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Hi everyone I'm trying to get into some basic GIS work, and MapWindow seemed like a really good choice when it came to open source software. I'm eager to get started, but I can't run it. I'm using Windows XP (32bit) and I've tried putting both the Desktop Application a
Install Issue
Posted by: Enviro_Eng ()
Date: June 02, 2010 10:23AM

Hi everyone

I'm trying to get into some basic GIS work, and MapWindow seemed like a really good choice when it came to open source software. I'm eager to get started, but I can't run it.

I'm using Windows XP (32bit) and I've tried putting both the Desktop Application and the Active X components on my PC. The Application installs fine, but won't start, stating:

"A reboot is required after installing. If rebooting does not help, register MapWinGIS.ocx (Could not register MapWinGIS.ocx) View or send error details?"

The Active X setup I thought might fix that; it installs fine up until the end, when the error message:

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\MapWindow\MapWinGIS.ocx
Unable to register the DLL/OCX: RegSvr32 failed with exit code 0x3."

Could anyone help me straighten this out? Many Thanks in advance.

~ Enviro_Eng

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: drsecond ()
Date: June 09, 2010 05:11PM

Unfortunately, I am having exactly the same issue. Maybe a buggy install file?

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: pmeems ()
Date: June 14, 2010 06:20AM

Try to uninstall all versions of MapWindow, download the latest beta installer: MapWindowx86Full-v48Beta-installer.exe and try again.

Please let us know if this is solving your problems.

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: natwalk ()
Date: July 07, 2010 07:46AM

Unfortunately, I am also having exactly the same issue, have updated everything I can find, .net, activex have uninstalled and reinstalled five times now and tried downloading it a second time incase there was a problem during the download itself, still the same message. How do you register the ocx file? I am using Vista so could that be the issue?

Thanks,

Nate

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: pmeems ()
Date: July 09, 2010 12:47AM

Nate,

Do you use a 32Bit or 64Bit version of Vista.
You did install the 4.8 beta installer?
What happens if you run the installer as Admin?
In the folder MapWindow is installed should be a file called regMapWinGIS.cmd. Try running that one.

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tinyurl.com/mwMonthly 32-Bit
tinyurl.com/mwMonthlyx64 64-Bit
Follow me on Twitter MapWindow_nl to read when a new installer is published.

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Paul Meems
The Netherlands
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Release manager, configuration manager and
forum moderator of MapWindow GIS

Owner of MapWindow.nl - Support for
Dutch speaking users: www.mapwindow.nl

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: hstanton ()
Date: August 06, 2010 10:33AM

First post here....

Just to let all know I was also having an install issue, MapWinGIS.ocx was not registering no matter what I did (rgesvr32, install as admmin, etc.).

Unistalled 4.8 and tried the new 'Beta' installer. Worked like a charm on Windows 7 Home Premium. I suspect it was the VC runtimes, included in the beat installer, that fixed it.

I did NOT try to install the VC runtimes separately, looking back I should have.

Many Thanks to all the Authors and Contributors.

Horace

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Re: Install Issue
Posted by: rmharvey ()
Date: August 27, 2010 09:45AM

this solution worked great! thank you!

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