build 157 install problem and solution

raimonde wrote on 12/28/2011, 10:56 AM

Purchased build 157 but had terrible problems to get it to install..it kept telling me I had a version of it already on my computer. Microsoft repair tool was of no use in solving the problem but then I remembered CC Cleaner has a registry cleaning up tool which found two fragments of a previous install in the registry which were "fixed" using the CC Cleaner. After that..install of 157 went fine!!

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Steve Grisetti wrote on 12/28/2011, 11:21 AM

It's always great to hear a success story, raimonde!

super8guy wrote on 7/27/2012, 2:47 PM

raimonde:

I am wondering how you got build 157 to install. Did you buy a new version of DVD AS? My problem is that I tried to update my build 128 and ran into the "Sony quicksand" that several have found themselves in.

I have my originally purchased DVD of DVD AS. Should I uninstall whatever is left on my HD then reinstall DVD AS? But if I do that, will all of my DVD AS projects that I have saved be lost forever?

Thanks.

PeterDuke wrote on 7/27/2012, 9:32 PM

If you are unsure about anything, it pays to do a backup first. You do have a regular backup routine in place, don't you?

Uninstalling software should never delete user data without asking first, and normally just ignores it.

It is normal practice to install later versions and updates of Sony Creative Software over the older versions. If you want to go back to an earlier update, you have to uninstall first. Later versions are usually installed into different folders and happily coexist.

That is the norm. However, if something has gone wrong then it is better in my opinion to uninstall everything that may have a bearing, clean the registry and then put everything back as you want it.

UKharrie wrote on 10/13/2012, 12:06 PM

I've had similar problems with DVDAS, Original Build on Disc was 128, updated due to hanging and the Build 157 would disappear, even after correct Authorisation Code was obtained....and 161 ditto.
As a result of discussion, here/elsewhere/and especially Sony Help, I got my dealer to clean the Registry - I watched as he went through pages of stuff looking for anythng marked Architect (But beware, some "Architect" isn't the Sony Program, it's some Microsoft stuff it seems!)....I always thought DVDA was a daft name - as I thought it was a Floor-plan sofware-gift on the Install Disc and ignored it for a few weeks......
(but then I couldn't find the 400 Music tracks either)-they are burried deep down in the Disc!

What I don't understand is why software doesn't come with its own "Remove" program (They used to) - and this would have the necessary links to all Registry locations . . if any co-existiing entries are encountered, I guess there might be an issue - but how could this happen? It would be very sloppy to reuse a vital piece of code that should be on its own.
Then, when "re-installing" the old stuff can be either set aside (Poster says programs can co-exist - and if they are working, or contain Legacy features, that's a GOOD idea), - then Uninstall can make suitable arrangements.
+Indeed it might be far better to as Users if they are Installing Upgrades, Re-Installing due to problems, or installing a new version, since the degree of "flushing" would be very different . . . Let's make the computer do the Work.

I just don't see it as a problem, other than removing the Uninstall code saves a bit of space. - but it would help the many folks who have this continuous loop. More than once I was thinking of buying FCP - and Magix has been suggested, too.

To conclude, it seems cleaning the Registry is needed - so why isn't that made easy to "flush"...?

My DVDAS 5.0 Build 161, appears to be working, having burnt just over 2G of Nine short titles....Previously, that would have tripped it up, as 500MB was reached....

Happy = thanks Sony.