating thing is that when upgrading, I cannot set the path. When I install manually it works when I specify a different path. I'm not sure whether I did a complete fresh install, but then of course I'd have to do a fresh install of 3.07, and check the automatic upgrade to 3.08.[*:128d2]Also This is however not the Paint.net path, but the path to install the MSI in.-> screenshot please. When installing manually, there's a dialog asking for the paint.net path, I'm sure everyone knows it. In there, there's a default path (C:\program files\paint.net). However, if I don't change this, the error occurs. If I do change this, paint.net luckily still gets installed in that directory, as the path specified is the path the MSI is installed in. As I described previously, the paint.net path is cleared afterwards, including the MSI if I keep the default path (and it then complains it cannot find the MSI - duh!).[path][*:128d2]Is your program files folder protected somehow? No, removing of the old paint.net works flawlesly. There's no problem installing when I manually specify the path to a different location. The main problem is when doing an automatic upgrade, since that always fails as I cannot specify the path then. JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jal Posted June 6, 2007 Author Share Posted June 6, 2007 [*:128d2]Did you tried to uninstall PdN and reinstall it later ('fresh' install) or did you installed it when it was still installed?As I said, it occurs also with an upgrade. The irritating thing is that when upgrading, I cannot set the path. When I install manually it works when I specify a different path. I'm not sure whether I did a complete fresh install, but then of course I'd have to do a fresh install of 3.07, and check the automatic upgrade to 3.08.[*:128d2]Also This is however not the Paint.net path, but the path to install the MSI in.-> screenshot please. When installing manually, there's a dialog asking for the paint.net path, I'm sure everyone knows it. In there, there's a default path (C:\program files\paint.net). However, if I don't change this, the error occurs. If I do change this, paint.net luckily still gets installed in that directory, as the path specified is the path the MSI is installed in. As I described previously, the paint.net path is cleared afterwards, including the MSI if I keep the default path (and it then complains it cannot find the MSI - duh!).[path][*:128d2]Is your program files folder protected somehow? No, removing of the old paint.net works flawlesly. There's no problem installing when I manually specify the path to a different location. The main problem is when doing an automatic upgrade, since that always fails as I cannot specify the path then. JAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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