Windows 7 problems - or not?

[rogerhogle]

 
I recently upgraded to Windows 7 .  I had version 0.25 and it worked 5 or 6 times and stopped working.  I donated and upgraded to 0.31.2.  It then worked 3 or 4 times and stopped working.  What happens is i execute the program and it gives the hourglass for a few seconds and goes away.  Any idea what might be the problem?

 

[dacaid]

You should first copy/paste your log here, might help...

[rogerhogle]

[11/26/2009 1:53:38 PM] [Main] Alt.Binz 0.31.2 [03.09.2009] started.
[11/26/2009 1:53:38 PM] [Main] Windows Vista detected
[11/26/2009 1:53:39 PM] [Main] NLSS search results ageing done in 0ms
[11/26/2009 1:53:39 PM] [Main] Download queue list ageing done in 0ms
[11/26/2009 1:53:39 PM] [Main] 0 items loaded into download history list in 0ms.
[11/26/2009 1:53:39 PM] [Main] 0 outdated items removed from download history list in 0ms.
[11/26/2009 1:53:54 PM] [Main] Alt.Binz 0.31.2 [03.09.2009] closed.

Windows Vista is incorrect.  I am running Windows 7.

[Hecks]

It then worked 3 or 4 times and [....] stopped working.

Since other users have been using Alt.Binz without probs under Windows 7 (and others haven't ), it would help if you could give some info about anything that happened between "3 or 4 times" and "stopped working".  Don't worry about the Vista thing, it just means it won't save user info to Program Files.

[rogerhogle]

Unfortunately, there isn't much to say.  It worked, i downloaded some files, and the next time i tried to use it, it didn't work.  I just gives me an hourglass (or the circle trhing in Win7) and then it goes away.  I'm not sure it's a Windows 7 thing.  Maybe a memory issue since Windows 7 is more demanding?

[Rdl]

Unfortunately, there isn't much to say.  It worked, i downloaded some files, and the next time i tried to use it, it didn't work.  I just gives me an hourglass (or the circle trhing in Win7) and then it goes away.  I'm not sure it's a Windows 7 thing.  Maybe a memory issue since Windows 7 is more demanding?

Start fresh. Delete all config files from both altbinz root directory and/or users/user/appdata/local/altbinz
Copy exe file outside program files filder.

[rogerhogle]

Thanks for the reply.  i wiped it completely clean and stareted over and it doesn't work.  I guess I am going to have to go with GrabIt and I'm not happy about that.

[Rdl]

Where is altbinz located exactly? Is UAC enabled or not? Is there anything else in altbinz dir?

[rogerhogle]

the old version was C:/program fles (x86)/Altbinz/.   The new one is just the executable on the desktop.

I don't know what UAC is.

FYI, I installed Grabit and used it 2 times.  It then proceeded to do exactly the same thing, so at this point i am thinking it might be my antivirus blocking them!?!?  CA Antivirus can be overbearing.

Any help would still be cool.

[Rdl]

Delete all setting once again (from users/user... dir) Then put altbinz.exe in c:\altbinz and try again.

[rogerhogle]

I uninstalled my CA Antivirus program and it did the trick.  Now i just have to figure out how to get my antivirus back and disable that feature.