Messenger Plus! 3.01.94 Installation Error

[Denney]

Heya guys. I'm having some problems installing Messenger Plus! v3.01.94 silently.

The original filename is "MsgPlus-301.exe" and when running the command:

MsgPlus-301.exe /silentinstallnosponsor

it runs fine BUT if I rename the file to "MSGPLUS.EXE" (or anything else for that matter) and run the command:

MSGPLUS.EXE /silentinstallnosponsor

I get an "access denied" error.

Is anyone else having this problem?

[evilvoice]

yea, I get that too, I would check their download mirrors for MsgPlus Setup.exe (I think you can rename this one, not sure...but thats what I named it). I think I got a "please download again, corrupt" error.

[Denney]

Yeah. That's what I get but I can install it fine if I leave the filename. If I rename it to anything else, I get the I/O Error.

[evilvoice]

yea, download from simtel mirror to get a better named one...I hate having version numbers in my setup files

[SiMoNsAyS]

same problem here

[Denney]

@evilvoice: Can you remember which mirror you downloaded from? I've tried 4 now and all of them have the same problem.

[evilvoice]

well, what I meant was that you cant rename the file, but for a better named one (msgplus setup.exe) download from the mirror...or are they all named msgplus-301? AFAICT they coded something in the install that if you change the name, it breaks the setup.

[Denney]

Quote from Patchou on the Messenger Plus! forums:

Arf... I know why this is happening.... stupid installer... that will be fixed in the next released version, you can count on it.

Edit: Patchou also stated that the installer won't work if you name the exe the following (anything else should work):

msgplus.exe
msgplus1.exe
msgplus2.exe

[oioldman]

Out of curiosity, Why would you want to rename the .exe used for installation?

[Denney]

I rename it so I can place an updated version onto another CD and have it copy over the top of the one on the original CD during setup.

[oioldman]

Kinda makes sense now, having read reply.

Cheers