Yes this will do for the U3 edition as it doesn't have its own dedicated forum.Searching for informations about my problem, I found a lot of good infos, but nothing about the current
There have been a few posts that I recall about the U3 version, so a forum search for U3 or launchpad, etc. may return some info.
Does the Launchpad's "An error has occurred while trying to start the selected program" message come up even before the avast splash screen is displayed?The message appear, and nothing else happen... no splash screen
If so, can you check your TEMP folder..? Is it accessible? Does it have some disk space available?
Thanks
Vlk
[LaunchPad][02/02/2007 00:21:28.218][PID:492][TID:544]: Failed to create the action process for action with command "C:\Documents and Settings\El Polo\Application Data\U3\0000060329031215\1F30627F-0195-44d4-8C24-1999F3C02C50\Exec\AvastU3.exe "C:\Documents and Settings\El Polo\Application Data\U3\0000060329031215\1F30627F-0195-44d4-8C24-1999F3C02C50\Exec\AvastU3.exe""and here is a screen of what I just tried
[LaunchPad][02/02/2007 00:21:28.218][PID:492][TID:544]: Failed to execute action appStart for application 1F30627F-0195-44d4-8C24-1999F3C02C50. Running the action watcher process failed.
:-[
U3 USB sticks are special devices which show a menu icon in the system tray when inserted, and also support auto-run of programs from USB sticks. They require a special installer package which will work with the U3 installer. Optionally, all plugins and settings of an installed desktop version can be copied to the U3 stick too. Please only download this package if you really have an U3 stick!
Please check the U3 drive for a setup.log file - can you post it here?ok, here it is
09:34:29 min/gen Started: 20.02.2007, 09:34:29
09:34:29 min/gen Running setup_av_u3-6c (108)
09:34:29 nrm/sys Operating system: WindowsXP ver 5.1, build 2600, sp 2.0 [Service Pack 2]
09:34:29 vrb/sys Computer WinName: LBA100417
09:34:29 min/sys Windows Net User: UQO\harp03
09:34:29 min/gen Cmdline: /checkupdate
09:34:29 vrb/gen DldSrc set to inet
09:34:29 vrb/gen Operation set to INST_OP_CHECK_UPDATE
09:34:29 min/gen Old version: ffffffff (-1)
09:34:29 vrb/sys Computer DnsName: LBA100417.uqo.local
09:34:29 vrb/sys Computer Ip Addr: 132.213.5.59
09:34:29 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: use IE settings
09:34:29 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: another authentication, use WinInet
09:34:29 vrb/pkg Part prg_av_u3-6c is installed
09:34:29 vrb/pkg Part vps-71400 is installed
09:34:29 vrb/pkg Part setup_av_u3-6c is installed
09:34:29 min/gen Old version: ffffffff (-1)
09:34:30 vrb/fil SetExistingFilesBitmap: 35->35->35
09:34:30 min/gen GUID: ecd6582d-1004-4450-bfee-b1db60dd9d89
09:34:31 nrm/gen Server definition(s) loaded for 'main': 105 (maintenance:0)
09:34:31 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server 'Download22 AVAST server' from 'main'
09:34:31 min/pkg GetPackages - set proxy for inet
09:34:31 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: use IE settings
09:34:31 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: another authentication, use WinInet
09:34:32 vrb/gen Used server: http://download22.avast.com/iavs4x
09:34:34 nrm/gen Server definition(s) loaded for 'main': 105 (maintenance:0)
09:34:34 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server 'Download21 AVAST server' from 'main'
09:34:34 min/pkg GetPackages - set proxy for inet
09:34:34 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: use IE settings
09:34:34 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: another authentication, use WinInet
09:34:34 vrb/gen Used server: http://download21.avast.com/iavs4x
09:34:34 vrb/gen Used server: http://download21.avast.com/iavs4x
09:34:35 vrb/gen Used server: http://download21.avast.com/iavs4x
09:34:36 vrb/gen Used server: http://download21.avast.com/iavs4x
09:34:36 min/pkg Load F:\System\Apps\1F30627F-0195-44d4-8C24-1999F3C02C50\Data\prod-av_u3.vpu
09:34:36 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: program = prg_av_u3-6c
09:34:36 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: setup = setup_av_u3-6c
09:34:36 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: vps = vps-71404
09:34:37 nrm/pkg Transferred files: 5
09:34:37 nrm/pkg Transferred bytes: 10320
09:34:37 nrm/pkg Transfer time: 2126 ms
09:34:37 vrb/fil NeedReboot=false
09:34:37 min/gen Return code: 0x20000000 [Something done]
09:34:37 min/gen Stopped: 20.02.2007, 09:34:37
09:34:37 nrm/fil Direct delete of file: F:\System\Apps\1F30627F-0195-44d4-8C24-1999F3C02C50\Data\setup.log
El Polo,thank you very much to carry about my problem ;) don't worry about delays
I apologize for the late delay. Let me try to follow up with you on this.
It would be useful if you could do a small experiment for me.
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Thank you very much El Polo. To be honest, I'd say reformatting and starting from scratch is a bit unnecessary (or at least, premature) in your case. And it would be really pity if we didn't find the cause of the problem, too. You're obviously not the only one who's got it (see e.g. busterkeaton's post above) so it must be something that's not really so specific to your machine. Also, the fact that the machine rebooted and you didn't see any BSOD doesn't necessarily mean that no BSOD actually took place -- XP is preset to automatically reboot after BSOD, and if full dump generation is not enabled (which is not, by default), the reboot can be so fast you won't even see the blue screen. If you want, I can help you analyze that problem, too. Just send the contents of the \windows\minidump folder (ideally ZIPed up) to my email address and let me see what I can do...after changing the command file, the result was exactly the same, just a new file "setup.exe" in the same folder, and exactly the same message "u3lang.dll....."
Anyway, now back to the U3 issue. Thanks for spotting the error in the cmd file - you were right, the U3_APP_DATA_PATH should have been set to point to your U3 removable drive, and you did right when you changed it to H:.
However, I'm not sure I understand what happened after you ran the fixed version of the cmd file. Did it make any difference at all? Did the avast splash screen appear on the screen, followed by the "Fatal error: cannot load language DLL" error box? Or nothing at all? Also, you're saying this created a new file "setup.exe" in the Exec folder? And nothing else?
Thanks
Vlk
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OK, I have prepared a modified version of avu3_upd.exe with some extra logging capabilities added.WOOAAAAA
Please download it from here: http://public.avast.com/~vlk/u3/elpolo/avu3_upd.exe and place it to the folder we're working with (overwrite existing).
Then re-run the cmd file. It should generate a file called avu3_upd.log. Please post its contents.
Thanks
Vlk
Glad to hear that. :)
We have now created an updated avast installer that should (hopefully) work flawlessly even on your system.
How to use it:
1. uninstall all avast's you currently have on your U3 smart drive
2. install the modified avast version by running the installer found here: http://public.avast.com/~vlk/u3/elpolo/AvastU3.exe
That's it.
Hopefully, everything's going to be OK this time. If that's the case, then many thanks for helping to solve this issue!
Please let me know the results.
Cheers,
Vlk
21:00:09 min/gen Started: 03.03.2007, 21:00:09
21:00:09 min/gen Running setup_av_u3-6c (108)
21:00:09 nrm/sys Operating system: WindowsXP ver 5.1, build 2600, sp 2.0 [Service Pack 2]
21:00:09 vrb/sys Computer WinName: OCM_EL-POLO
21:00:09 min/sys Windows Net User: OCM_EL-POLO\El Polo
21:00:09 min/gen Cmdline: /sfx /sfxstorage "C:\DOCUME~1\ELPOLO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\avu3_ins" /forceinstall
21:00:09 vrb/gen DldSrc set to sfx
21:00:09 vrb/gen Operation set to INST_OP_INSTALL
21:00:09 min/gen Old version: ffffffff (-1)
21:00:09 min/gen GUID: a72c8bfd-6a8a-42b9-a093-d14df449a76c
21:00:09 nrm/gen SelectCurrent: selected server 'tmp sfx storage' from 'sfx'
21:00:09 min/pkg GetPackages - set proxy for inet
21:00:09 nrm/int SYNCER: Type: use IE settings
21:00:09 nrm/int SYNCER: Auth: another authentication, use WinInet
21:00:09 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcessWin32::Do( INST_OP_INSTALL )
21:00:09 dbg/gen Entered SetupProcess::Do( INST_OP_INSTALL )
21:00:09 min/pkg Load C:\DOCUME~1\ELPOLO~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\avu3_ins\prod-av_u3.vpu
21:00:09 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: program = prg_av_u3-6e
21:00:09 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: setup = setup_av_u3-6e
21:00:09 vrb/pkg LatestPartInfo: vps = vps-65200
21:00:09 vrb/pkg Part prg_av_u3-6e was set to be installed
21:00:09 vrb/pkg Part vps-65200 was set to be installed
21:00:09 vrb/pkg Part setup_av_u3-6e was set to be installed
21:00:09 min/pkg ERROR: Unable to load 'part-prg_av_u3-6e.vpu'
21:00:09 dbg/pkg ERROR:LoadAllPartsVpus, code:0x20000011
21:00:09 min/gen Err:The package is broken.
21:00:09 nrm/pkg Transferred files: 0
21:00:09 nrm/pkg Transferred bytes: 0
21:00:09 nrm/pkg Transfer time: 0 ms
21:00:09 vrb/fil NeedReboot=false
21:00:09 min/gen Return code: 0x20000011 [The package is broken.]
21:00:09 min/gen Stopped: 03.03.2007, 21:00:09
Oops, sorry, my bad, I put there a wrong version.
Now, it should be OK. :)
Thanks
Vlk
Hello World! :)I have had the same problem (error in language DLL not found).
Sorry if this post is not in the right category, but I didn't find anywhere to post about U3 version of avast!
Please, do not post twice the same. Follow http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=23154.msg242570#msg242570Hello World! :)I have had the same problem (error in language DLL not found).
Sorry if this post is not in the right category, but I didn't find anywhere to post about U3 version of avast!
NB: Is it possible to simply reinstall the u3lang.dll in its original location for the drive to work properly on the pc (i.e., by copying this file from another location, and reinstalling it in the location where the file has been originally lost, on the first pc)?