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[Bug] Error message for failed read/write access to Program Files mentions Portable Install while doing Standard Install

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Jeff
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[Bug] Error message for failed read/write access to Program Files mentions Portable Install while doing Standard Install

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Sadly I can't embed videos, so a link to it and the bug in question:
https://streamable.com/y9hmug

But when your Windows is f#$%^& enough to where unticking Read Only and running the installer as Admin do nothing, this error appears when you do Standard Install, which dosen't align with what the user chose when installing. Additionally, in the error message, the folders to where Rainmeter is supposed to be installed don't appear, and the Browse button is clickable on Standard Install.
A slight problem with fixing the wording around for this, if it were to get fixed, is all the translations have to change this too.

The error that triggered the user to reinstall Rainmeter, it's just loading for a few seconds and crashing, I don't know if c0000005 Access violation is because of the messed up Install or Windows itself.

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Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          02/05/2024 02:23:04 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      DESKTOP-L7S8HLJ
Description:
Faulting application name: Rainmeter.exe, version: 4.5.18.3727, time stamp: 0x64c7da52
Faulting module name: Rainmeter.dll, version: 4.5.18.3727, time stamp: 0x64c7da50
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00055323
Faulting process ID: 0xffc
Faulting application start time: 0x01da9c6e250eba72
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.dll
Report ID: 4c013fce-c485-4f05-b7d3-e7fd08573d3e
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2024-05-02T08:53:04.5009052Z" />
    <EventRecordID>147105</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>DESKTOP-L7S8HLJ</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Rainmeter.exe</Data>
    <Data>4.5.18.3727</Data>
    <Data>64c7da52</Data>
    <Data>Rainmeter.dll</Data>
    <Data>4.5.18.3727</Data>
    <Data>64c7da50</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>00055323</Data>
    <Data>ffc</Data>
    <Data>01da9c6e250eba72</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.dll</Data>
    <Data>4c013fce-c485-4f05-b7d3-e7fd08573d3e</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
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Re: [Bug] Error message for failed read/write access to Program Files mentions Portable Install while doing Standard Ins

Post by Yincognito »

Jeff wrote: May 2nd, 2024, 1:41 pm Sadly I can't embed videos, so a link to it and the bug in question:
https://streamable.com/y9hmug
As far as I recall, there have been similar reports by other users on this in the past, and if I remember correctly some of those were eventually solved one way or another (too tired to use Search button to find and link them at the moment).

I guess you know that it would help to have some context to the bug, i.e. in which circumstances does this happen (e.g. non admin user account, what should be read only for it to happen, etc.), so that folks can reproduce and debug the issue in order to hopefully fix it or find a solution to it if needed. The symptoms alone are described already and good to have, but I doubt they're enough for a satisfactory resolution... :???:
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