Change Release Notes
This latest release of ARC has a pretty big change. We have upgraded to Visual Studio 2013 and a bunch of things have changed from VS 2010. Let me know if you have any installation issues...
Warning: This is a very beta installer. Only upgrade to this version if you are volunteering to help debug the installation issues
*Note: You must uninstall the previous ARC version before installing this
- Visit Control Panel
- select Programs and Features
- Select ARC in the list and uninstall
- Reboot
- Install the latest version
Updated GUI with flat buttons
Connection control has Scan and Web config buttons for EZ-B v4
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found two versions also. uninstalled both. clean register. shutdown. restart, install, same problems. stress stress stress stress j
Interesting... There is a cached file somewhere on your computer from the old version. Can you uninstall, then check the C:\Program Files(86) folder for an EZ-Robot folder?
If there is one, can you tell me what is in it?
After you screenshot or save what's in it, delete it. Then install the latest version
Did the same as jdebay and also have the same problem... Uninstalled all versions of ARC, re-started the computer and put a clean install of the new version of ARC... Still no worky...
Do you all have Windows 7 or Windows 8?
The trouble seems to be with the new installer for Visual Studio. They got rid of the old Setup and Deploy feature and replaced it with Install Shield. I spent nearly 8 hours yesterday evening trying to configure Install Shield. It is very buggy and kept losing my settings. The installer works on my computers for testing, we'll have to narrow down why it's giving you guys grief
After removing all versions of ARC... what's left in C:\Program Files(86) folder is a folder(s) named \EZ-Robot Inc\Ez-builder\media... Nothing is in the media folder
Windows 7 for me
Just to add (if it's of any use to anyone);
Windows 7 64bit Downloaded and installed new version last night without uninstalling the old version Works fine, opens any project I have tried locally and on the cloud.
Control Panel --> Programs and Features does show 2 versions installed but nothing is causing any problems.
Contents of my %Program Files (x86)% directory are;
Edit: Also, this is what I have installed...
Also, I have UAC turned off completely. I mention this as someone posted last night about not being able to install as they were not admin. A long shot but it may be related.
My Win 7 Pro does not have the x86 program files selection, only program files. After uninstalling both EZ-B folders and a reboot there is no reference to EZ-B folders within Program files. Downloading the latest version still results in the same error.