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Audiobook Manager for Audible Users
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Doesn't install on Windows #331

Closed orish1 closed 4 years ago

orish1 commented 4 years ago

Hello, I downloaded OpenAudible_2.0.3_win.exe and tried to execute it - but nothing happened at all.

I tried downloading it again in case it had got corrupted. But still nothing. The cursor changes to a hourglass icon for a few seconds and then reverts to an arrow.

I have Windows 10 64-bit version.

Do I need to adjust compatibility settings or is there another version to download or the file corrupt?

Thanks and regards, Gary

nikolayganovski1 commented 4 years ago

@orish1 do you have Java installed(JRE/JDK) ?

orish1 commented 4 years ago

no, it seems that I didn't have Java installed, but I did manage to install OpenAudible by changing the compatibility to Windows 8. OpenAudible is now installed and seems to be working fine for now.

Surely, if the installer needs Java (or the app itself) then you should detect whether it's installed and display a message to do so if it isn't.

But, it seems that Java is NOT required, coz it's working fine without it (just the installer program won't run).

openaudible commented 4 years ago

Check your anti-virus app. Currently, we have an unsigned application which is blocked by many anti-virus programs. You might be able to right-click the installer and "scan with anti-virus" or just run Windows Defender to see what virus software you have.

OpenAudible does not need java. The install4j installer is supposed to point to the correct version of the java runtime we include in the software to make it "standalone". I'm not sure what happened in your case. But my guess is the anti-virus stopped it and didn't put up a message.

openaudible commented 4 years ago

Going to close since you got it installed.. But feel free to add any additional error messages or hints. Running in Windows 8 compatibility mode should not be needed, but now people have another thing to try.