On Mon, 6 Jul 2009, I wrote:
>> When I try to install applications from .sis files on my 5mx, it frequently
>> stops with the message "In use". In one case recently I overcame this by
>> removing old traces of the same program using Add/remove. But this doesn't
>> work in general. Can anyone tell me a step-by-step procedure for
>> investigating
>> this problem and solving it?
Thanks for suggestions (below). Actually, I had better luck with installing one application (MobiReader) from a .sis file on my PC via PsiWin, rather than from a .sis file on my 5mx directly.
The reason I hadn't tried this sooner was that the PsiWin route was blocked when I clicked on a .sis file on my PC, Nokia Application Installer would open. I use this with my Nokia 9300i phone and I don't know how to disable it without uninstalling it.
Then I discovered that if instead I used Install New Program from the menu in the My Psion window, the installation process went ahead fine, without Nokia raising its ugly head.
However, I still failed to install BatGauge.
>>
Ajai wrote:
> Generally, a file is in use if it is already open (either an open
> application or an open file or a component of the application is being
> used). So, if you close all programs during an installation process,
> that might help.
Thanks, Ajai I'd already tried that, but this often happens even if nothing is visibly running.
>>>
Kees wrote:
> Can you tell us which software we talking about?
> So I can test on my own 5MX
> Did you try a soft-reset?
Yes, I did.
As I noted above, I failed with BatGauge (http://www.marukusu.de/psion/batgauge.htm),succeeded with MobiReader.
TIA for anything you can discover, Kees!