Installing the Library Loader
Did anyone else encounter problems when trying to install the Library Loader?
The following link supposedly descibes how to install the Library Loader:-
However the instructions given don't work.
It says:-
'Right click and run the .msi file as an administrator'.
There are two problems with this:-
Firstly after you unzip the downloaded file you end up with a file named LibraryLoaderSetup2v47.msi.
Despite the '.msi' extension, this is not really an msi file - it's just a folder. You can't 'run it' as the instructions suggest. You have to open the folder and navigate to another file with the same name inside another folder named 'Library Folder'. Confusing or what?
Secondly under Windows 10 you cannot right click on an msi file and 'run as administrator'.
To get that to work you have to either run a command from a command window (as administrator) or make changes the registry to allow 'right click, run as administrator' to work for msi files as described here:-
https://www.uc.solutions/Misc/Password_Sync/How_to_Run_.msi_Files_as_Administrator
Note also that the info given in the link above is not quite right.
"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i \"%1\" %*"
The double quotes surrounding %1 should not be escaped with a backslash. It should be:-
"C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe /i "%1" %*"
IMHO the installation process (or at least the instructions) needs to be improved.
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Official comment
Brian Keen Thank you for pointing out the areas of confusion, the article has been updated.
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Yes you are correct, if you don't rename the folder you unzip to it can be confusing for anyone who doesn't realise it's a folder.
Also, I realised I always just "install" or double click the MSI file.
From memory, the original install was as an.EXE file and there was just a Library Loader option, so the article edits have not kept up..
I sent a message to Support so I expect it will be updated soon.0
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