Windows 10: I am having an issue opening a program I installed. When I launch the .exe it opens an old...

Okay, so I downloaded a program called LogixPro, it is a PLC emulator of an Allen Bradley


And when I launch the .exe file of it


It opens the software, but it also stops the program and an installer pops up showing SolidWorks 2018


and it asks for the local file for the install because it can’t find it on my machine


and then the program hangs up and I must end task.


I got in contact with the developer of the software and he told me this....





I haven’t heard of this happening with Solid Works, but I have had numerous reports of a similar problem/symtoms from users of ACAD..





The problem can happen when multiple CDs are required for installing a software product, and in such cases the install software usually diverts the normal CD data stream so that it can determine if the correct CD is in the drive during the install process…. The problem/trouble arises if the installation fails/doesn’t complete, and the hook into CD data stream isn’t removed. Try to run LogixPro later on, and it looks to see if a LogixPro CD is in the drive,,,, and the leftover hook, takes control,,, and issues some directions as to what CD should be in the drive..





I suspect this is the problem you have, and running the Solid Works install without error should result in the hook being removed



And just to be clear I did not install this program from a disk, and I do not have SolidWorks currently installed on my computer.

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Application .EXE doesn't launch installation, instead it opens IE.

Hello,

When I launch my application Icon "PEB.exe", it starts extracting then it opens in a new window : "internet explorer downloads"
I see now my PEB shortcut in a list in this internet explorer window. It is now .JAR and i can't open it

Normally the .EXE is supposed to start the installation... not to open internet explorer...

How to instal my program without going through internet exlporer ?

Tank you

Tom

 

How to Open old HLP files from Windows 10

@andylaode
The easiest way to solve this problem is to use the XP version of winhlp32.exe.
If you have the Windows XP installtion disk, you can extract from it or download the attachment below which contains both X86 and X64 version of winhlp32.exe (XP64winhlp32.exe & XP32winhlp32.exe). Use the appropriate version with your Windows 10.

1. Copy XP64winhlp32.exe to C:\Windows or to C:\Windows\system32 if your Windows 10 is 64 bit. else copy XP32winhlp32.exe.
2. right click on the .hlp file that you want to open->Open with->More Apps then browse to the executable in step one to select it, put a check mark on "Always use ...." as shown below to associate the file type .hlp with this XP version.
   
   
   
   The original .hlp has an icon as shown:
   
   
   
   new association will change to:
   
   
   

To open the .hlp file, simply double click it or open it within the program you are running (Only work if the app is not hardcoded to open with winhlp32.exe)


XPWinhlp32.7z

 

How to locate an EXE file that I have just installed?

I respectfully suggest that you might be treating the zipped EXE file as if it were a file that does not actually need to be installed. Double-clicking such a file causes the prog to be launched immediately. An example of a non-installable EXE file would be some of the SysInternal files, such as ProcMon and Autoruns.

The file that you quoted, oldcalcwin10.zip, is the same file as in my other post. Double-clicking on that file launches an install dialog. At no time does the calculator itself appear. To launch the calculator, I needed to click on SYSTEM32\calc1.exe

Summarizing:

- Double-clicking an installable EXE file launches the installer.
- Double-clicking a non-installable EXE file launches the program itself.

Note that I have already created a shortcut to calc1.exe on my desktop. "If it works, don't break it!" Therefore, no other helpful suggestions are needed *Smile

Thanks to all the generous volunteers for their responses.
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