rahv7
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11/25/2015
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@John Savage: Sorry, never heard of this issue.
Let's see if we can find out what the reason is:
* Do you need admin rights to run the calculator (that definitely isn't necessary!) or to install the redistributable package (that *is* necessary).
* Did you *maybe* install the wrong redistributable package? You need to install vcredist_x86.exe *even* if you have a 64-bit Windows (because it's an 32-bit application
* When you try to open the programme, a console window should also open in the background. Do you see any error message there?
* Do you see any other error message?
* Do you have 32-bit or 64-bit windows? (It *shouldn't* matter, but who knows).
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Amélie Vaincœur
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11/25/2015
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if you want to try it, you can download it here
Hey rahv7, after downloading the zip-file my anti-virus (360 Total Security) screams Trojan alert "HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen"
It's probably a false alarm but I thought I'd let you know...?
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rahv7
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11/25/2015
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Thanks for letting me know. I have no idea where this is coming from.
I just tried downloaded/extracting/running it on my system and neither Security Essentials nor Avira reacted in any way.
Does it say which file contains a virus? If it's the executable, I could try to do some minor changes so checksums and such would change when I recompile it.
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Amélie Vaincœur
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11/25/2015
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Yes, it was the exe.
No further alarms after I de-quarantined it. Calculator's running fine, thank you! 
In case it helps you, I'm running Win 10 64-bit. The original alarm occurred when I tried opening the zip-file "directly", right-click and extract with 7-zip didn't trigger an alarm.
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John Savage
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11/25/2015
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rahv7 wrote:
@John Savage: Sorry, never heard of this issue.
Let's see if we can find out what the reason is:
* Do you need admin rights to run the calculator (that definitely isn't necessary!) or to install the redistributable package (that *is* necessary).
* Did you *maybe* install the wrong redistributable package? You need to install vcredist_x86.exe *even* if you have a 64-bit Windows (because it's an 32-bit application
* When you try to open the programme, a console window should also open in the background. Do you see any error message there?
* Do you see any other error message?
* Do you have 32-bit or 64-bit windows? (It *shouldn't* matter, but who knows).
Running 64 bit Windows 8.1 (I think)....
I needed admin to run the calculator, yes.... I just did a "repair (?))" of my redistributable package.... but I still can't run it..... permanent working cursor.... going to need to re-boot again...... lovely...... I hate Bill Gates.... I have mentioned that, yes?
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Amélie Vaincœur
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11/25/2015
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@John Savage: Win 8.1 is SHIT, upgrade to 10 asap. Seriously. Even if you have an older machine, it'll run a lot better with 10!
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John Savage
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11/25/2015
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Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
@John Savage: Win 8.1 is SHIT, upgrade to 10 asap. Seriously. Even if you have an older machine, it'll run a lot better with 10!
edited by Amélie Vaincœur on 11/25/2015
no one I know likes 10..... they all call it a virus in itself.... except my friends who work for Microsoft of course....
EDIT: Me, personally..... until they bring back 3.1 I will never like Windows..... "upgrading" was the worst move I ever made on my old system
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Grenem
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11/25/2015
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John Savage wrote:
Amélie Vaincœur wrote:
@John Savage: Win 8.1 is SHIT, upgrade to 10 asap. Seriously. Even if you have an older machine, it'll run a lot better with 10!
edited by Amélie Vaincœur on 11/25/2015
no one I know likes 10..... they all call it a virus in itself.... except my friends who work for Microsoft of course....
EDIT: Me, personally..... until they bring back 3.1 I will never like Windows..... "upgrading" was the worst move I ever made on my old system
edited by John Savage on 11/25/2015
10 is buggier, but generally better, than 8.1. now, 10 is what you get if you poorly combine 7 & 8, so if you love 8, don't upgrade, if you love 7, don't upgrade.
10 is a decent windows, and they're still updating it. I'm not upgrading, but i've used 10- it's really not that bad.
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Viti Rose
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11/26/2015
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Very useful... I thank you.
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rahv7
Posts: 294
11/26/2015
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@John Savage: I've ran the programme on windows 8 system at work and everything was fine. I can only imagine that it is some weird conflict between my programme and other programmes/drivers/services you are running. Sorry.
@Amélie: If everything is working for you now I won't change anything. In addition to Avira and Security Essentials, I also tested it with Spybot and with McAfee Antivius and none of those complain on any of the machines I've tested this on.
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