exiftool.exe just exit under Windows XP Home SP2

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[Originally posted by bloomtech on 2008-07-29 14:40:05-07]

Hi,
I'm using exiftool to extract EXIF data in tabular format as a TXT file. With the supplied samples I made it works in my PC, but when I try to execute it in a customer PC, i get no results.. it simply exits. Also with "exiftool -ver" gives no info and simply exit.
The exe is the same, but I tried also downloading a fresh copy from the webiste, and nothing changed.

Any suggestion about how to make it work?

Greetings.

-fabio

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[Originally posted by bogdan on 2008-07-29 14:58:58-07]

Hi,

Just to clarify... you are working from Command Prompt window, do you? Where you write, for example:

exiftool -ver

I'm asking, because if calling exiftool by using shortcut on Desktop, exiftool "exits" without waiting on user.

Bogdan

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2008-07-29 15:16:08-07]

Hi Fabio,

Bogdan has a good point.  Also, it is possible that the
temporary file extraction didn't work.  If this is the case,
try deleting all files in

c:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Temp\par-USER

(where USER is your Windows user name), then run exiftool
again.  Be sure there is some free space on the hard disk
(about 5MB or so) to extract the temporary files.

   - Phil

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[Originally posted by bloomtech on 2008-07-30 13:24:25-07]

Yes, from the command prompt.

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[Originally posted by bloomtech on 2008-07-30 14:00:34-07]

Hi Phil,
thank you for your help.. it worked!

-fabio