Installing the V7.5 Software

[TimF818]

I'm having the same problem as BlackOut08. I've been trying to figure this out for a solid week now and I'm pretty frustrated. Can anyone dumb it down for me as I'm not very computer savvy but willing to learn. I'm running Windows XP on my Mac with Parallels. V8 build 286 runs fine, V7.5 build 293 gives me this error code. Any help is much appreciated.

[Blacky]

I'm having the same problem as BlackOut08. I've been trying to figure this out for a solid week now and I'm pretty frustrated. Can anyone dumb it down for me as I'm not very computer savvy but willing to learn. I'm running Windows XP on my Mac with Parallels. V8 build 286 runs fine, V7.5 build 293 gives me this error code. Any help is much appreciated.

Make sure no EFILive software is running.
Try deleting all the folders that are configured in V7's registry. To do that run regedit: click Start->Run..., type regedit into the box and click Ok.
Then navigate to and delete the key and everything it contains: \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EFILive\V7.5\Properti es\Dir
Start EFILive V7 Scan Tool, it will recreate that registry entry based on your Windows user configuration.

If it still fails, chances are the files/folders that should be in the \My Documents\EFILive\V7.5\ folder does not exist. In that case you could try manually copying all the default folders and their files
from here: \Program Files\EFIive\V7.5\Installation Defaults\
to here: \My Documents\EFILive\V7.5\

Regards
Paul

[TimF818]

Thank you Paul for your quick response. I deleted and uninstalled everything V7, reinstalled V7.5 in C:\Documents and Settings\My Documents\EFILive, For some reason it likes it there and just needed to copy files to Z:\EFILive\, that's the Parallels file. I also had to add a "s" to the cal_pids.txt file because it came up "pid" and not "pids" Must be miscommunication with Windows, Parallells & Mac. All good now, thank you again.

[Blacky]

Just for reference the folders that V7 uses are determined from the registry keys:

\Program Files is determined by:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\ProgramFilesDir

\My Documents is determined by:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Personal

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Compare that with the V8 software (on Windows Vista and above) that uses the following method to determine the appropriate folders:

\Program Files is determined by:
SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_ProgramFiles,...)

\My Documents is determined by:
SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Documents,...)

Windows FOLDERID definitions are listed here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...=vs.85%29.aspx

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And lastly, when installing V8 (on Windows XP) the following are used:

\Program Files is determined by:
ShGetSpecialFolderPath(...,CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES,... )

\My Documents is determined by:
ShGetSpecialFolderPath(...,CSIDL_PERSONAL,...)

Windows CSIDL definitions are listed here:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/lib...=vs.85%29.aspx

Regards
Paul

[joecar]

Thanks, those are useful registry paths to know

[Mrbowtie26]

Sorry if this has been asked but what are the laptop requirements for running efi live ? I want to pick up a new cheap small laptop just for efi live. Is 4 gigs of memory and a dual core processor sufficient or should I get a faster processor and more memory like 8 gigs ? I believe I've read that Windows 10 is compatible so that shouldn't be an issue
Thanks

[Blacky]

Dual core is fine.
4 Gigs is probably not enough - even for just running Windows. I recommend 8 Gigs.

Regards
Paul

[Mrbowtie26]

Dual core is fine.
4 Gigs is probably not enough - even for just running Windows. I recommend 8 Gigs.

Regards
Paul

Thanks appreciate the info

[Mrbowtie26]

So question...I ordered a laptop (asus x540sa) with Windows 10. It only has 4 gigs of ram but I figured ok np I'll upgrade it to 8. I got the laptop, set everything up and then went to the crucial site to see what type of ram I have to order and it said my memory is soldered on board and im not able to upgrade even though on amazon it said it was upgradable to 8.... any chance this laptop can be used for efi live and nothing else ? It has a 1.6 ghz quad core processor.

[Blacky]

It will still work with EFILive no problem with 4GB. EFILive does not require anywhere near 4GB, it should never need more than about 200MB of memory.

The largest memory requirement of EFILive is when loading large log files, here's some numbers to help put it into perspective...
The EFILive software only uses about 200MB when displaying a 500,000 frame log file. A 500,000 frame log file is about 3.5 hours of continuous data logging.

I just recommended 8GB because Windows itself works better/smoother/faster with more memory.

Regards
Paul