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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:32:17 +0100
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so > many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the > helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. > Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent > message: <snipped a lot> > Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. > > The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I > transferred to here: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help > So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\en > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\images > > Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above > helpbrowser.exe message. > > I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it > into the help folder. I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is incorrect. needs to be <where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help see my other post. -- rich
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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:25:37 +0100
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:17 GMT, rich <rich@nohome.com> wrote: >On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > >> Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so >> many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the >> helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. >> Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent >> message: > ><snipped a lot> > >> Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. >> >> The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I >> transferred to here: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help >> So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\en >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\images >> >> Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above >> helpbrowser.exe message. >> >> I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it >> into the help folder. > >I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is >incorrect. needs to be ><where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help > >see my other post. Thanks. Will give this a try. I kept running into the problem that paths are different than described but even re-creating it as per paths shown in various posts didn't help. This is really stupid of GIMP. I'm the persevering sort but came close to just washing my hands of this app. As it stands, it's pretty good but I much prefer PSP. But if I can get the help files working, I can give this a good try. It's learning the new terminology and where everything is which is why the help files are so important. Thanks.
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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:32:17 +0100
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so > many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the > helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. > Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent > message: <snipped a lot> > Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. > > The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I > transferred to here: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help > So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\en > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\images > > Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above > helpbrowser.exe message. > > I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it > into the help folder. I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is incorrect. needs to be <where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help see my other post. -- rich
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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:25:37 +0100
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:17 GMT, rich <rich@nohome.com> wrote: >On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > >> Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so >> many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the >> helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. >> Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent >> message: > ><snipped a lot> > >> Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. >> >> The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I >> transferred to here: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help >> So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\en >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\images >> >> Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above >> helpbrowser.exe message. >> >> I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it >> into the help folder. > >I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is >incorrect. needs to be ><where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help > >see my other post. Thanks. Will give this a try. I kept running into the problem that paths are different than described but even re-creating it as per paths shown in various posts didn't help. This is really stupid of GIMP. I'm the persevering sort but came close to just washing my hands of this app. As it stands, it's pretty good but I much prefer PSP. But if I can get the help files working, I can give this a good try. It's learning the new terminology and where everything is which is why the help files are so important. Thanks.
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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:32:17 +0100
On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so > many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the > helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. > Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent > message: <snipped a lot> > Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. > > The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I > transferred to here: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help > So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\en > L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other > \Help\images > > Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above > helpbrowser.exe message. > > I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it > into the help folder. I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is incorrect. needs to be <where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help see my other post. -- rich
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Re: Helpbrowser.exe problem after many tries at various solutions ... (Gimp Portable, WinXP SP2)
Date:Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:25:37 +0100
On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:32:17 GMT, rich <rich@nohome.com> wrote: >On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:19:29 -0700, MitchellWMA wrote: > >> Installed GIMP Portable recently to give it a second try. There are so >> many numerous threads on various forums and also while googling on the >> helpbrowser.exe problem but no solution that works. I tried everything. >> Have dl various help packages yet I still get the same, consistent >> message: > ><snipped a lot> > >> Which couldn't be imported anyway, so that didn't help. >> >> The self-contained help files themselves which were another dl, I >> transferred to here: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help >> So that I have 2 folders like this after copying everything: >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\en >> L:\IMAGE\imgADV, GIMP Portable v2.4.6\APP- GIMP Portable v2.4.6\Other >> \Help\images >> >> Still nothing. When I click on help in GIMP, I still get the above >> helpbrowser.exe message. >> >> I even found where helpbrowser.exe is in the plugins folder and moved it >> into the help folder. > >I just re-read this and of course, the path to the help files is >incorrect. needs to be ><where portable gimp is installed> \App\gimp\share\gimp\2.0\help > >see my other post. Thanks. Will give this a try. I kept running into the problem that paths are different than described but even re-creating it as per paths shown in various posts didn't help. This is really stupid of GIMP. I'm the persevering sort but came close to just washing my hands of this app. As it stands, it's pretty good but I much prefer PSP. But if I can get the help files working, I can give this a good try. It's learning the new terminology and where everything is which is why the help files are so important. Thanks.