Program auto-reinstalling

[soccerdad]

This is a strange one. I updated to to 0.92.8 last week without problem. (Great release!) I have been using xrecord instead of the recordings plugin. I liked the idea of the new features that Sub added, so I went into config and checked the recordings plugin so I could use it. I also turned on the FM plugin at the same time. When I closed config, windows gave me a message something like it was "installing new software..please wait" After it finished, GBPVR loaded fine and it now shows the additional plugin buttons. Unfortunately, it looks like it overwrote the MDB file and my ready folders are now empty.

I backed up the MDB file when I upgraded and still have the copy. Can I just replace/rename it into the GBPVR.MDB file? or since I am now using 92.8, will this not work? Do I have go back to the old revision, replace the MDB and then reupdate?

Any ideas why it "auto-reinstalled" just because I turned on a plugin?

[ydekmekji]

the same thing has happened to me on a couple different occasions (with other releases as well). Yesterday, I took a look at the xmedia plugin and that just prompted the auto-reinstall... I'm curious to know more about that as well...

[reboot]

For some (as yet) unknown reason, the shortcuts get screwed up, and/or the changes made to the install by adding some plugins, make gbpvr think it needs a repair. Thus the installer runs.
Xrecord is one of those plugins.

You should simply be able to overwrite the .mdb

[sub]

Believe me, I wish I knew how to disable this damn auto repair "feature" of the MSI installer software I'm using...

[capone]

It probably worth at least having it tell you to restart after install, so it can do it the first time. I've had problems on two different installs when I didn't, or stopped it.

It's more dealing w/ the pain than a fix, but it'd be expected at least.

[soccerdad]

As an update: I found that the system had automatically saved the MDB file as "old.MDB" I just renamed it to GBPVR.MDB and everything is back. Thanks for all the help!