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    Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

    I took my application that has ben developed in V8 and running for years and created an new folder with the application files and then installed the new V10 runtime as I did with V8 Runtime. Now I get an error message 4217 Application not installed correctly. No other information just that and it happens even when I try and open the app with the Developer version of V10
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    Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

    Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
    I took my application that has ben developed in V8 and running for years and created an new folder with the application files and then installed the new V10 runtime as I did with V8 Runtime. Now I get an error message 4217 Application not installed correctly. No other information just that and it happens even when I try and open the app with the Developer version of V10
    You could uninstall the RT and then see if you can open the app. If not, try opening the original folder with the developer.

    kenn
    TYVM :) kenn

    Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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      Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

      Well,

      I deleted the foldder and copied all the app files to a new folder. Then as instructed several years ago in V5 I installed the Alpha5 full program into the same folder and then installed the Runtime on top of that. Something about the runtime not havin g all the files needed to run so the purpose of the full install is to place all files in the folder and then installing the runtime replaces the rogram files with the runtime files.

      Hell if I know why but it works.

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        Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

        Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
        Well,

        I deleted the foldder and copied all the app files to a new folder. Then as instructed several years ago in V5 I installed the Alpha5 full program into the same folder and then installed the Runtime on top of that. Something about the runtime not havin g all the files needed to run so the purpose of the full install is to place all files in the folder and then installing the runtime replaces the rogram files with the runtime files.

        Hell if I know why but it works.
        If the apps, the full program and RT are all in the same folder, yes it should work but oofda, what buchs of files. Are they in sub folders or just the one folder? Once the full program is in the folder, why do you need RT in there too? I would not have done it that way but downloaded the most revent version of RT. Mixing apps with the program files is not a good practice.

        kenn
        TYVM :) kenn

        Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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          Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

          Its Simple,

          You need the RT to distribute the app. I install the full program in the folder first so that the app will run (Does not seems to work well without doing this) and the install the RT to replace the full program with the needed RT fles for distribution. It may seem odd to you but I've been doing it this way for years and I seel thousands of applications per year with zero problems. I do use a sub folder for the RT andkeep the application in the main folder.

          Last year I sold over 856 copies of one of my applications and never had a single problem with any installs on any Windows system including Win 7

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            Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

            Originally posted by Windstarsoftware View Post
            Its Simple,

            You need the RT to distribute the app. I install the full program in the folder first so that the app will run (Does not seems to work well without doing this) and the install the RT to replace the full program with the needed RT fles for distribution. It may seem odd to you but I've been doing it this way for years and I seel thousands of applications per year with zero problems. I do use a sub folder for the RT andkeep the application in the main folder.

            Last year I sold over 856 copies of one of my applications and never had a single problem with any installs on any Windows system including Win 7
            One can't argue with success! :)
            TYVM :) kenn

            Knowing what you can achieve will not become reality until you imagine and explore.

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              Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

              I hit the same error 4217 when testing an install on the runtime - traced back to not including one of my .aex files in the package. It would appear that 4217 = component/function not found.

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                Re: Error 4217 Application Not Installed Correctly

                Ken & John,

                I COPY my runtime into a folder on c drive as c:\alda and then COPY the app under that as c:\alda\myapp. I then install the .net and c++ apps. Then register the files as needed to run on whatever system. Been doing this for a long time without problems.

                Difference from fred is The app is under the runtime and I do not run it as an install.

                **Note** I use astrum installer to do all this. It just makes it simpler for me.
                Dave Mason
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                Skype is dave.mason46

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