Re: [Gimp-user] HELP: Installation Issues with Gimp 2.8.20

[Partha Bagchi <partha1b gmail com>]

I've been reading your thread and seeing all the problems you're having.
Please contact me off list and I'll try to help you out.

Partha


On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Rick Kline <rick kline ms> wrote:

> Hey Nate,
>
> Did you get this sorted out yet?
>
> Do you recall the steps you took to install your previous version of GIMP?
> Was it on the same system? Did you uninstall previous version of GIMP
> before attempting to install the latest version?
>
> Under the Win 7 system, you will probably have access limitations to the
> system drive C:, even with an account that has Admin privileges.
>
> I’m assuming you download an install executable. If that’s the case -
> download installer then run locally - try right-clicking on the installer
> and choose “Run as Administrator”. You’ll have to do it from an account
> that has Admin privileges, and provide the Admin password when prompted.
>
> You may even want to try installing in a different directory, if the
> install continues to fail. Not the neatest method, but may get you up and
> running.
>
> Please keep us up to date on how the install is going.
>
> Rick
>
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> > On Mar 16, 2017, at 5:28 PM, Nate Owens <nateowens44 gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > I have been trying for over a week to install Gimp 2.8.20
> > I have successfully ran previous versions of Gimp for a year or more
> > I'm running windows pro 7
> > I constantly install software with no problems, most recently Inkscape
> from
> > your site
> > There is no reason I know of for an "access denied" flag... denied to my
> C
> > drive? denied to what???
> >
> > See attached image
> >
> > *Nate Owens*
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> > nateowens44 gmail com
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