GrADS vanishing window

[Arlindo da Silva]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:54 PM, Teddy Allen <teddyallen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Frank,
> Thank you for your support with this. I am running windows XP. Everything
> seems to download perfectly from the "superpack", but the window vanishes
> after the landscape / portrait prompt. Unfortunately, the window vanishes
> too quickly for me to read the related error message...It appears if there
> is some sort of disconnect after the landscape / portrait prompt for some
> mysterious reason....so, GrADS 2.0 is installed but is unable to function.
>

Did you follow the troubleshooting instructions in the "Getting Started"
document? In partcular, make sure your virus protection software is not
preventing the X server from using local ports. Usually the first time you
use it the virus software asks you if this OK for Xming to use such an such
port.

    Arlindo



> Thank you again for your help,
> teddy
>
>  *web: http://personal.ecu.edu/tla0923/HOME.html*
> *"To move quickly, go alone. To move far, go* *together."*
> *African Proverb **
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>
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/12/09, Frank Colby <Frank_Colby at uml.edu>* wrote:
>
> From: Frank Colby <Frank_Colby at uml.edu>
> Subject: Re: download troubles
> To: teddyallen at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 1:24 PM
>
> Terry,
>
> I had this problem with a computer with Vista -- had to run the installation as
> administrator (right click on the .exe file, and choose the "run as
> administrator" option).  Are you running Vista?
>
> Frank
>
>
>


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Arlindo da Silva
dasilva at alum.mit.edu
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