SyMenu - Troubleshooting & Bug Reports - Unable to update - Messages https://ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=889 SyMenu - Troubleshooting & Bug Reports - Unable to update - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:04:12 GMT Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:04:12 GMT https://ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=889 Message from Gianluca SyMenu.Updater.exe is a simple executable that works with a command line to copy the new package over the old one.
To work it needs that:
  • SyMenu should be closed;
  • the new SyMenu package needs to be already downloaded and unzipped inside an empty and reserved folder.


This is the documentation for the SyMenu.Updater.exe executable:

  • Args[0] - symenu folder path - The folder where SyMenu is installed
  • Args[1] - update folder path - The folder where the new SyMenu version files are available (unzipped)
  • Args[2] - application name - The program name. It's used for titles, error messages, progress messages so you can put whatever you like.
  • Args[3] - executable file - It's the file the updated calls when the update process is finished and it's the symenu.exe because we want SyMenu starts at the end
  • Args[4] - version released - It's the version of the updated symenu files. It's important to trigger the one time activities like file clean up
  • Args[5] - not defined
  • Args[6] - not defined
  • Args[7] - not defined

And here we have a full example:
SyMenu.Updater.exe "D:\SyMenu\" "D:\Misc\Down\SyMenuNewVersion" "SyMenu" "SyMenu.exe" "8.00"

Let us know if you'll successfully update SyMenu with this method because it can be a useful workaround for other users too.]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 13:04:12 GMT https://ugmfree.it/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=889 Message from KoolPal
I ALSO seem to be stuck on 8.00.8738 and unable to update after this.



I am on Windows 10 with the default Windows Defender AV and nothing else. There have been no warning.

If it helps, I found that the update download has been very very slow AFTER version 8.00.8738 and I am not sure if it is contributing to the update failure in any way.



I have tried to read through the topic - update problems again https://www.ugmfree.it/Forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=881 but found the process very painful

Is there any simpler way to update?

I can see there is an update folder - ~Update and within in SyMenu.Updater.exe

Is there any manual way to run this updater?

Thanks a lot!]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 12:28:06 GMT