Installing ProfitUI Reborn Updater and Vista

liigia · #1 03-22-2009, 08:55 AM

Help!
I just bought a new Vista computer and have been trying to load profitui reborn updater for a day now but i keep getting the msg:

Missing write permissions!
Please run the updater again with administration rights"

I cannot find the exe file, nor do i have a desktop icon to right click and allow admin rights...what can i do to get this loaded?

Do i need to install the files manually before i do the updater?

Thanks in Advance!

lizzapher · #2 03-22-2009, 09:00 AM

All you have to do is right click the icon for what you want to open, dropdown menu will appear, click run as administrator.

liigia · #3 03-22-2009, 09:31 AM

There is NO icon! I have never installed profit on this computer and it is asking for write privlages and admin rights BEFORE the icon is placed on my desktop. Also, right clicking the Launch file does not give me an option to allow admin rights.........STILL confused!!!

**gm9** · #4 03-22-2009, 09:38 AM

so give it the privileges it asks for?

Kaldran · #5 03-22-2009, 09:47 AM

You will have ProfitUI Updater at least in your start menu. In there you can right click programs as well to run them as administrator.
Easier solution would be to not install EverQuest in your \Program Files folder :P

Maybe it's better to remove that downloadable jnlp-file completely and only provide installation via the website. Seems to confuse lots of people what this file actually is and does. Don't use it to run the updater at all.

liigia · #6 03-22-2009, 09:48 AM

I have tried to find a way to give it admin privlages....cant find a way....how do i do it when there is NO icon on my desktop and NO exe file to be found???
Thanks!

Kaldran · #7 03-22-2009, 09:53 AM

Like I said...

liigia · #8 03-22-2009, 10:22 AM

Kaldran, thanks so much for your continued assistance in this matter....but sadly ProfitUI Updater is NOT in my Start menu....

....Clearly I am not computer savvy.

Here are the steps i have gone through to try to download the UI:

1) Click the big DOWNLOAD button on the ProfitUI Reborn Updater page.
2) Click OPEN (and not SAVE) in the next pop up menu.
3) Double click "Launch ProfitUI Reborn Updater" file from the menu that pops up after clicking OPEN. Java loads and i get the updater window.
4) Click UPDATE NOW and I get the msg:

Missing write permissions!
Please run the updater again with administrator rights.

There are no icons to right click either on my desktop or in the start menu, nor can i find an exe file pertaining to Profit UI anywhere in the EverquestII folder or subfolders....

I LOVE this UI and if i cant get it installed on this new comp. I'll probably have to stop playing my healer toons....Lordy I wish I knew what I was doing wrong!!!

Kaldran · #9 03-22-2009, 10:25 AM

Type "javaws -viewer" in your start menu and deinstall Profit Updater. Install it again by visiting http://updater.pala.de
It should create the start menu and desktop links.

liigia · #10 03-22-2009, 11:23 AM

thx Kaldran, think i got a baby step farther...typing Profit in the start search menu does give me an icon that i can right click and choose to run as administrator; however, now i am getting another error which says Everquest2 directory not found...set the directory in Settings, Filepath first.... When i opened that menu the EverQuest II file path entry box is greyed out and i cannot get a cursor there, so i tried the "Choose" button located to the right. after selecting the path from C drive to Everquest II directory, i get the error msg: Exception thrown while setting base dir
Gaaa! what a disaster

**gm9** · #11 03-22-2009, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by liigia

I LOVE this UI and if i cant get it installed on this new comp. I'll probably have to stop playing my healer toons....Lordy I wish I knew what I was doing wrong!!!

There is always a manual install version also.