POLUtils 0.5.0 Released - Final Fantasy XI :: Dreams in Vana'diel :: Community

Pebbles · 05-01-2005, 10:15 AM

Took me a while, but it's here at last.

Overview of the release is here.
FAQ is here.
Download is here.

Jei · 05-01-2005, 11:26 AM

hi pebbles.
I downloaded the manage directX from your site and installed it. but POLutil still says I have no manage directX when I go into the audio part.

grunion · 05-01-2005, 02:47 PM

can't install NET bs on this pc

or i'd like to try it

Pebbles · 05-01-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally posted by Jei
hi pebbles.
I downloaded the manage directX from your site and installed it. but POLutil still says I have no manage directX when I go into the audio part.

I'm trying to support Managed DirectX without requiring it, and that's a huge hassle - I plan to look into using WaveOut instead of DirectSound in 0.6.0 to hopefully avoid all the problems I have with it now.

So the installer detected Managed DirectX, but POLUtils doesn't? If that's the case, the solution is probably simple: POLUtils checks a registry key, while the installer checks for a folder in the GAC (global assembly cache). So all you'll probably need to do is to make sure that the

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\.NETFramewor k\ManagedDX

registry key exists, and that its default value points to the Managed DirectX assemblies (typically something like C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Managed DirectX\v4.09.00.0900\).

Susurrus · 05-01-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally posted by j0e
can't install NET bs on this pc or i'd like to try it

I have that problem too.

tazirai · 05-02-2005, 08:33 AM

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Originally posted by Susurrus
I have that problem too.

same w

Susurrus · 05-02-2005, 06:15 PM

I looked around the internet and found out a lot of people get the same thing I do when trying to install .NET Framework.

"Extracting file failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file or corrupted Cabinet file."

I search around on google for a fix. LOTS of people have this problem but nobody seems to know how to fix it.

Pebbles · 05-03-2005, 04:43 AM

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Originally posted by Susurrus
I looked around the internet and found out a lot of people get the same thing I do when trying to install .NET Framework.

"Extracting file failed. It is most likely caused by low memory (low disk space for swapping file or corrupted Cabinet file."

I search around on google for a fix. LOTS of people have this problem but nobody seems to know how to fix it.

If it's really just the extraction that fails (have you tried running dotnetfx.exe with the /c switch to do just the extraction), I could upload the separate installer files as a zip somewhere (someone would have to donate space for that though).
What OS are you using, and is Windows Installer 2.0 (or higher) installed on it?

tazirai · 05-03-2005, 07:17 AM

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Originally posted by Pebbles
If it's really just the extraction that fails (have you tried running dotnetfx.exe with the /c switch to do just the extraction), I could upload the separate installer files as a zip somewhere (someone would have to donate space for that though).
What OS are you using, and is Windows Installer 2.0 (or higher) installed on it?

XP service Pack 2

Susurrus · 05-03-2005, 05:22 PM

Windows XP Home Service Pack 2

Pebbles · 05-04-2005, 05:09 AM

I'm told WinZip is able to extract the dotnetfx.exe - does that work for you? If so, can you then successfully install it by running the extracted netfx.msi?
Also consider disabling any antivirus software just for that single install.

And to make sure it's not simply a corrupted download, the correct .NET 1.1 dotnetfx.exe is 24,265,736 bytes in size, with an MD5 checksum of 52456ac39bbb4640930d155c15160556.

Susurrus · 05-04-2005, 09:27 AM

I've tried the download several times. Always says its 23.1 MB.

The file it stops on when it gives the error is "netfx.msi".

tazirai · 05-04-2005, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by Pebbles
I'm told WinZip is able to extract the dotnetfx.exe - does that work for you? If so, can you then successfully install it by running the extracted netfx.msi?
Also consider disabling any antivirus software just for that single install.

And to make sure it's not simply a corrupted download, the correct .NET 1.1 dotnetfx.exe is 24,265,736 bytes in size, with an MD5 checksum of 52456ac39bbb4640930d155c15160556.

got it thanks pebbles, I disabled norton, ran it. It worked turned on norton and everything went fine.
I think Service pack 2 security features are what caused some errors on my PC, maybe a conflict between norton security and microsoft security protocols.

Macht · 05-04-2005, 09:52 AM

Intresting the .NET framework has an istallation problem? I never ran into that when I installed VB.NET >.>

Pebbles · 05-04-2005, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by tazirai
I think Service pack 2 security features are what caused some errors on my PC, maybe a conflict between norton security and microsoft security protocols.

I never liked Norton Security - tried it once, never again - I use plain ole ZoneAlarm for firewall duties, and Norton's AV.
Never had problems with either of those.
Anyway, glad you got it working - hopefully the .NET service packs won't give similar install problems.