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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I am having exactly the same problem installing texpoint as Tamer (see below). I’ve installed texpoint once before on a different computer and had no trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I have Sophos Anti-Virus, but disabled it prior to installation, and set the powerpoint macro security to medium. I’ve tried to install several times with both full and standard installs, with two different versions of Office (2003 and 2002), and with two different versions of texpoint (2.12.1 and 2.0.3). Each time I get the same error.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>I hope you can offer me some advice.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Warwick</span></font></st1:City></st1:place> Bowen<o:p></o:p></pre>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> Your installation failed in the process of registering the add-in with<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Powerpoint. Do you have an antivirus installed? Have you reduced the<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>Security of macros to medium, as described in the installation procedure? In<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>the past I have seen this error but it went away if I tried to install<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>again.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>> If none of these work I will prepare another version of the package for<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>you. <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>George.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> From: <a
href="http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org"
title="blocked::http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org">users-bounces at lists.texpoint.necula.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> [mailto:<a
href="http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org"
title="blocked::http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org">users-bounces at lists.texpoint.necula.org</a>] On Behalf Of <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> M. Tamer Ozsu<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 2:12 AM<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> To: <a
href="http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org"
title="blocked::http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org">users at lists.texpoint.necula.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>>.<i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Subject: [texpoint-users] Texpoint installation<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> I am having trouble installing Texpoint 2.8.1 on Windows XP <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> with Powerpoint<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 2003 SP2. Here is what happens:<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><i><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>>> 1. Texpoint is on my desktop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 2. Powerpoint is not running.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 3. I start installation, it copies all of the files. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 4. The last installation window that I see is the one that <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> says "Status:<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Custom Action "regaddin.vbs" - registerAddIn()"<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 5. Then I get a Powerpoint error window that says it has <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> encountered a problem and needs to close.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 6. When I click "Don't send" to its inquiry about sending a <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> report, I get two windows:<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> - TexPoint window that says "Completing the TexPoint <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 2.8.1 Setup Wizard" asking me <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> to click the Finish buton (which I do)<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> - A Powerpoint window that says "PowerPoint experienced <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> a serious error the last <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> time add-in 'texpoint' was opened. Would you like to <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> disable this add-in? ..."<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> 7. I have tried once to say do not disable and a second time <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> yes, disable and then went into Help->About Microsoft Office <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> PowerPoint->Disabled items to enable it.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> However, texpoint never shows up on my menu. Any help?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> ==Tamer<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style='font-style:italic'> --------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> --------------<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style='font-style:italic'> -<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> M. Tamer Ozsu Email: <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <a
href="http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org"
title="blocked::http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org">tozsu at uwaterloo.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> Professor and Univ. Research. Chair or <a
href="http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org"
title="blocked::http://lists.texpoint.necula.org/listinfo.cgi/users-texpoint.necula.org">ozsu at acm.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> Tel: +1 (519) 888-4043<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science Fax: +1 (519) 885-1208<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Waterloo</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">N2L 3G1</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>><i><span
style='font-style:italic'> <a href="http://db.uwaterloo.ca/%7Etozsu"
title="blocked::http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~tozsu">http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~tozsu</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style='font-style:italic'> _______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></pre><pre><font
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size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>>> ecula.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre>
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