windows standalone exe is broken - exiftool 7.9.8.0

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[Originally posted by lop on 2009-11-05 13:36:13-08]

i just downloaded it and it wont read nor write anything.

see my screenshot

i work on winxp sp3 (32-bit)

i remember this worked like a charm not long ago.

thx for all the effort! highly appreciated.

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-11-05 14:41:50-08]

I have had about a dozen reports of things like this in the
past, but only on Windows.  Hence the following note in my
Windows installation instructions:

Code:

(Note: Occasionally users have reported that exiftool gives errors when running
this version for this first time. It is possible this may happen if a file gets
corrupted during the download/installation process. In this case, follow the
Uninstalling instructions below then re-download and re-install exiftool. Be
sure that you have sufficient disk space in your TEMP directory for exiftool to
unpack the required files.)

Uninstalling:

1.   Drag "exiftool(-k).exe" (or "C:\WINDOWS\exiftool.exe") into the Recycle bin.

2.   Drag the directory "par-USER" from your temporary directory to the Recycle
bin. Here "USER" is your Windows user name and the temporary directory depends
on the value of the TEMP environment variable ("C:\Documents and
Settings\USER\Temp" on most Windows XP systems).

Let me know if this solves the problem.

- Phil

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[Originally posted by lop on 2009-11-05 15:16:19-08]

and now i feel dumb again because somehow these installation notes

slipped my eyes. it seems exiftoolGUI managed to crash exiftool

which then left some .lock files in the temp folder.

works like a charm now as it used to do. thx+sry for the hassle!

regards,
 lop