Hey guys ... up out of nowhere, I cannot download using the Downloader tool. Invalid username/password type issue. It's been about a week now that it doesn't work properly. I've confirmed my account password, etc. I should be using the same password that I use here, correct? Any help appreciated.
The issue is Windows 7. It works fine on Windows XP - but it fails on Windows 7. I'll run it through process monitor and see where the program is crapping out. Post Merge: [time]1249189535[/time] FYI, tried Run as Admin and WinXP Compatibility Mode. I looked at the porcess through Process Monitor, and nothing jumps out at me as to the compatibility issue. I would ASSUME it is some sort of TCP/IP or comms issue since the app doesn't FAIL ....just won't AUTHENTICATE.
I figured it was Windows 7 since I couldn't get it to run there either, but I'm also stumped on what it is, might be a library call that doesn't exist or something, I'll probably have to get in contact with the original programmer to find a fix for it. To elaborate a bit more on the problem, it's not that it doesn't authenticate, it's that it doesn't create a connection at all, I tried logging whenever there was an incoming connection and it would not log anything whenever I tried to download.
Yeah, I thought the same thing ... One possibility is that it's using a superceded library call that requires an older .NET to be installed. You don't have access to the source code do you? I happen to be a .NET developer Post Merge: [time]1249253081[/time] I'm feeling a little bit retarded .... The reason it doesn't work under Windows 7 is because the path that the downloader was pointing to no longer exists ... Seems Windows 7 no longer uses JUST the username for the logged in user's path - so if you USED to save stuff to your desktop - c:\users\<username>\desktop\<save location> - that path no longer exists - it's now c:\users\<username>-<computername>\desktop\<save location>. Instead of the application complaining about a non-existant folder - it says your login failed ... ouch! Anyway, I'm back in business. Hope this helps someone else.
That was almost what tripped me up as well, except I had moved it to a new drive so the drive letter changed. I do have the source code so I'll see if I can get a fix in for this eventually.
