I can confirm Ken's statement. All I had to do to get UDig working was to create a shortcut directly from the exe file.
The Sunburned Surveyor On 9/5/07, Jesse Eichar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good to know... I've never had any problems with it but I've always > ran the application from the same user that installed it. > > Jesse > > On Sep 5, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Bruce, Bob (CON) wrote: > > > The problem that I have with the installer is that it puts all of the > > shortcuts and program group into the profile for the user who > > installed > > uDig and not into the "All Users" profile. Our environment prevents > > individual users installing programs and updating the All Users > > profile > > so I have to change this myself and fix up permissions in order for > > all > > users who log into a workstation to be able to use uDig. > > > > Bob Bruce > > Winnipeg, Manitoba > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken > > Lord > > Sent: Wednesday, 05 September, 2007 11:21 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [udig-devel] Problem Launching UDig on Windows XP > > > > Not to be a pain on this topic, but it must be time for me to rant > > about > > it yet again. 8D > > > > ...the problem of launching Udig in Windows XP from the shortcut > > installed by Udig's very own installer is an old familiar problem that > > goes back a couple years and many versions, that has been posted to > > the > > list many times. > > > > Perhaps it doesn't affect everyone, but for those like myself who are > > affected it definately gives this wonderful product a distinct > > 'unpolished' feel you might say ... as does the refractions.net > > homepage > > that has been broken for years for the great horde of IE users out > > there. But the arguement over making a 'standard' website versus a > > website that people can actually view can be left for another time. > > > > Back on topic, Long time users of Udig know to delete the shortcut > > that > > Udig's very own installer created and manually make a new shortcut > > that > > points to the Udig executable, or to just start the program directly > > from the executable. > > > > I'm sure some first time Udig users figure it out, but no doubt many > > just assume that Udig is stillborn and move on, never to know how > > useful > > the product is, and never to discover and join the community that > > supports the product. > > > > Thank you for reading my rant, it was written not with any offense > > intended, but with a little shock and surprise that this problem still > > has not been fixed after all this time, or at least displayed as a > > warning message during installation. > > > > Cheers, > > Ken Lord > > Vancouver Bc > > _______________________________________________ > > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) http://udig.refractions.net > > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel > > _______________________________________________ > > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) > > http://udig.refractions.net > > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel > > _______________________________________________ > User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) > http://udig.refractions.net > http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel > _______________________________________________ User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS (uDig) http://udig.refractions.net http://lists.refractions.net/mailman/listinfo/udig-devel
