[MV] Reinstalling ViaVoice 3.0

[Camner]

I ran into the same problem once.  My "fix": download the (huge) VV 3.0
updater from IBM.  When one runs that, it doesn't require a CD swap, only
the insertion of one's 2.x CD.

Robert


On 7/14/03 8:09 AM, "Domains4Days.com" <Lists at domains4days.com> wrote:

> I am having problems attempting to reinstall ViaVoice 3.0
> 
> Previously I have successfully uninstalled ViaVoice 3.0 to clean it out
> first.
> 
> My ViaVoice 3.0 is an upgrade disk. Also, I am using it with only one CD
> reader drive. One of the first steps 3.0 asks - is to insert the ViaVoice
> enhanced edition (2.xx) - so I will go to the Finder - and eject the 3.0
> disk - and put in the enhanced disk.
> 
> This is the confusing part - and I have tried it many different ways - all
> of which have failed ... At this point the 2.0 disk attempts to start its
> installation on top of the 3.0 installation - however I believe that I have
> learned to disregard all 2.0 requests and I go back to the 3.0 package in
> the Finder instead (better)...
> 
> At this point the 3.0 uninstaller says that is waiting for some kind of
> installer start up file... And just waiting ...
> 
> Now, it makes sense to eject the 2.0 disk and put in the 3.0 disk, however
> the 3.0 package just waits and waits and does not refined the 3.0 disk - or
> whatever else it's looking for...
> 
> So you can see, I never really get past the initial stage on the 3.0
> installation...
> 
> A few issues:
> - I have in fact with these very same disks, and process, successfully
> installed 3.0 in the past. But now it won't work... - It is possible that
> there are some extra 3.0 installer files that maybe got hung up after the
> first failed installation attempt - maybe I should have deleted these
> everytime ... I'm not sure about this ...
> 
> ANY IDEAS?