arc multiedit add on

[mastermatt]

have anyone tried to load this ? i cant get it to install???

[dolphin1]

which one are you trying to install the X4 or MU1.

[mastermatt]

no i got that working ! im working on the arc multiedit add on from mastercam site .it want install??

[Greg Williams]

Not that it helps but it installs here all OK

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

mastermatt,

 

What's happening when you try to install it?

What is your OS? XP, Vista, Win7 ?

Details please.

[mastermatt]

i have a dell latitude d810 laptop with xp .

i have x4 mill 3 with solids . after i down load the arc addon then unzip it and exe. it starts loading then gives this error ( a network error occurred while attempting to read from the file) so what do i need to do with that?? thanks

[mastermatt]

sorry x4 mu1

[Justin Beebe at Folsom Tool]

Matt,

 

This may or may not matter but I normally close mastercam before installing any add-ons. Was mastercam closed when you tried the intall?

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

Though you normally don't have to shut down Mastercam before installing one of thee Add-Ons, it's certainly worth a shot.

 

It "sounds" like the EXE install is corrupt.

Please download it again.

 

And I'll also check this X-MU1 install package tomorrow,

[mastermatt]

yes i did have all programs closed . and i had copyed the same arc download to a flashdrive and put it on my deck top comp. and it loaded fine! so i dont know what to do next???? thank matt

[mastermatt]

i went back and removed all of the arc progaram from comp amd restarted the tried again and it works this time !!!!!!!!!! thank for all the help !! matt

[Roger Martin from CNC Software]

A Google on ->

* Windows Installer "a network error occurred while attempting to read from the file" *

Brings up many hits which (mostly all) point to this solution...

 

This site had the clearest instructions on obtaining and using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

 

If you want to info directly from Microsoft ->

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility

 

*** Be very careful using the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility ***

 

Just make sure that the only entry you tell it to remove is this one ->

(If there are multiple identical entries select them all).

 

 

After running the utility, go to the CHook folder of your Mastercam (X4-MU1) and (if they exist) delete these files ->

 

C:McamX4-MU1chooksArc MultiEdit.pdf

C:McamX4-MU1chooksArc MultiEdit.dll

C:McamX4-MU1chooksArc MultiEdit.ft

 

Before re-running the Arc MultiEdit.exe installer package.

I would suggest checking the version of Windows Installer on your system.

 

There are a couple ways to do that...

From a CMD window prompt, type in this command -> msiexec.exe /?

-or-

Check the Version info on this file -> C:WINDOWSsystem32msi.dll

by navigating to the file, highlite it and then right-click on it and select the Version tab and check the 'File Version' info.

 

? Is this at least v3.1 (unfortunately there are three different versions of Windows Installer 3.1 !?!

Windows Installer 3.1 Version Confusion

 

? Is the version of Windows Installer on your Laptop "older" than what is on your Desktop system?

 

BTW...

The latest released version of Windows Installer from Microsoft is -> Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable

 

 

Finally, please let me know the outcome.

[mastermatt]

its working just fine now thanks for all ur HELP!!! matt