Re: Vista install problem

On Tue, 2 Sep 2008, rmartin822 wrote:

# I've just received a new computer with Vista.  I've tried to install 
# Shadow Plan 4.3.1 and the installer tells me,
# 
# "Catapult Install Expert could not detect a compatible Palm Desktop 
# software configuration and will cancel installation."
# 
# When I tried to install "by hand" I get a pop up that says,
# 
# "No Desktop users exist."  
# 
# And, simultaneously, another pop up that says it can't 
# find "Shadow.prc" (which was the file I just clicked on to get the 
# message.)
# 
# I've looked all over the website and this forum for a solution.  Can 
# anyone help?

	MS did some weird stuff with Vista that prevents applications from 
seeing some of their own data sometimes, or more to point.. some other 
applications data (like Palm Desktop), so they broke a few things. 
Historically I relied on the Catapult system for installers.

	I worked a few weeks back on a new installer that should work 
nicely on Vista, but I didn't have a chance to finalize it. 

	(I've got something on the go right now that has a very nasty 
timeline, so I'm tied up with it until a few weeks from now, sadly.)

	If you would bug me in a couple weeks, I will see about knocking 
out the installer (at least an alpha for you to fiddle with), and then we 
can see how it goes from there.

	I also have some fixes for T|X users I'd like to bundle up.

	Sadly my Palm-side has been on lower priority for awhile, as 
theres just not much coming in the door from that side anymore :(

		jeff

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