-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Greeting Card Factory woes

I looked in the Old C Drive Folder and the stuff in there is for the first 
version of GCF and the Christian version.
So I don't think that will help.  I always have to remove prior versions 
before installing a new version of GCF but I can then go back and put one 
back on if I choose to do so and I did that with those first two.
There is no remnants of version 5 in the Old C Drive that I could find. On 
my current C drive I did have version 5 until it suddenly started showing 
bad images in some of the graphics (diagonal lines running through them). 
It was after I uninstalled Version 5 and tried to re-install, thinking it 
might solve the graphic problem, that I decided to just purchase the latest 
version (Vers 7) and forget version 5.  Of course, now I have neither since 
I can't get Version 7 to install.
By the way, glad to see you back G.  Also glad you took time to do the most 
important thing and be with family.
Sandi
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 7:58 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Greeting Card Factory woes


> Hi Sandi,
>    It does shed SOME light on the situation, but I can't exactly say what
> just yet.  The most interesting thing you've told me is that you still 
> have
> the old install saved on another volume.  More on this later.
>
>    It is possible that the old install is causing at least some of the
> problem here, but it doesn't make sense that it would be 'in play'.  Your
> newest Windows install should know nothing about anything in that old
> install area.  Still, you can go into the old install area and compress 
> the
> entire folder for this program into a Zip or RAR file.  Once that's done,
> delete the rest of the stuff in there.  If we need anything from that old
> install later, it'll still be intact inside the compressed file.  By
> removing the original files, you'll be eliminating the possibility of this
> new install being affected by those files.  Just make absolutely sure that
> you don't delete the new Zip file you just made when you get rid of the
> rest.      :O)
>
>    The idea about cleaning your optical drive is a really good one, but I
> would say that even if you weren't having problems with this installation.
> Over time, dust will collect on the optical drive's lens and that will
> eventually affect its ability to read disks.  When you go looking to buy
> one, make sure it's the type that has at least one small brush embedded 
> into
> the middle of the cleaning disk's surface.  It's this brush that 
> physically
> sweeps the dust off of the lens when you follow the included directions.
> While I have no proof, I tend to run it through multiple times to make 
> sure
> I've eliminated as much dust as possible.
>
>    Ok, so you tried opening up a CAB file and received an error that it 
> was
> corrupted.  Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much since many installation
> CAB files do not adhere to the standard CAB format.  Instead, they use the
> CAB extension, but are unpacked by the install using a different process.
> It's kinda like taking a text file and giving it a .JPG extension.  When 
> you
> try to open it with an image program, you'll get an error, even though
> there's really nothing wrong with the file.  This leads me to believe that
> it still may not be a corrupted CAB file.  I'm pushed even further in this
> direction as a result of your being able to sometimes get through the 
> first
> disk without incident.  Consequently, the idea of dust on your lens is
> looking more promising.
>
>    So, the first thing I would suggest is to get yourself one of those
> cleaner disks and follow the directions to the letter.  The bottom line is
> that you'll need to make the lens sweep across the brush in order to clean
> it.  That's done by selecting the first 'track' on the disk and then the
> last one.  The lens will then move from the inside of the disk to the
> outside, thereby sweeping off the dust a couple of times while passing the
> area where the brush is whizzing by.  To run it more than once, just 
> select
> between the two tracks as needed.
>
>    If it turns out that cleaning doesn't help, we MIGHT be able to use 
> that
> old install to get this to work.  I'm not promising anything and every
> program is different in this regard, but I have had success in the past 
> with
> this.  Still, I'm hoping it won't need an attempt at this idea. 
> lol
>
> Peace,
> GMan
> http://reddit.com
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
>


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