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Software: File Metadata (64bit) ver1.3, Windows 7 Pro, 64bit, NET-framework 4.5.2. Documentation/Building says: "requires .Net Fx 3.5 or later". (Anyhow I fail to install NET-3.5.)I copied this text...
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Errors and their causes Errors, when they occur, usually seem to show up at the first attempt to save a metadata property that has been edited in Windows Explorer. This page describes the errors that...
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I just installed File Metadata 1.3 (64 bit) on my Windows 7 Pro (64 bit computer). Installation went fine. This truly is a worthwhile addition, and it is too bad that M'soft did not include the...
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Hi Harry it sounds as though things are working fine, by and large, as demonstrated by the fact that you can set properties and have them displayed in the details tab of the properties dialog for...
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Diiji: I have Windows 7 Pro SP1 (64 bit). I run a utility called Classic Explorer, so my view of Windows Explorer is not the standard. Also my terminology is probably not correct. So I have created 5...
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Hi Harry Thank you very much, the screenshots help a great deal. I think I can now see exactly what you are talking about. File Meta does two things, in essence. Firstly, it configures the standard...
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Diiji: Again, thanks for your diligent response. The problem is partially solved. Years ago, when I first installed Windows 7, I bought a comprehensive manual. So I pulled it out again to better...
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Hi Harry No, this is not by design. It has honestly never occurred to me before to look at what is shown when you hover over a file. Poking around, however, it seems this is configured by a registry...
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Dijji: Works great! In both the Hover window, and on the Status Bar with Classic Explorer. I know very little about the Registry, but with your guidance I was able to stumble around and get it done. (I...
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Thanks for the software! It's very useful. I have a comment of presenting metadata in Explorer. There is some software, for example this http://code.kliu.org/hashcheck/, which adds additional tabs to...
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Hi Harry That is very good news. You shouldn’t have to remove your manual changes when I make the update. In fact, I’ll probably make your property list the basis for the one I use in the standard...
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Thanks for the pointer, vitruss. I’ll check their code out and see what they do. Dijji
View ArticleNew Post: Error using version 1.3 in windows 10
Installed version 1.3 on Windows 10. When I try adding tags to the file (PDF), I get the following error: An unexpected error is keeping yyou from applying properties to this file. If you continue to...
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Hi hiwire03 I’ve not seen this one before. I looked up the error code, and sure enough, it means that it could not find a path. The ‘%1’ is a placeholder for the path it could not find, but,...
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Hi Dijji I would certainly like to run the diagnostic tool. I am running on 64 bit Windows 10.
View ArticleReleased: Property Tester (Jan 16, 2016)
A tool to help diagnose problems writing metadata properties. PropertyTest64.zip contains an executable, PropertyTest.exe To run the test, first extract the executable to a convenient folder. Then,...
View ArticleUpdated Release: Property Tester (Jan 16, 2016)
A tool to help diagnose problems writing metadata properties.PropertyTest64.zip contains an executable, PropertyTest.exeTo run the test, first extract the executable to a convenient folder. Then, open...
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Excellent! I have added Property Tester as a new download. Please grab the 64-bit version, give it a go, and let me know what you find. Dijji
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Downloaded, unzipped and ran the Property tester. The command prompt just flickered. Nothing more than that. Is a log file created somewhere ?
View ArticleNew Post: Error using version 1.3 in windows 10
It sounds like you are clicking on the unzipped executable. This will pop up a command window, run the tool, then close again before you can see any output. The tool needs to be run from the command...
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