[Virtualacorn-list] Trouble after last upgrade

[David Pitt]

Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> In message <mpro.kbt2p3000qrnf04bg.pittdj at pittdj.co.uk>
>           David Pitt <pittdj at pittdj.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Jochen Lueg <jochenlueg at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> > > In article <b56aac0c50.Brian at brian.jordan9.btinternet.com>,
> >>    Brian Jordan <brian.jordan9 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> > > > It is much worse than this! I advise that no-one uses this patch
> > > > until it has been fixed. It is impossible to re-type these files
> > > > (and more types are coming to light as I work - css for one)
> >> 
> > > Can one undo that patch, or is it a re-install?
> 
> > Yes, just restore the original Hostfs2.dll in Plugins/HostFS2. As I
> > recall the release notes recommended taking a copy of the HostFS2
> > directory.
> 
> The upgrade I downloaded and installed yesterday was an archive
> <hostfsdec2008.zip> containing a single file <Dec2008.exe>. There are no
> release notes, caveats nor warnings included as far as I can see. I know
> that a previous release had these problems but assumed in the absence of
> such warnings (yes, I know...) that this new release would be OK. After
> installation and on the next start of VA a page of instructions opened
> explaining how to activate HostClock and this included the instruction to
> back up and then modify files in the <Models> directory which I carefully
> did in the expectation that reverting to the backed up files would
> overcome any problems introduced by the upgrade. Sadly not, reverting to
> the old Models doesn't fix the HostFS problem for the reasons you explain
> so it looks like a complete reinstall from the CD is the only way to go as
> it is impossible to locate the original Hostfs2.dll on it. Unless some
> kind soul would be interested in earning my everlasting gratitude... (The
> email address from which this is sent is valid)


Hi Brian,

I did read the note about saving the old dll somewhere but I can't find it
now, of course.

Attached is the old dll. 


-- 
David Pitt