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[IDV #LBD-766022]: installing IDV on windows xp 7...and make it run correctly



Hi Gilles,

Since I'm working with you on other issues, I was wondering, has this issue
been resolved?

Cheers,

Sean

> Hi Tom,
> 
> The third window, kind of a DOS window shows the following warning:
> 
> [Java3D] Warning: Fail to lock Vertex Buffer - D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR
> 
> as on the attached screen shots I sent yesterday, and the map view window
> seems ok but nothing shows up, neither the map neither the data that should
> be displayed
> 
> thanks for your help
> 
> cheers,
> 
> gilles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Gilles Arfeuille <address@hidden>wrote:
> 
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > "It should be straight forward"....
> >
> > I did as you said (it is 32 bits) and as shown on the pictures I attached
> > in the previous email in a window kind of DOS window it shows error
> > messages for the 3d Java. Did you get these screen shots?
> >
> > The Dashboard window and map view window look fine, and on the map view
> > window it just not shows the maps and when for example I download a
> > satellite image it does download it and create the corresponding display
> > but on the map view window where the map should be and the satellite
> > picture should be it is just blank...
> >
> > Any suggestion?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Gilles
> >
> >
> > address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Gilles,
> >>
> >> re:
> >> > Trying to install correctly IDV on a computer for the school that runs
> >> only
> >> > windows xp.
> >>
> >> OK, this should be straightforward.
> >>
> >> re:
> >> > I have done it correctly on linux with no problem but I am missing
> >> > something here on windows (should not it be simpler?) .
> >>
> >> Hmm...  The installation on Windows (either XP or Win7) should be
> >> very simple:
> >>
> >> - download the appropriate IDV installer from the Unidata website
> >>   and then run the installer
> >>
> >> re:
> >> > Actually the computer is new and came quite "naked"
> >>
> >> As long as the video driver is up to date, this should pose no problems.
> >>
> >> re:
> >> > I installed IDV, java and java 3d, and I get error messages like on the
> >> > attached douments without any map or any image on the map view window
> >>
> >> The IDV installer for Windows (either flavor) comes with its own version
> >> of Java and Java 3D.  There is no need to install either Java or Java 3D
> >> individually.
> >>
> >> re:
> >> > What am I doing wrong and what should I do?
> >>
> >> I would do as I suggested above: download the installer (probably 32-bit
> >> windows version since most XP installations are not 64-bit) to the
> >> desktop;
> >> double click on the installer icon; allow the installer to install the
> >> package on your machine, and then run the installed version.
> >>
> >> If you run into problems with the above procedure, please let us know
> >> exactly what you see that does not work.
> >>
> >> Example: The startup window is created and the IDV is loading, but it
> >> disappears and removes the startup window so you have no indication of
> >> what happened.  The cause of this kind of failure can be a video driver
> >> that is not up to date or something else less obvious.
> >>
> >> Cheers,
> >>
> >> Tom
> >> --
> >>
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> >> Ticket Details
> >> ===================
> >> Ticket ID: LBD-766022
> >> Department: Support IDV
> >> Priority: Normal
> >> Status: Closed
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: LBD-766022
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open