----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Westerman" <Rick@dj0ip.de>
> When I try to run the downloaded update, I get the following
> error message:
>
> "Can't find C:MYDOWN~1.ORIONU~1.cfg"
>
> This is my first attempt at upgrading my ORION's firmware.
> Am I doing something wrong?
>
> .........
rick,
something that i have run across w/different software is that some companies
still create their software w/the old DOS 8.3 nomenclature. meaning that
when you download a file, if you run into problems w/the install, one of the
things to try is to move it into a directory/folder that contains folder
names having 8 or less characters per name. altho this throw-back to the
old DOS days is getting very rare, i still come across it at times.
as you can see from your message above, windoze has shortened your folder &
filename down to the 8 char. limit by supplying the "~" as the 7th char and
adding a number as the eighth. even tho' windoze does this, some programs
still refuse to acknowledge this.
so, try creating a folder w/something like C:\firmware and place your
download in that folder. then, change TT's filename name to that of 8 char.
or less. make sure that windoze recognizes that it is a program file so
that it'll run when doing an install (usually when it ends in a ".exe" which
equals the ".3" of the 8.3 convention i mentioned above). not sure how
winXP does installs since i no longer use micro$haft's products beyond
win98, so XP's install procedure may be different (referring to your ".cfg"
file above). but it's safe to say that your folders/filenames should all be
8 chars. or less.
HTH,
j
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