Re: GRE...can't find GPL.exe

On Thu 30 Mar 2000 12:06:45p, Glenn Andressen wrote: >Er...thaks for the tip David, but when right clicking on gpl.exe, I >don't get a "Working directory" in "Properties". >I suspect you're talking about Win98. I'm running Win95. Um. No idea then. Sorry :-( -- David. "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

On Thu 30 Mar 2000 02:00:55a, Glenn Andressen wrote:

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>I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The program >works fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, >such as browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been >suggested here before, but that doesn't work. > >Any clues anyone? > >Thanks, Glenn

Have you checked the entry for "Working directory" from "Properties" on the right-click menu for the GRE .exe file? Changing it to the right directory often does the trick. -- David. "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, really." (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The program works fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, such as browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been suggested here before, but that doesn't work. Any clues anyone? Thanks, Glenn

I downloaded all the components, but I can't seem to access the help file. Er...help? Glenn Andressen wrote:

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> > I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The program works > fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, such as > browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been suggested here > before, but that doesn't work. > > Any clues anyone? > > Thanks, Glenn

Er...thaks for the tip David, but when right clicking on gpl.exe, I don't get a "Working directory" in "Properties". I suspect you're talking about Win98. I'm running Win95. Glenn David Buttery wrote:

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> > On Thu 30 Mar 2000 02:00:55a, Glenn Andressen wrote: > > >I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The program > >works fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, > >such as browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been > >suggested here before, but that doesn't work. > > > >Any clues anyone? > > > >Thanks, Glenn > > Have you checked the entry for "Working directory" from "Properties" on > the right-click menu for the GRE .exe file? Changing it to the right > directory often does the trick. > > -- > David. > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > really." > (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)

Glenn Andressen <[email hidden]> wrote in article <[email hidden]>... > I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The programworks > fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, such as > browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been suggestedhere > before, but that doesn't work. > > Any clues anyone? > > Thanks, Glenn > Hi Glenn, This is an unsolved problem with GRE for some of us... I was on the beta team for GRE and this problem persisted all through the beta stage for me, with Nate spending many long and frustrating hours trying to track this problem down for me on my computer. Incidentally, i was the only member of the Beta team who had this problem, so it is restricted to just a few of us. :( The problem is actually related to another error trapping routine that Nate put into GRE to take care of an error message i was receiving every time i run GRE, so if you can work it out, i am sure Nate would be very happy too... A side effect of the error trapping routine means that while GRE will at least work properly for us few that have this problem, GRE will not find or remember the location on GPL.EXE, even after it is shown the correct location. Putting the GPL.EXE path into the GRE.ini file manually, will not cure the problem either.. So obviously you and me are both running some similiar hardware/software configuration that causes this error trapping routine to kick in.. Hopefully Nate will find a cure eventually, but for the time being, there is not much you can do, unless you feel like doing a complete re-install of Windows and all your other software to see if that fixes the problem.. :)) Cheers, Ron Ayton Australia

Good to hear from you again, Ron. You gave me some great tips once before on running GPL on my P166MMX, and it allowed me many enjoyable hours on a low end system. As for the current problem, I guess I can live with it for now. Thanks again, Glenn Ron Ayton wrote:

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> > Glenn Andressen <[email hidden]> wrote in article > <[email hidden]>... > > I get the find gpl.exe prompt every time I start GRE. The program > works > > fine otherwise, but this is a tad annoying. Fixes for this, such as > > browsing to the GPL folder, instead of GPL.exe, have been suggested > here > > before, but that doesn't work. > > > > Any clues anyone? > > > > Thanks, Glenn > > > > Hi Glenn, > > This is an unsolved problem with GRE for some of us... > I was on the beta team for GRE and this problem persisted all through > the beta stage for me, with Nate spending many long and frustrating > hours trying to track this problem down for me on my computer. > Incidentally, i was the only member of the Beta team who had this > problem, so it is restricted to just a few of us. :( > The problem is actually related to another error trapping routine that > Nate put into GRE to take care of an error message i was receiving > every time i run GRE, so if you can work it out, i am sure Nate would > be very happy too... > A side effect of the error trapping routine means that while GRE will > at least work properly for us few that have this problem, GRE will not > find or remember the location on GPL.EXE, even after it is shown the > correct location. > Putting the GPL.EXE path into the GRE.ini file manually, will not cure > the problem either.. > So obviously you and me are both running some similiar > hardware/software configuration that causes this error trapping routine > to kick in.. > Hopefully Nate will find a cure eventually, but for the time being, > there is not much you can do, unless you feel like doing a complete > re-install of Windows and all your other software to see if that fixes > the problem.. :)) > > Cheers, > Ron Ayton > Australia