Rainy wrote:
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>>>>>>> Windows XP Home OEM
>>>>>>> Sp3
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Error: Cannot install 16 bit programs
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have never had this problem before. I was having a problem with
>>>>>>> one of
>>>>>>> my favorite programs (The Font Thing), so I uninstalled it. When I
>>>>>>> tried
>>>>>>> to reinstalled it, I got the prompt I couldn't install 16 bit
>>>>>>> programs.
>>>>>>> I have used this program for years, and the only thing I have done
>>>>>>> recently that is different is to get some windows xp updates! .
>>>>>>> Does
>>>>>>> anyone know what could be causing this? I think it might be one of
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> updates! Appreciate any help.. Rainy
>>>>>> It would help if you posted the error message you see on the scree -
>>>>>> verbatim, please!
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Pegasus,
>>>>> I no longer had the program or setup file on my system, so I had to try
>>>>> and
>>>>> reinstall it and this is what I got
>>>>>
>>>>> Can't run 16-bit Windows Program
>>>>>
>>>>> Cannot find the C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher\SETUP.EXE (or one of its
>>>>> components).
>>>>> Check to ensure the path and filename are correct and that all required
>>>>> libraries are available.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course I am staring right at it... 
I hope this helps you to help
>>>>> me.. thanks so much! Rainy
>>>> The first step would be to check if the file C:\Progra~1\Sue
>>>> Fisher\SETUP.EXE exists. You can find out like so:
>>>> 1. Click Start / Run
>>>> 2. Type the three letters cmd and press Enter.
>>>> 3. Type this command and press Enter:
>>>> dir C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher\SETUP.EXE
>>>>
>>>> If the file does exist, continue like so:
>>>> 4. cd /d C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher{Enter}
>>>> 5. setup{Enter}
>>>>
>>>> You should also ask yourself how the folder C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher got
>>>> created. It is not a native Windows folder. Did you perform some other
>>>> step before when attempting to install this program? What were they?
>>> I followed your advice and put the three letters cmd and pressed enter.
>>> 'Typed the command and the answer was no it was not there.. ask myself,
>>> well I created the folder myself.. when I extracted the files.. No I
>>> didn't perform any other step .. should I have? Since the filed didn't
>>> come already in a folder I thought for sure I needed to create it
>>> myself.. .. Rainy
>>>
>>> I am very confused by this.. why is it just The Font Thing that is not
>>> able to install..
>> It is hardly surprising that the installation job fails when setup does
>> not exist in the place where you invoke it. What makes you think it should
>> be there?
>>
>>
> Because I unzipped it there.. Setup is there.. I can see it.. I unzipped it
> there, the same way I unzip every program I install. I can't sit and argue
> about whether I see this program or not.. that is silly.. why windows xp is
> saying it's not there, I have no idea. Ok will show you a screen shot..
>
> www.sweetwrapz.net/thefont_thing.png . ok so do you see it, or is this just
> me.. lol Rainy
>
>
The problem is the space in the path. The error message you received
> Cannot find the C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher\SETUP.EXE (or one of its components)
indicates that Windows changed the directory Program Files to Progra~1
(to comply with the DOS-like 8.3 filename convention) but for some
reason didn't do so for Sue Fisher (that should have been changed to
SueFis~1)
In the Command Prompt, you deal with spaces by surrounding the path with
quotes. Thus, if you were to open the Command Prompt and type
dir "C:\Progra~1\Sue Fisher\SETUP.EXE" [note the quotes]
you will get the file details of the setup.exe file.
I assume, however, that your troubles arose when you opened the folder
named Sue Fisher, found the file named setup.exe, and double-clicked on
it. I infer from this that the setup.exe program itself is having a
problem when it attempts to reference one of the other setup files in
that folder.
Try this:
1. Move the folder Sue Fisher to C:\
2. Rename it without the space, and for good measure, with 8 or fewer
characters. For example, SueFish
3. Navigate to C:\SueFish using Windows Explorer and double click on
setup.exe
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