In various postings here and on the odForce forum, there is continual reference to demo files that were available with version 4.0 release of Houdini. I realise that some of these may not be relevant anymore but it sounds as though a lot of them still are. Are there any plans to make these available for download so that Apprentice users can have access to them?
Although I appreciate the work that has obviously gone into the Apprentice training material, I can never get enough examples to pick apart!
Thanks,
Dave Carroll
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Houdini Lounge » Houdini 4.0 demo files?
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Technical Discussion » Houdini apprentice installation problem
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From the command line type:
msiexec /unregister
and then:
msiexec /regserver
and then try running the (original) Houdini installer again.
msiexec /unregister
and then:
msiexec /regserver
and then try running the (original) Houdini installer again.
Technical Discussion » Houdini apprentice installation problem
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Ok, grab it from here. This is the CD1 contents listing for Houdini Apprentice on the VisLab site:
http://www.vislab.usyd.edu.au/sidefx/cd1/Windows/ [vislab.usyd.edu.au]
http://www.vislab.usyd.edu.au/sidefx/cd1/Windows/ [vislab.usyd.edu.au]
Technical Discussion » Houdini apprentice installation problem
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Ok, try running ‘instmsiw.exe’ from the CD. This will install the Windows Installer service. Then try running the Houdini setup again.
If this doesn't work, locate ‘Msi.dll’ on your machine, right-click and select Properties and then the ‘Version’ tab. This should be at least 2.0.xxxx. The version supplied on the CD is, I think, 2.0.2600.0 but there is a later version (2.0.2600.2) available from here:
http://www.installengine.com/Msiengine20/instmsiw.exe [installengine.com]
Don't know if this later version will make any difference but might be worth a try as I am running out of ideas here!
Good luck,
Dave
If this doesn't work, locate ‘Msi.dll’ on your machine, right-click and select Properties and then the ‘Version’ tab. This should be at least 2.0.xxxx. The version supplied on the CD is, I think, 2.0.2600.0 but there is a later version (2.0.2600.2) available from here:
http://www.installengine.com/Msiengine20/instmsiw.exe [installengine.com]
Don't know if this later version will make any difference but might be worth a try as I am running out of ideas here!
Good luck,
Dave
Technical Discussion » Houdini apprentice installation problem
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Just out of interest, try installing the scripting runtime seperately. Just locate and run the ‘isscript.msi’ package to see if you get the same error.
Cheers,
Dave
PS You're welcome, Edward. The Installshield KB has helped me out a lot when debugging setups, some of which can become almost as complex as the software they are installing
Cheers,
Dave
PS You're welcome, Edward. The Installshield KB has helped me out a lot when debugging setups, some of which can become almost as complex as the software they are installing
Technical Discussion » Houdini apprentice installation problem
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This can be caused by a missing registry entry. I have come across this before when creating installers using Installshield Developer 7 but, as I am not sure if this is the version and product that SideFx used for the Apprentice installer, I cannot say if this will fix your problem but it is worth a try.
The following is taken directly from a KB article at installshield.com and has worked for me in the past.
From the command line, cd to this folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\7\Intel 32
and then type:
IDriver.exe /regserver
Hope this helps,
Dave Carroll
Product Specialist
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The following is taken directly from a KB article at installshield.com and has worked for me in the past.
From the command line, cd to this folder:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\7\Intel 32
and then type:
IDriver.exe /regserver
Hope this helps,
Dave Carroll
Product Specialist
DevGuru.com
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