Hey You seem to have tested the *old* Windows installer, which unfortunately doesn't work on Vista. If you can, please test the new one from the link from toad's mail :).
- Zero3 ghoul at hushmail.com skrev: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On Thu, 07 May 2009 16:29:19 -0600 Matthew Toseland > <toad at amphibian.dyndns.org> wrote: >> On Thursday 07 May 2009 23:27:44 Matthew Toseland wrote: >>> On Thursday 07 May 2009 18:10:06 Matthew Toseland wrote: >> https://checksums.freenetproject.org/latest/FreenetInstaller.exe >>>> This should be Vista-compatible. It is entirely Zero3's work. >> Please test >> it >>>> before we release it to all Windows users! In particular, >> testing on Vista >>>> and Windows 7 would be very helpful (since the existing >> installer doesn't >>>> work on these platforms). Thanks! >>>> >>> I have updated the executable: >>> - Bundled update.cmd, with juiceman's patch applied. >>> - Various minor fixes. >> The new length is 8849746 bytes. > > Here is my adventure with trying to install Freenet on Vista 64 bit > (I'm new to this OS). It is a bit repetitive but better than > nothing I imagine. > > > > Notes and such: > > Installing as an administrator. > > Idea: Progress indicator for both freenet-stable-latest.jar and > freenet-ext.jar inside IzPack. They took quite some time to > download this iteration and a new user may give up. If not a > progress indicator, possibly an idea of how large the file is so > the user knows it may be awhile. > > Failure same as reported to bugtracker... > > Registering .fref file extension > "Online installation mode" > Downloading update.cmd > Downloading the Opennet seednode file > Setting up plugins > -JSTUN > -UPnP > -XMLLibrarian > -KeyExplorer > -ThawIndexBrowser > Downloading freenet-stable-latest.jar > Downloading freenet-ext.jar > Detecting tcp port availability > Setting fproxy port to 8888 > Building wrapper.conf > Copying install_service.bat > Copying remove_service.bat > Copying start.cmd > Copying stop.cmd > Installing the wrapper > - Creating a user for freenet > Removing old freenet user > Creating new freenet user > Setting password expiry > Writing password to file temporarily to install service > - Hiding the freenet user from the login screen > - Tweaking the permissions of the freenet user > - Changing file permissions > - Registering Freenet as a system service > Running wrapper on wrapper.conf > Running wrapper again on wrapper.conf > wrapper | Freenet 0.7 darknet-8888 installed. > - Start the node up > The Freenet 0.7 darknet-8888 service is starting. > The Freenet 0.7 darknet-8888 service could not be started. > > A system error has occurred. > > System error 1067 has occurred. > > The process terminated unexpectedly. > > Starting browser > All done, please click Next > - ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Possible windows defender issue? Trying again with it disabled. > - ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Strange, 2nd time it thinks I do not have java installed. To work > around I ran java.exe from the command line and then immediately > ran the > > installer. This only worked once and only once, see further down. > > Another thought: In addition to "Online installation mode", how > about a mode for moving a pre-existing node to an new (virgin) > windows OS. (creates new user, permission, etc, but moves existing > configs and datastore) > > Pffft, failed again as above.... > > ahh, mklink java.exe c:\windows\system32\java.exe > > Ok, try again: > > 1. Install as administrator > 2. after IzPack pack install finishes (13/13) drop to cmd as admin > and add symbolic link in ./bin "mklink java.exe > c:\windows\system32\java.exe" > 3. Click next in installer. > 4. Installer finished w/o errors, click next. > 5. Oops, next window is empty, clicking next does nothing. > 6. Click Quit. (No shortcuts/start menu items built for Freenet) > 7. Freenet first time wizard starts > 8. Work through installer, then I shut down node from main page. > > Try again: > 1. Install as administrator > 2. Installer does not see java as installed. > 3. Run the java installer, New window on installer with options for > shortcuts etc. (not seen in earlier tries, progress?) > 4. Change default directory > 5. Does not like my existing node, so much for seeing if I could > upgrading in place. :) > 6. Point to empty directory. > 7. Fails to start system service as above, again. > > Try again: > 1. Uninstall java(s) and now uninstall Freenet as it now had menus > and such. This works! lol > 2. Install as administrator > 3. Install java. WTF? current user no longer sees java. Perhaps > only for freenet? Continue install... > 4. Install says it finished > 5. First time installer starts > 6. Finished and working had I any 'friends' yet. > > Spoke too soon, the java installed via the Freenet installer > installs 32 bit java in %windir%\syswow64 as well as "Program Files > (x86)\Java\jre6\bin". > > Try yet again: > 1. install 64 bit java > 2. ln them (mklink java.exe ..\system32\java.exe) > 3. Install freenet as administrator > 4. Again, fails to see java..... > 5. Ok, gonna try installing java from freenet installer, then > remove this version of java after install. > 6. fails to seee java, but wait, trying #2 again after install... > 7. hmm, it tried to start, but says freenet script lost control of > the service. > 8. Reboot PC, service starts ok. Node is up. I can start/stop at > will. > > Ok, seems toad has updated the installer and/or scripts. Continuing > with newer version. > - -------------------------------------------------------------------- > - ---------------- > 1. 64 bit java installed. > 2. Running newer Freenet installer? Appears to be same...nope it's > new, verified file size. > 3. fails to see java > 4. Install java via freenet installer (again this is the 32 bit > version, not 64) > 5. Freenet installs to completion. > > So, if you want both 32/64 bit versions of java this seems to work, > but 64 bit by itself takes a bit more tweaking with symbolic links. > Better way would be for the installer to see the existing 64 bit > java me thinks. > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Charset: UTF8 > Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify > Version: Hush 3.0 > > wkYEARECAAYFAkoDaTAACgkQDAg0OvA3V4ARsQCfeCZp2ERE7XNPQX0sROCQTmGKCxsA > oL6FlIQxDD2B3tF4vZmn3dCA03GY > =bAF6 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > You can take it with you! 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