this is really strange. Windows is a pain. Stef
On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:06 PM, PBK Research <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > OK. I opened a command line prompt, cd to Pharo 2.0 directory (created in > today's download), enter 'pharo.exe pharo2.0.image'. Same result - immediate > failure. I had previously changed the association of the image file to the > newly downloaded pharo.exe. So I think I must be using the VM in today's > download. > > From: Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf Of > Igor Stasenko > Sent: 07 November 2013 14:48 > To: Any question about pharo is welcome > Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Why won't my Pharo download run? > > > > > On 7 November 2013 15:31, PBK Research <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > Thanks. I am using the latest one-click distribution of Pharo, downloaded > today from the Pharo website. Presumably that should have the latest VM? > > yes, but if .image file extension associated with wrong version of VM binary, > which you installed previously (as you mentioned), it won't automagically use > proper one. > unless you run vm from command line e.g.: > pharo.exe myimage.image > or change the association to use different vm. > > From: Pharo-users [mailto:pharo-users-boun...@lists.pharo.org] On Behalf Of > Igor Stasenko > Sent: 07 November 2013 13:53 > To: Any question about pharo is welcome > Subject: Re: [Pharo-users] Why won't my Pharo download run? > > > > > On 7 November 2013 14:18, PBK Research <pe...@pbkresearch.co.uk> wrote: > Hello! > > I have a problem with running Pharo 2.0 on one of my machines. I have two > machines, both running Windows XP with SP3. On one of them I have a > successful load of Pharo (actually it's a distribution of the Moose system, > but that is just an application built on Pharo 2.0). This loads successfully > when I double click on pharo.exe. On the other machine, the same action > produces an immediate message: 'Pharo.exe has encountered a problem and needs > to close'. Just in case this was some problem with Moose, I have just > downloaded the latest one-click installation of Pharo 2.0 for Windows. This > displays exactly the same behaviour - an immediate fail when I try to start > it. > > I have tried to work out what may be different between the two machines. The > one which will run Pharo has an Intel Celeron processor, the other an AMD > Athlon XP (yes, they are both pretty ancient!), but I can't see why that > should make any difference. The one curious thing is that Windows Explorer > displays the type of the Pharo2.0.image file as 'Squeak image file'. There is > an old version of Squeak installed on that machine; could that have any > effect? > > I am a bit flummoxed by all this. Does anyone have any suggestions about how > to diagnose the problem? > > > If you using too old VM , it simply does not supports an image format, which > pharo 2.0 uses. > But there could be different reasons.. a first step towards to solution is to > use VM for pharo, which we maintain and use.. > > > Many thanks > > Peter Kenny > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko. > > > > -- > Best regards, > Igor Stasenko.
