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How do I force Songbird to install and avoid an error loop?
My beloved Songbird sprouted a few issues when I upgraded my system from XP to Vista (the folder shortcuts were still using the old XP directories, etc.) so I decided to reinstall Songbird on my Vista system. Problem is, the old Songbird uninstall also broke during the upgrade. So, I have stranded files and registry entries scattered around the system, and the new Songbird refuses to install. It asks me if I want to first uninstall the old Songbird, I say yes, and then it prompts me with the same error message again because, I assume, it can't find the broken uninstall path. The loop just continues until I cancel the installation process.
I have deleted the Songbird folder in Program Files, as well as the Local and Roaming "Songbird2" AppData. How do I avoid this prompt and force Songbird to install on my system? I'm having severe withdrawal symptoms. ;)
I have deleted the Songbird folder in Program Files, as well as the Local and Roaming "Songbird2" AppData. How do I avoid this prompt and force Songbird to install on my system? I'm having severe withdrawal symptoms. ;)
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Inappropriate?Anybody? I am desperate to get my Songbird back! Is any more information needed?
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Inappropriate?G'day Brandon,
Firstly, ensure that you are using 1.2.X, or 1.3.0 (1.3b1 has a known issue).
Its actually a registry thing that causes it. You may wish to refer here. Klint worked out the solution :D
In summary, you go to regedit and delete:
Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Songbird
That should fix it for most people (without affecting your "open With" file associations).
Hope that helps ;)
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Inappropriate?Thank you so much Andrew! That did the trick. I can't tell you how thankful I am to have my music back. I'll keep spreading the Songbird love.
I’m thankful
CHAMP
