Hello,
I've been using Rexx since it came out on VM/SP in the 1980's and have used
it on VM, OS/2, and now Windows 7. I decided to upgrade to 4.1.3.9343 from
4.1.2, when I noticed a problem with using REXXTRY. These two problems
occurs / occurred on three (3) Windows 7 Ultimate x64 systems. When I
started REXXTRY in a command prompt window, it:
1) Opened a second window with Rexxtry running in it
2) The window closed after 30 seconds or so
3) The original window (where I issued Rexxtry) hung (never returned from
starting rexxtry) and even with task manager and process explorer I was
unable to kill the process. Logging out and back on was the only way to
end the command prompt window.
I uninstalled 4.1.2 by:
1) Stopping the RXAPI service and setting it to manual
2) I tried using the uninstall via the Control Panel, but while reading the
instructions it terminated it without any messages.
3) I manually started the uninstall.exe program and this time it did NOT
terminate itself, while I was reading the instructions.
4) After the uninstall program complete, I rebooted going into Safe mode
and manually deleting the C:\Program Files\ooRexx directory structure.
5) After rebooting again, I started the installation of 4.1.3 using the
ooRexx-4.1.3.windows.x86_64.exe program.
That was around 93 minutes ago and the installation program is still in the
process of install ooRexx. It is "hung" / "frozen" on the line "Installing
rxapi as a Windows Service."
NOTE: I have been able to reproduce this problem on three computers (all
running Windows 7 Ultimate x64). They all hang during the installation at
the same place. the problem also appeared around the same time on all
three systems (why I'm thinking it might be MS, as they send down updates
on a regular basis and is the only new thing common to all three systems).
****** I first noticed the problem about 2 weeks ago. ********
NOTE: I also tried going back to 4.1.2 and it also hung during the
installation.
NOTE and QUESTION: I am at the most recent Windows 7 Ultimate x64 update
level by Microsoft. I'm wondering if a recent change by MS affected ooRexx
for Windows?
At this point I no longer am able to run any Rexx or ooRexx program on any
of my Windows 7 systems. As I use Rexx for everything, I need to get it
working again. Yet, I'm at my wits end and would greatly appreciate
positive help. Such as:
1) Is anyone else seeing either of these two issues (the rexxtry issue and
the install hung at installing the RxAPI service) on Windows 7 Ultimate x64?
2) Can anyone try installing 4.1.3.9343 (please) on Windows 7 Ultimate x64
with the latest updates?
3) Can anyone suggest how to proceed (maybe even manually install ooRexx)
on Windows 7 Ultimate x64 with the latest updates?
4) Whatever one can think of outside the box.
I really am not thrilled with reinstalling Windows 7 Ultimate x64 from
scratch on these three systems; especially when I'm not sure new install
wouldn't die given it might be a MS update related issue.
Thank you for your input,
Bert Moshier
Thus far at the now 100 minute mark the installation log says:
"Create folder: C:\Program Files\ooRexx
Output folder: C:\Program Files\ooRexx
Extract: rexx.exe... 100%
Extract: rexx.img... 100%
Extract: rexxc.exe... 100%
Extract: rxsubcom.exe... 100%
Extract: rxqueue.exe... 100%
Extract: rxapi.exe... 100%
Extract: rexxhide.exe... 100%
Extract: rexxpaws.exe... 100%
Extract: rexx.dll... 100%
Extract: rexxapi.dll... 100%
Extract: rexxutil.dll... 100%
Extract: rxmath.dll... 100%
Extract: rxsock.dll... 100%
Extract: rxregexp.dll... 100%
Extract: rxwinsys.dll... 100%
Extract: oodialog.dll... 100%
Extract: orexxole.dll... 100%
Extract: hostemu.dll... 100%
Extract: winsystm.cls... 100%
Extract: socket.cls... 100%
Extract: streamsocket.cls... 100%
Extract: mime.cls... 100%
Extract: smtp.cls... 100%
Extract: rxregexp.cls... 100%
Extract: rxftp.cls... 100%
Extract: csvStream.cls... 100%
Extract: orexxole.cls... 100%
Extract: ooDialog.cls... 100%
Extract: oodWin32.cls... 100%
Extract: oodPlain.cls... 100%
Extract: rexxtry.rex... 100%
Extract: ooRexxTry.rex... 100%
Extract: rexx.ico... 100%
Extract: CPLv1.0.txt... 100%
Output folder: C:\Program Files\ooRexx\doc
Extract: readme.pdf... 100%
Extract: CHANGES.txt... 100%
Extract: ReleaseNotes.txt... 100%
Output folder: C:\Program Files\ooRexx
Create folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Try Rexx.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Try Rexx (GUI).lnk
Create folder: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Documentation
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Documentation\ooRexx README.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Documentation\ooRexx CHANGES.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Documentation\ooRexx ReleaseNotes.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\Uninstall ooRexx.lnk
Create shortcut: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Open
Object Rexx\LICENSE.lnk
Output folder: C:\Program Files\ooRexx
Create shortcut: C:\Users\Bertram
Moshier\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\ooRexx with no console
(rexxhide).lnk
Created Send To rexxhide.exe item
Create shortcut: C:\Users\Bertram
Moshier\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\ooRexx with pause
(rexxpaws).lnk
Created Send To rexxpaws.exe item
Registered .rex extension as ftype RexxScript to open with rexx.exe for all
users
Registered .rexg extension as ftype RexxHide to open with rexxhide.exe for
all users
Registered .rexp extension as ftype RexxPaws to open with rexxpaws.exe for
all users
Setting environment variable REXX_HOME to C:\Program Files\ooRexx for All
Users
Adding the .REX extension to PATHEXT
Adding the .REXG extension to PATHEXT
Adding the .REXP extension to PATHEXT
Installing rxapi as a Windows Service
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