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Re: Powertools Help
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lugnet.cad
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Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:55:31 GMT
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In lugnet.cad, Vineet Honkan wrote:
> I am not very computer savvy, so you'll need to walk me through this.
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> In the beginning, when I'm downloading LDraw, I type in C:\ldraw027.exe -y.
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> What does the 'y' stand for? Thanks.
If you don't include the -y, the installer will ask you a bunch of yes/no
questions during installation. If you already have a C:\ldraw directory, it
will ask you if you want to replace each and every file already there (and
that's going to be a whole lot of files).
As long as you continue with the installation, and install the latest complete
package after installing ldraw027.exe, it won't matter that it's replacing
existing files. If you've already installed ldraw027.exe in the past (or had it
installed as part of the CD), you can probably skip this step entirely, since
that part hasn't changed at all since the CD was released.
--Travis Cobbs
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| That's the problem. I'm trying to open the site C:\ldraw.027.exe -y, but the computer is refusing to accept. I tried both, using the -y, and then again just typing the .exe. Each time it failed to open, saying that the file could not be found. Am I (...) (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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| I am not very computer savvy, so you'll need to walk me through this. In the beginning, when I'm downloading LDraw, I type in C:\ldraw027.exe -y. What does the 'y' stand for? Thanks. (19 years ago, 28-Jun-05, to lugnet.cad)
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