alice-teacher fix for 2.3 not loading on win7

[Marilynn Huret]

Recently there was a software update. This caused the same problem. did you or someone do that update on your computer, or does your computer automatically do updates? If so, delete it, and (if you have a registry cleaner also use that to get rid of any old stuff) then download the version that is now there, extract it and run that. You can also place the current version on a flash drive and run it from there. Oh, and it may help to do a cold boot as well before doing the new install

-=mh=-






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>   1. Re:  Alice 2.3 no longer loads on Windows 7 (Kelly Cockrell)
>   2. Re:  Alice 2.3 no longer loads on Windows 7 (Matjaz Marussig)
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>Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2013 19:29:52 -0800
>From: Kelly Cockrell <kcockrell at themeadowsschool.org>
>Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 2.3 no longer loads on Windows 7
>To: Alice educators <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
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>It worked!  Thank you so, so much!
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>Kindest regards,
>Kelly Cockrell
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>On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 7:01 PM, Don Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
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>> In your home directory, there is a .slice2 hidden directory. Did you
>> delete it as well? If not, please delete it and try again.
>>
>> I am not familiar with the video card message you received. If deleting
>> .alice2 does not work, could you provide more details?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Don Slater
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Kelly Cockrell <
>> kcockrell at themeadowsschool.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi there:  This afternoon I tried to fire up Alice and it stopped
>> loading on the splash screen.  I rebooted several times.  Deleted all files
>> associated with Alice including Alice itself.  I downloaded it again,
>> extracted, etc.  Nothing.  I haven't installed any other programs that
>> could cause conflicts as of late so I'm befuddled.
>> >
>> > However, as I was grading Alice assignments before this debacle, I did
>> receive a message that said something to the effect that the video card
>> might not be able to handle the files.
>> >
>> > Any help is so, so appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Kelly Cockrell
>> > The Meadows School
>> > Las Vegas, NV
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>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 07:57:49 +0100
>From: Matjaz Marussig <marussig at siol.net>
>Subject: Re: alice-teacher Alice 2.3 no longer loads on Windows 7
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>Kelly, check if there is a kind of run or card acceleration in your PC and
>try to temporary disable it.
>Matjaz
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>2013/11/8 Don Slater <dslater at andrew.cmu.edu>
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>> In your home directory, there is a .slice2 hidden directory. Did you
>> delete it as well? If not, please delete it and try again.
>>
>> I am not familiar with the video card message you received. If deleting
>> .alice2 does not work, could you provide more details?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Don Slater
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>> > On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:27 PM, Kelly Cockrell <
>> kcockrell at themeadowsschool.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi there:  This afternoon I tried to fire up Alice and it stopped
>> loading on the splash screen.  I rebooted several times.  Deleted all files
>> associated with Alice including Alice itself.  I downloaded it again,
>> extracted, etc.  Nothing.  I haven't installed any other programs that
>> could cause conflicts as of late so I'm befuddled.
>> >
>> > However, as I was grading Alice assignments before this debacle, I did
>> receive a message that said something to the effect that the video card
>> might not be able to handle the files.
>> >
>> > Any help is so, so appreciated.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Kelly Cockrell
>> > The Meadows School
>> > Las Vegas, NV
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