Install Problem

[Shlomi Fish]

Hi Sam,

This time please make sure you reply to all recipients (as opposed to last time
where I specifically asked you to and you didn't) by selecting the "Reply to
All" command of your mailer. <sigh /> 

On Tue, 21 May 2013 19:50:53 +0300
Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> Begin forwarded message:
> 
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 09:46:53 -0500
> From: Samuel Schreier <schreierwx13 at gmail.com>
> To: Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org>
> Subject: Re: Install Problem
> 
> 
> I run windows 7, I don't know enough about computers to tell you much more
> than that, 

See: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-Computer-Information

> my work uses this chat program to communicate and that's why i'm
> trying to use it. The program appears to have installed on the computer but
> like I said when I click it to open it nothing happens, it doesn't even
> show up as a process in my task managerl

OK, try to run it from the command line:

http://imgur.com/lG4i6fu

Type Start -> Search -> "CMD" [Enter]

and then type:

"C:\Program Files\Pidgin\pidgin.exe"

See the screenshot at:

http://imgur.com/lG4i6fu

Please upload the screenshot of what you get.

Regards,

	Shlomi Fish

> 
> 
> On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 5:15 AM, Shlomi Fish <shlomif at shlomifish.org> wrote:
> 
> > Hi Sam,
> >
> > [ Please reply to all recipients. ]
> >
> > On Mon, 20 May 2013 21:59:21 -0500
> > Samuel Schreier <schreierwx13 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I've installed pidgin on my computer but when I click the program to
> > open,
> > > nothing happens, the program won't open. I don't know what to do.
> >
> > What does your computer run? Which operating system and which version?
> > What is
> > the hardware? Furthermore, can you try running Pidgin from a command
> > prompt,
> > and tell us which errors it gives you?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> >         Shlomi Fish
> >
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