I am having a strange issue during the installation using the windows installer. I had someone else install OpenVPN using the windows installer. He installed it on the desktop. When I reviewed his install, after laughing at him, I uninstalled using the uninstaller then I reinstalled to the Program Files directory. Now comes the problems... When I try to start the GUI, I receive an error "CreatrProcess Failed, exe="" cmdline="openvpn --version" dir="" I checked the shortcut on the desktop that was created during the install and it points to the Program Files location. I checked references to the system PATH and there was a reference to the Program Files location. I also ran the target directly in the Program Files location and came up with the same error. I have been looking around for a config file with the old location referenced with no luck. Any ideas? Thanks Mike Silvers

the windows version is very important here, also if it's a 32bit or 64bit version. try uninstalling the openvpn package again, make sure all registry keys associated with it are also gone [code]HKLM\Software\OpenVPN HKLM\Software\OpenVPN-GUI[/code] and then re-install; on Vista/7 64bit the program will end up in 'C:\Program Files (x86)' ; with openvpn 2.1.4 and 2.2.0 this has been tested and is known to work.

[SOLVED] Windows Installation Issue

mikesilvers

I am having a strange issue during the installation using the windows installer. I had someone else install OpenVPN using the windows installer. He installed it on the desktop. When I reviewed his install, after laughing at him, I uninstalled using the uninstaller then I reinstalled to the Program Files directory.

Now comes the problems... When I try to start the GUI, I receive an error "CreatrProcess Failed, exe="<refers to the old location on the desktop>" cmdline="openvpn --version" dir="<referrs to the old desktop bin location>"

I checked the shortcut on the desktop that was created during the install and it points to the Program Files location. I checked references to the system PATH and there was a reference to the Program Files location. I also ran the target directly in the Program Files location and came up with the same error.

I have been looking around for a config file with the old location referenced with no luck.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Mike Silvers

maikcat

hi there,

which openvpn ver you use?
win ver?
do you have admin rights?
antiviruses installed?

Michael.

janjust

the windows version is very important here, also if it's a 32bit or 64bit version.
try uninstalling the openvpn package again, make sure all registry keys associated with it are also gone

HKLM\Software\OpenVPN
HKLM\Software\OpenVPN-GUI

and then re-install; on Vista/7 64bit the program will end up in 'C:\Program Files (x86)' ; with openvpn 2.1.4 and 2.2.0 this has been tested and is known to work.

mikesilvers

Got it.. I uninstalled and did a registry search for OpenVPN -- found numerous registry entries referring to the old installation location - they were not under the OpenVPN entry -- they were scattered in various windows related location. Unfortunately I did not log each one, I just deleted them all. I then reinstalled and everything is working well now.

janjust

Excellent - closing topic.