spacey
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X2 install problem
Everything downloaded...click on part1 and get message;
Windows can't open this file...with options to select from list of installed programs
or use the web service to find correct program...it doesn't recognize file type so dead end.
Help please.
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jb101
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:11:01
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spacey
Everything downloaded...click on part1 and get message;
Windows can't open this file...with options to select from list of installed programs
or use the web service to find correct program...it doesn't recognize file type so dead end.
Help please.
Did you use IE? If so, scroll down a few threads. Lots of issues with renaming files, but easily solved.
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StarTekh
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:11:15
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you have to use firefox, tell me you used IE !!
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mikedocy
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:11:21
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IE10 not keeping the .exe either.
post edited by mikedocy - 2012/09/20 21:23:35
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jb101
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:14:09
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StarTekh
you have to use firefox, tell me you used IE !!
Can use IE easily, just need to rename file with .exe extension. Just needs some IT savy, which luckily one of my students has.. He spotted it straight away..
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:16:47
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I added a .exe (removed [1] etc to everything except bass3 and it installed, seperate install for Rapture. I look in the FX bin and Dim Pro is there but I have not checked the version.. that is next.
Good luck.
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spacey
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:19:14
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So.....if ya download them with Firefox they'll install without jumping through loops?
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scook
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:22:02
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FF does do a better job. No need to append exe to the files and built-in download manager. I still prefer Free Download Manager instead if the built-in one. FDM even works with IE and would have solved you issues with IE.
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spacey
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:24:34
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Well I guess I missed all this info in there how to install instructions.
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jb101
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:25:19
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spacey
So.....if ya download them with Firefox they'll install without jumping through loops?
Several people pretending to know what they are talking about say so. One Spock fan in particular seems down on IE. It's fine using IE, and even simple enough for a fool like me to sort the problem out. There are several threads on here explaining what to do. If I can suss it, then you definitely can. Don't bother having to download those big files again, just because some ignoramus has a problem with IE. It was my Anti-Virus that caused me more problems... PEBKAC Error.
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StarTekh
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:29:19
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spacey
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:30:37
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jb101...well I don't really care if others have a problem with IE....but
I do care that I'm having a problem.
The instructions said download all the files...14 of them I downloaded...and
install the part 1 and it would load the rest...well that is not what happened.
Now I have to do what?.....rename files? all of them?...should I call them what I'm thinking?
I'm a guitarist...maybe they should have had one around to give this a test?
geeze....I'm pissed so I'll probably wait until .....hell freezes over...I'm wondering
if a hundred bucks is worth this ****.
I imagine some of those folks that sat in those chairs at 300 ft for over 3 hrs felt much like
I'm feeling right now.
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jb101
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:32:32
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spacey
jb101...well I don't really care if others have a problem with IE....but
I do care that I'm having a problem.
The instructions said download all the files...14 of them I downloaded...and
install the part 1 and it would load the rest...well that is not what happened.
Now I have to do what?.....rename files? all of them?...should I call them what I'm thinking?
I'm a guitarist...maybe they should have had one around to give this a test?
geeze....I'm pissed so I'll probably wait until .....hell freezes over...I'm wondering
if a hundred bucks is worth this ****.
Check this first, even a buffoon like me managed.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2666398
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StarTekh
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:38:45
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there is no way in Hell that you should have to drop 1 and add a exe !!
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spacey
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:40:12
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jb101
spacey
jb101...well I don't really care if others have a problem with IE....but
I do care that I'm having a problem.
The instructions said download all the files...14 of them I downloaded...and
install the part 1 and it would load the rest...well that is not what happened.
Now I have to do what?.....rename files? all of them?...should I call them what I'm thinking?
I'm a guitarist...maybe they should have had one around to give this a test?
geeze....I'm pissed so I'll probably wait until .....hell freezes over...I'm wondering
if a hundred bucks is worth this ****.
Check this first, even a buffoon like me managed.
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?m=2666398
Thanks jb101. Appreciate ya'lls help. I'm going off now to........relax.
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scook
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:43:15
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It does seem unfortunate that the download is an issue for the browser that is installed by default on every Windows machine.
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mudgel
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:56:10
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I've used IE 9 and had no issues. No need for me to append or delete anything.
the .exe files are just self extracting compressed archives. If you have something like WinZIP or RAR installed you can even right click each *.exe file and see what's contained in them.
If the download has a (1) appended its because there is a file already existing with the same name as the download file in the download folder.
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 21:57:15
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Are you sure about that - i though Microsoft lost their law suit on that because of unfair practices, so it must be installed after you install the OS... Of coarse that was a long time ago.
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 22:07:21
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To be clear, the "Internet Explorer issue" that has plagued many people was resolved within an hour or so of the downloads being available for everyone. Problem is if you already queued up the files it was too late for you. It should hopefully no longer be affecting anyone moving forward. It looks like a LOT of people jumped on starting the downloads very quickly this morning. As some others have mentioned, if the files are being appended with (1)s or (2)s, I'd double-check you didn't download it twice. Most web browsers add the (1) or (2) at the end so they don't overwrite the existing file (since you can't have two files with identical names & extensions in the same directory). While we do typically recommend Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox due to their built in download managers & ability to pause and resume downloads, you can still download with Internet Explorer. In any case, if for whatever reason you folks end up with weird file names, try renaming them first per the file listing at http://www.cakewalk.com/x2install
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 22:12:21
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P.S.
If I'm wrong about IE causing problems for anyone starting downloads now, feel free to correct me :)
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StarTekh
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Re:X2 install problem
2012/09/20 22:18:51
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As I said on the other thread..I never use IE.. and realy dont know what I was thinking !! Its All Good !
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