Updating FMA11 on Windows 8.1

[aldan]

hi,

 

on Windows 8.1, Filemaker 11.0.1 installed successfully, but when trying to update it to .2 or .3, I get a window that seem to be a manual to a command line (see attached)

 

I've tried compatibility mode, troubleshooter... no luck

 

any suggestions?

 

thanks

alex

[Wim Decorte]

Are you trying to run the msi or the exe of the updater?

[aldan]

as downloaded from filemaker, it unpacks in a directory then it executes the setup.exe file

[aldan]

in the unpacked directory of the updater there is another directory called Files, in which there is a msp file (msp, not msi)

by running that file directly, I was able to update. Weird.

 

Even more weird, here is what filext.com says about msp:
"The MSP file type is primarily associated with 'Paint' by Microsoft Corporation."

 

I guess we shouldn't be wondering why it works when it works... at least not when it comes to Microsoft.

 

thanks

alex

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