[PD] 0.392 Loading Libraries, WIN XP

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

After installing Pd-0.38.4-extended, you can double-click this file to  
reinstall the library loading:

C:\Program Files\pd\pd-settings.reg

This will import the settings into the registry.

.hc

On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:16 PM, David Powers wrote:

>  Okay, registry is clean, but how do I get all the externals to work  
> now? I am back to square one, now I can't can't get anything to work,  
> and trying to add them to the paths, doesn't seem to work, and the  
> slashes all disappear. This is after REINSTALLING 0.38.4, but now it  
> doesn't automatically install the libraries - even with a clean  
> registry!
>
>  ~David
>
>  Miller Puckette wrote:Just delete all the Pd entries.  I think you  
> can just delete
>>  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->PD in one step using regedit.
>> To run regedit, just type the name into "run program".  Then Pd
>> will run like new again :)
>>
>> M
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 04:45:42PM -0600, David Powers wrote:
>>
>>> Does anybody know enough Windows to fix the registry correctly? I'm
>>> afraid of it somewhat... And until I do, it's back to MAX MSP for  
>>> me.... !
>>>
>>> ~David
>>>
>>> Martin Peach wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> David Powers wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Bad news!!! :(
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, none of the libraries load, except GEM, xsample, and pmpd,   
>>>>> into
>>>>> EITHER version of PD (384, 392), even though they are in different
>>>>> places in my Program Files folder. I did not change 0.38.4, but
>>>>> somehow it has picked up the problem from 0.39.2. I tried to
>>>>> reinstall 0.38.4 and it didn't make any difference either.
>>>>>
>>>>> In 0.38.4, when I open the "Paths", the paths all look correct, as  
>>>>> I
>>>>> didn't change them. HOWEVER, when I try to open the "Startup"
>>>>> dialogue, NOTHING HAPPENS. So, obviously there is some problem  
>>>>> here -
>>>>> is there some kind of external file that I could fix with a text
>>>>> editor???
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately for everyone pd messes with the registry in Windows,  
>>>> if
>>>> you run regedit and look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SOFTWARE->PD you  
>>>> will
>>>> see among other things a bunch of paths which seeme to be the ones
>>>> used in the dialogs. I have no idea what is safe to change in  
>>>> there. I
>>>> hate the registry, so I'm biased.
>>>>
>>>> Martin
>>>>
>>>>
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