Rainmeterexe stops working in VISTA!!!

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Rainmeter.exe stops working when...

1. Hidden files and folders are shown on vista.
2. Or when folder options settings are set to default when they are set to 
show hidden files.
3. What is it to do with FOLDER OPTIONS???

Im using Rainmeter V0.14.1 on my VISTA HOME PREMIUM x86.Isn't it vista 
Home premium compatible????

Original issue reported on code.google.com by kaushiek...@gmail.com on 9 May 2009 at 5:06

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Hello

Well I will certainly put this in the "damnedest things" folder.

I use Vista 32 Bit, with unhidden files, and have never had an issue.

In the image, are you also using a Visual Style, as I do not recognize 
everything on
your screen shot.

Also which version of vista (32 or 64)?

Original comment by evmckay on 9 May 2009 at 7:35

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buddy i've mentioned x86, ie 32 bit version, n by the way its no visual style, 
im 
using simple vista aero with black colour set in colour properties, rest all is 
Rainmeter stuffs in that screen shot

Original comment by kaushiek...@gmail.com on 12 May 2009 at 11:48

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We have a second confirmed case of this issue.
 Posted to forum 5/12/09
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Postby jsmorley » Today, 10:40 am 
1) If you use "Folder Options" and change whether "Hide Protected Operating 
System
Files" is "on" or "off", Rainmeter crashes. Every time.
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I am wondering if this is not related to a UAC issue, but there is no way to 
actually
tell for certain.

Both of these users are using the latest untested release, so I am unaware if 
the
issue existed previously.

This may need some serious looking into

Original comment by evmckay on 13 May 2009 at 12:05

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I have a similar encounter installing RainMeter in Windows 7.

I have a desktop and a laptop. UAC is disabled in my desktop while UAC is 
enabled in
my laptop (since a lot of other members of my family borrowed my laptop).

I installed Rainmeter on my desktop with no problems encountered. Although I 
also
encountered a lot of bug-related problems like: (a) crashing when hiding and 
showing
hidden files, and (b) running nero 9.

Now, I installed Rainmeter on my laptop. It installed properly. But the very 
first
thing that happened when i started running Rainmeter is that it asked me to 
choose a
skin. When I exit and run rainmeter again, it again asked for skin. When I 
restart my
PC, it again ask for skin. Plus whenever I hit on EDIT SETTINGS, Rainmeter.ini 
is
blank, nothing is written. I did not encounter any problems on my desktop.

So I assume that the problem is related to UAC being ON. I turned off the UAC 
of my
laptop, and everything was solved!

Original comment by christop...@gmail.com on 18 Jun 2009 at 4:14

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I am having this issue on an XP machine, I am curious if it is DEP settings 
causing
this to crash on both Vista and XP, MY laptop (this is my sisters' old laptop 
now
being used by my mother in another home so she doesn't have to bring her 
computer
everywhere to check email) 

Anyways, my other laptop has never had an issue, but then again I never used 
UAC I
turned it off and DEP off immediately.

My old XP desktop however NEVER had this issue at all.. ever that I can think 
of so I
have no idea what is causing it for some and not all.

-edit Well unfortunately I just tested if it was DEP but it was not.

No idea what could be causing it.

Original comment by pookien...@gmail.com on 19 Jun 2009 at 9:28

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im using win 7 and have the same issue

Original comment by olokeech...@gmail.com on 31 Oct 2009 at 9:40

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Try installing Rainmeter in a unrestricted folder ... like C:\Rainmeter\. This 
way it
wont be affected by the UAC restrictions on C:\Program Files\.

Original comment by airb...@gmail.com on 29 May 2010 at 12:46

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I am having no problems with hidden folders being on with vista 32 bit. I run 
as an Admin

Original comment by logo2...@gmail.com on 27 Jun 2010 at 1:30

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Original comment by birunthan.mohanathas on 24 Nov 2010 at 11:07

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