Folks,

I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
windows installer, which may be found here:

  http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe

Please advise if you have any installation issues.

-- Chris

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Installation successful. No issues met.

Thomas

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in news:4f59d1d0$1@news.povray.org Chris Cason wrote:

Chris,

at the end of the installation process, just after the tow icons appear on 
the desktop I moved the installerwindow out of the way. That froze the 
win7 GUI. Could move the mouse, but not over the task bar, it stopped just 
above. Only a few times right clicking on the desktop "relesed" the freeze 
and I was able to finish the process. I could not reproduce it a second 
time,


ingo

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#include "colors.inc"

No comments after a successful installation on my
laptor Acer (Pentium Dual Core T4400) running w7-64bits)


regards
B. Gimeno

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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
>   http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>
> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>
> -- Chris

No problem for me.

Bruno

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Chris
Same issue with installing as RC4 on XP64 sp2 (no sp3 available).
Probally to do with the certification

greetings
Bert

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> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:

Installed successfully on Windows 7 x64.

Note that I tried running it without elevation to see what
would happen and got the elevation dialog. Does this mean a
per-user install is no longer supported? Personally I don't
mind but based on previous posts some people do.

Two minor issues:

- The name of the desktop icon is quite long and the version number
   got truncated (...). As the "for Windows" part is rather redundant
   on a Windows desktop I'd suggest to just use "POV-Ray v3.7 RC5".

- It seems the help index has been fixed, but by chance the first
   item I tried was "pigment_pattern" (with underscore), and this mapped
   to the documentation for "pavement".

Regards,

   Christian

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Le 2012/03/10 18:48, Christian Froeschlin a écrit :
>> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
>> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
> Installed successfully on Windows 7 x64.
>
> Note that I tried running it without elevation to see what
> would happen and got the elevation dialog. Does this mean a
> per-user install is no longer supported? Personally I don't
> mind but based on previous posts some people do.
>
> Two minor issues:
>
> - The name of the desktop icon is quite long and the version number
> got truncated (...). As the "for Windows" part is rather redundant
> on a Windows desktop I'd suggest to just use "POV-Ray v3.7 RC5".
>
> - It seems the help index has been fixed, but by chance the first
> item I tried was "pigment_pattern" (with underscore), and this mapped
> to the documentation for "pavement".
>
> Regards,
>
> Christian

For the name of the icon, I think that only "POV-Ray v3.7 RC" would be 
enough.
A test should be made for the partial name "POV-Ray v3.7", and if found, 
only update that shortcut, or replace it. I have the habit of shortening 
and simplifying to long icon's names, and get duplicates.

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Chris Cason wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
>   http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>
> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>
> -- Chris

Hello,

I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
application (pvengine.exe). My operating system is Windows 7 Home premium
64-bit. I cannot change that association to the 64-bit application
(pvengine64.exe) because my Windows doesn't accept opening the file in that when
I use the command "Open with..". Only pvengine.exe becomes an application in the
list of suitable applications.

I can drag and drop .pov-files to the editor if it's already open, but not if
only the Messages-tab is open.

RC4 registered the file types correctly. I uninstalled that before installing
RC5.

-Mika

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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
>   http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>
> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>
> -- Chris

Hello,

I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
application (pvengine.exe). My operating system is Windows 7 Home premium
64-bit. I cannot change that association to the 64-bit application
(pvengine64.exe) because my Windows doesn't accept opening the file in that when
I use the command "Open with..". Only pvengine.exe becomes an application in the
list of suitable applications.

I can drag and drop .pov-files to the editor if it's already open, but not if
only the Messages-tab is open.

RC4 registered the file types correctly. I uninstalled that before installing
RC5.

-Mika

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On 15/03/2012 08:15, Mika L wrote:
> I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
> Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
> application (pvengine.exe). My operating system is Windows 7 Home premium
> 64-bit. I cannot change that association to the 64-bit application
> (pvengine64.exe) because my Windows doesn't accept opening the file in that when
> I use the command "Open with..". Only pvengine.exe becomes an application in the
> list of suitable applications.
> 
> I can drag and drop .pov-files to the editor if it's already open, but not if
> only the Messages-tab is open.
> 
> RC4 registered the file types correctly. I uninstalled that before installing
> RC5.

Thanks for pointing this out. It will be fixed.

-- Chris

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Mika L wrote:

> I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
> Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
> application (pvengine.exe). 

I now tried this too and found that in my case, the POV files
were still associated with my 3.6 installation. Associating it
with pvengine64.exe did not work, associating it with pvengine.exe
worked but connect to the render command instead of open (???).

The command under

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\povfile\shell\Open\command

appeared to be correct. After deleting

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pov\UserChoice

everything worked fine (Windows 7 x64). So possibly Windows got confused
with an earlier manual association, but the behavior was still strange.

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I am not getting any file association with .pov files with both RC4 and RC5. 
RC3 and earlier did this okay.
If I open a .pov file I get the windows pop-up asking me to pick a program 
or search for one and have to do it manually.
I thought it was perhaps my windows installation causing this but maybe its 
not?

"Chris Cason"  wrote in message news:4f59d1d0$1@news.povray.org...

Folks,

I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
windows installer, which may be found here:

  http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe

Please advise if you have any installation issues.

-- Chris

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Forgot to add I am using Windows 7 64 bit.

"David"  wrote in message news:4f61ef41$1@news.povray.org...

I am not getting any file association with .pov files with both RC4 and RC5.
RC3 and earlier did this okay.
If I open a .pov file I get the windows pop-up asking me to pick a program
or search for one and have to do it manually.
I thought it was perhaps my windows installation causing this but maybe its
not?

"Chris Cason"  wrote in message news:4f59d1d0$1@news.povray.org...

Folks,

I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
windows installer, which may be found here:

  http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe

Please advise if you have any installation issues.

-- Chris

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On 15/03/2012 1:31 PM, David wrote:
> I am not getting any file association with .pov files with both RC4 and
> RC5. RC3 and earlier did this okay.
> If I open a .pov file I get the windows pop-up asking me to pick a
> program or search for one and have to do it manually.
> I thought it was perhaps my windows installation causing this but maybe
> its not?

I am getting something similar. If I select a pov file and open it, it 
opens with notepad. (I think that I set this manually a while ago.) If I 
use "open with" I get the option of opening it with RC3 or ver 3.5.
I still have 3.5 in case I want to use Moray.
I cannot say what it did before as I hardly ever open pov files that way.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> Mika L wrote:
>
> > I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
> > Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
> > application (pvengine.exe).
>
> I now tried this too and found that in my case, the POV files
> were still associated with my 3.6 installation. Associating it
> with pvengine64.exe did not work, associating it with pvengine.exe
> worked but connect to the render command instead of open (???).
>
> The command under
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\povfile\shell\Open\command
>
> appeared to be correct. After deleting
>
>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pov\UserChoice
>
> everything worked fine (Windows 7 x64). So possibly Windows got confused
> with an earlier manual association, but the behavior was still strange.

In my computer the command under

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\povfile\shell\Open\command

points to the deleted folder of RC4 and I cannot modify that. The Modify-command
in regedit is greyed out.

-Mika

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Christian Froeschlin <chr### [at] chrfrde> wrote:
> Mika L wrote:
>
> > I have a problem with registering .pov-files to the right POV-Ray application.
> > Namely, when I double-click on a .pov-file, it opens in the 32-bit POV-Ray
> > application (pvengine.exe).
>
> I now tried this too and found that in my case, the POV files
> were still associated with my 3.6 installation. Associating it
> with pvengine64.exe did not work, associating it with pvengine.exe
> worked but connect to the render command instead of open (???).
>
> The command under
>
> HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\povfile\shell\Open\command
>
> appeared to be correct. After deleting
>
>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pov\UserChoice
>
> everything worked fine (Windows 7 x64). So possibly Windows got confused
> with an earlier manual association, but the behavior was still strange.

I fixed the path in the command under

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\povfile\shell\Open\command

but I cannot delete the entry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pov\UserChoice

I can edit this entry, but what should I write in it?

My computer also executes the Render command in pvengine.exe by double-clicking
on a .pov-file.

-Mika

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On 15-3-2012 15:44, Stephen wrote:
> On 15/03/2012 1:31 PM, David wrote:
>> I am not getting any file association with .pov files with both RC4 and
>> RC5. RC3 and earlier did this okay.
>> If I open a .pov file I get the windows pop-up asking me to pick a
>> program or search for one and have to do it manually.
>> I thought it was perhaps my windows installation causing this but maybe
>> its not?
>
> I am getting something similar. If I select a pov file and open it, it
> opens with notepad. (I think that I set this manually a while ago.) If I
> use "open with" I get the option of opening it with RC3 or ver 3.5.
> I still have 3.5 in case I want to use Moray.
> I cannot say what it did before as I hardly ever open pov files that way.
>
Same for me on Windows 7 x64. I had not tested this before because I 
never open pov files this way, but no program is recognized and has to 
be selected manually. I don't know how it was with older versions.

Thomas

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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
>   http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>
> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>
> -- Chris

I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:

The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
application at location 0x00000000.

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On 17/03/2012 08:41, JC wrote:
> I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
> installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:
> 
> The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
> application at location 0x00000000.

Thanks for the report - we're aware of this issue but are having
difficulty in tracking down the cause. If you want to assist in
tracking it down by running some additional tests please drop me an
email directly.

-- Chris

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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> On 17/03/2012 08:41, JC wrote:
> > I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
> > installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:
> >
> > The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
> > application at location 0x00000000.
>
> Thanks for the report - we're aware of this issue but are having
> difficulty in tracking down the cause. If you want to assist in
> tracking it down by running some additional tests please drop me an
> email directly.
>
> -- Chris

Chris, I don't see your email.  I will be glad to help out in any way I can.

John

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Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> On 17/03/2012 08:41, JC wrote:
> > I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
> > installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:
> >
> > The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
> > application at location 0x00000000.
>
> Thanks for the report - we're aware of this issue but are having
> difficulty in tracking down the cause. If you want to assist in
> tracking it down by running some additional tests please drop me an
> email directly.
>
> -- Chris

Chris, I am still having this issue, and haven't received a reply from the email
you asked for.  Just an FYI, and not pushing.  Thanks.

John

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On 09/03/2012 9:47 AM, Chris Cason wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
> windows installer, which may be found here:
>
>    http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>
> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>

The last installation (RC5) did not automatically append standard 
locations in povray.ini

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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Le 2012/03/25 07:02, Stephen a écrit :
> On 09/03/2012 9:47 AM, Chris Cason wrote:
>> Folks,
>>
>> I would appreciate it if some of you could sanity-check the RC5
>> windows installer, which may be found here:
>>
>> http://www.povray.org/beta/povwin-3.7.RC5-setup.exe
>>
>> Please advise if you have any installation issues.
>>
>
> The last installation (RC5) did not automatically append standard
> locations in povray.ini
>

Some standard locations no longer need to be defined in povray.ini. The 
scene and include folders are now in a stable location and don't need to 
be explicitely defined.

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On 25/03/2012 7:47 PM, Alain wrote:
> Le 2012/03/25 07:02, Stephen a écrit :
>
>> The last installation (RC5) did not automatically append standard
>> locations in povray.ini
>>
>
> Some standard locations no longer need to be defined in povray.ini. The
> scene and include folders are now in a stable location and don't need to
> be explicitely defined.

Thanks, I did not know that.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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On 26/03/2012 05:47, Alain wrote:
> Some standard locations no longer need to be defined in povray.ini. The 
> scene and include folders are now in a stable location and don't need to 
> be explicitely defined.

That was the case previously, however this has changed with RC4 as a
number of users wanted the ability to change the default locations.
The default paths should not generally be needed in povray.ini as
POVWIN automatically adds them to the include path based on
information in the registry.

However I can see there might be a case for having them in the INI
file anyhow, e.g. if another program wants to parse the INI file (e.g.
a console build of POV that doesn't have the windows registry logic).

-- Chris

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On 25/03/2012 22:02, Stephen wrote:
> The last installation (RC5) did not automatically append standard 
> locations in povray.ini

This technically isn't needed by POVWIN. I am undecided if it's a good
idea to include them in the INI file as well. It would be useful for
non-standard builds to parse the INI file, but would also make it less
portable (currently POVWIN will infer the correct information based on
the registry and/or launch path).

-- Chris

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On 25/03/2012 11:01 PM, Chris Cason wrote:
> However I can see there might be a case for having them in the INI
> file anyhow, e.g. if another program wants to parse the INI file (e.g.
> a console build of POV that doesn't have the windows registry logic)

That is true, for instance Bishop3D will read the ini file to add paths 
to its own importer.

But I miss-read the text and thought it said that Windows would 
automatically append standard locations on installation.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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"JC" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> > On 17/03/2012 08:41, JC wrote:
> > > I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
> > > installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:
> > >
> > > The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
> > > application at location 0x00000000.
> >
> > Thanks for the report - we're aware of this issue but are having
> > difficulty in tracking down the cause. If you want to assist in
> > tracking it down by running some additional tests please drop me an
> > email directly.
> >
> > -- Chris
>
> Chris, I am still having this issue, and haven't received a reply from the email
> you asked for.  Just an FYI, and not pushing.  Thanks.
>
> John

Hi... i have the same problem. The installation fail when push the button
"next".
My computer run under XP64.

greetings!

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"marecaca" <por### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "JC" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> > Chris Cason <del### [at] deletethistoopovrayorg> wrote:
> > > On 17/03/2012 08:41, JC wrote:
> > > > I am running Win XP64, and I cannot install the RC5 version.  I have RC3
> > > > installed, and have had no issues.  I get the following error message:
> > > >
> > > > The exception unknown software exception (0xc0000005) occurred in the
> > > > application at location 0x00000000.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the report - we're aware of this issue but are having
> > > difficulty in tracking down the cause. If you want to assist in
> > > tracking it down by running some additional tests please drop me an
> > > email directly.
> > >
> > > -- Chris
> >
> > Chris, I am still having this issue, and haven't received a reply from the email
> > you asked for.  Just an FYI, and not pushing.  Thanks.
> >
> > John
>
> Hi... i have the same problem. The installation fail when push the button
> "next".
> My computer run under XP64.
>
> greetings!

I am having same issue, and same OS. How can i help to solve this issue? If not,
is there a way to extract files from installer and install manually?

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On 16/06/2012 04:19, lis6502 wrote:
> I am having same issue, and same OS. How can i help to solve this issue? If not,
> is there a way to extract files from installer and install manually?

This issue is fixed, and a new installer should be made available this
weekend.

-- Chris

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