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CVSNT installation always takes place in 64-bit Windows XP

I need to access some source code stored in SourceForge using CVS.

I used (many computers back) to use WinCVS, so I downloaded it from SourceForge and installed it on this computer that runs the 64-bit version of Windows XP (latest SP).

However, during the second part of the installation, when it tries to install CVSNT, the installation asks all the usual questions and freezes during the actual installation.

I followed the installation using ProcMon, and the installer runs a temporary file in my temporary directory (which is located on drive E :), and then runs it.

I do not see any specific reason why the installation is hanging - there is no obvious loop. Both the original installer and the temporary file create 2 threads, and one thread terminates. Therefore, I think that another thread is waiting for something that never happens.

Any idea how to proceed from here?

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The problem is that the installer does not like the default installation path c:\Program files (x86)\cvsnt- if you use c:\cvsnt, the installer will continue to work.

: . - , C:\Program Files (x86)..., 8.3 ( dir /x), C:\PROGRA~2. , . .

 

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wincvs → cvsnt.exe 7 - , tortoiseCVS.

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Windows 8 64-: 64- Windows 8 CVSNT ( c:\cvsnt), , CVTNT . C:\Program Files (x86)\cvsnt ( , wincvs cvsnt).

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Do not install the version of CVSNT that comes with WinCVS. This is an old, outdated, buggy version. Install a later version (at least 2.5.0.4).

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We had a similar problem on the machine at work (the difference is that in our case it was a 64-bit version of Windows 7). Despite the fact that the user had administrator privileges, we were able to solve the problem by logging in directly as administrator before installing cvsnt.

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