Re: Re: Still failing to get to the please wait box

Great thanks for that tip. I have never heard of that one so would not know
to look for it.

On Sat, 4 Jul 2020, 21:02 Mark Fishman [email protected] [EAC], <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> That is interesting. When I was working in a computer-support capacity, we
> had numerous occasions where one or another application would simply not
> work for a user, but would work just fine in a different user profile.
> Troubleshooting a profile is almost impossible, especially after they
> become corrupted in some subtle way. Switching the user to a new profile
> was often the only solution short of reinstalling Windows on a fresh hard
> drive.
>
> You can run EAC by holding down the shift key, right-clicking the icon,
> and choosing "Run as different user". This will actually launch EAC using
> the other user profile. You don't have to log in as the other user
> (although you'll need to provide the password if there is one).
>
> But I would caution you that you might find other programs eventually
> begin to behave in odd ways in your current profile, not because you run
> EAC, not because you use a different profile for doing so, but because
> something about your current user profile is no longer "clean". Just keep
> in mind that you might be on borrowed time in Windows-land.
>
> -- m.
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2020 at 3:34 PM Jon Hinchliffe [email protected]
> [EAC] <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>
>> Thank you for the suggestion. Setting up in a new userid does work which
>> is good but equally frustrating. I guess I can just switch when I need to
>> do so but I don't want to reinstall everything. I wonder what this is
>> telling us but what is stored where that EAC is not clearing for me on an
>> uninstall :-(
>>
>> Do we know if the author reads this forum?
>>
>
> Andre does read the postings here.
>
>
>>
>> Thanks again
>>
>> Jon
>>
>> On Fri, 3 Jul 2020 at 21:50, Mike Walsh [email protected] [EAC] <
>> [email protected] <[email protected]>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I am guessing avast and or other similar softwares are somehow blocking
>>> it.
>>>
>>> When u tried admin, were u doing all 3?  Meaning logged in as an admin
>>> user?  Right clicking and installing eac in admin mode?  And right clicking
>>> and running in admin mode?
>>>
>>> Have u tried a different user / login profile?  Both normal and admin?
>>>
>>> -mdw
>>>
>>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jon
>>> Hinchliffe [email protected] [EAC] <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Friday, July 3, 2020 5:57:07 AM
>>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [EAC] Re: Still failing to get to the please wait box
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for the suggestion. Good ideas I had not tried. But no joy :-(
>>>
>>> I have also tried adding and disabling the 2 DVD drives. But no joy.
>>>
>>> I have also installed registry finder which made searching the
>>> registry a lot easier. I didn't find anything of note.
>>>
>>> I am now baffled as to what actually happened when I did get the
>>> starting up box to appear twice since I had this problem.
>>>
>>> Oh I have tried
>>>
>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy\EAC.exe  -noreadsub -notestunit
>>> -nostopcommand
>>>
>>> in the run box. Still no effect but at least it did start the process so
>>> I know it attempted to work unlike when I did it at the command prompt.
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 23:01, Mike Walsh [email protected] [EAC] <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I would def deactivate avast, and I would also try installing and
>>> running in admin mode, in a fresh directory off of C:\ root.
>>>
>>> -mdw
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jon
>>> Hinchliffe [email protected] [EAC] <[email protected]>
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 2, 2020 3:17:22 PM
>>> *To:* [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> *Subject:* Re: [EAC] Re: Still failing to get to the please wait box
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yes that is a good idea. I guess that is one way forward. Thank you. I
>>> am pretty certain I have tried with Avast off but I will try again :-)
>>>
>>> Jon
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 at 19:45, Mark Fishman [email protected]
>>> [EAC] <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Since EAC 1.3 works on my Windows 10, and I can't poke around yours to
>>> see what (if any) logs or other information might be available when EAC is
>>> launched and doesn't work properly, the best I can offer is the suggestion
>>> that you rip without CD information, and then use a separate tagger (e.g.,
>>> mp3tag) that can populate the tags and filenames for you afterward.
>>>
>>> Do you run any antimalware (antivirus, etc.) software? Try turning it
>>> off, especially if it is Kaspersky or McAfee.
>>>
>>> -- m.
>>>
>>>
>>> __.
>>
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