windows xp pro and morpheus

[zzeroz]

I just installed windows xp pro onto my computer.it was a fresh installation so here is my problem.if i install morpheus and let it run right after the installation it will run.but when i close out the program and try to reopen it again once the window opens and loads i get another window that pops up and says that morpheus encountered a problem and has to close and it also ask to send a report to microsoft so you can tell them about the problem.you can either choose send report or dont send but either way morpheus still closes.any one have any suggestions of what the problem might be?i have been to the windows update page and installed all of the updates.

[Indus]

Hmm strange, Morpheus works fine for me. Try downloading a version that works with XP. I am not sure if I did that or not myself but I didn't have any problems like that.

[steppy76]

Originally posted by zzeroz
I just installed windows xp pro onto my computer.it was a fresh installation so here is my problem.if i install morpheus and let it run right after the installation it will run.but when i close out the program and try to reopen it again once the window opens and loads i get another window that pops up and says that morpheus encountered a problem and has to close and it also ask to send a report to microsoft so you can tell them about the problem.you can either choose send report or dont send but either way morpheus still closes.any one have any suggestions of what the problem might be?i have been to the windows update page and installed all of the updates.

I believe that this problem exists with all kazaa/morpheus/grokster with XP on SOME configurations(my GF's computer it doesn't work on, but mine it does) You have to delete the files(there should be some .dbb files in there) in the DB folder ie d:\program files\morpheus\DB. After you delete these files Morpheus will run fine, but you will need to do this before you start morpheus everytime. I made a batch file to delete the files and start it...it's the only solution I know of thus far.

[zzeroz]

first off what is a kazaa/morpheus/grokster ?well i tried deleting the dbb files there were two of them.i tried both of then and then 1 and then the other and it said my user name and password were wrong which they werent.so i uninstalled and reinstalled the program still no luck.so then i changed my user name and password and deleted both of the dbb files and now it works.but like you said i have to delete the files everytime before running the program.so how do i create that batch file to delete them for me.thanks for the help it is greatly appreciated.

[Nick_B]

Well, you should know what Morpheus is as you are trying to use it. Kazaa is a nearly identically program, only I think it's supposed to have spyware in it. I've never heard of grokster, but I'm guessing it's yet another similar program. As far as the batch file, make a file named FILENAME.bat (whatever you want for the name). It's really just a plain text file. It should look something like this:

del "c:\program files\morpheus\db\*.dbb"
"c:\program files\morpheus\morpheus"

Note: I didn't check the name of the executable so that might be off. Also, my quote placement might not work perfectly. Whatever the case, that should get you on the right track (I'd test it, but I don't have the resources just now).

[Johnny Vasqueles]

I would like to know more about making these files. I don't have a problem with morpheus, but how does this file you're making work? How do you make it run, where do you put it, etc? This is a foriegn concept to me.

[Nick_B]

Originally posted by Johnny Vasqueles
I would like to know more about making these files. I don't have a problem with morpheus, but how does this file you're making work? How do you make it run, where do you put it, etc? This is a foriegn concept to me.

Batch files?
Batch files are basically just a set of commands for DOS (and later Windows to execute). Back in say the DOS 6.22 days, I had batch files to do lots of stuff. For instance, I had a batch file called "wolf.bat" that would first change the directory to wolf3d (run the command "cd \wolf3d\") and would then run the executable ("wolf3d"). I placed this in a folder called "batch" and put that in the path. This way from anywhere on the machine I could just type "wolf" and play some Wolfenstein. It's simple really. Each line of the file does a DOS command. For instance, if I wanted to make a batch file to delete all the files from the directory c:\temp, I could write something like this:

c:
cd \temp
del *.*

You see, it changes to the C: drive to make sure you are on the right drive. It then changes the directory to "temp" and deletes all the files there. Note--this could be done in one line (del c:\temp\*.*), but I lengthened it for demonstration purposes.

Anyhow, batch files used to be quite handy. As Windows has evolved, I've used them less and less, but still there are a few different applications where they can be quick and helpful (though I'm beginning to lean more and more towards windows scripting).

EDIT:

Missed a few points about your questions.
First, "how do you make it run?"
Windows/DOS recognizes the .bat extension and parses the file and runs the command therein.
Second, "where do you put it?"
Whereever. If you put it in a directory that isn't in your PATH variable, you will have to be in that directory to run it however. For example, if I created a batch file to run Morpheus (as above), I would probably name it Morpheus.bat and place it in the same directory as the Morpheus executable. I would then make a shortcut in Windows (or change the old Morpheus shortcut) to point to that .bat file.

Anyhow, if you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

[zzeroz]

i never really fooled with dos but correct me if im wrong i thought windows xp did away with dos.

[Nick_B]

Originally posted by zzeroz
i never really fooled with dos but correct me if im wrong i thought windows xp did away with dos.

The command prompt is still there, but you are right, DOS is non-existant. A lot of people (including me) still use "DOS" or "DOS prompt" at times when referring to the command prompt. Just an old habit hard to break.

Whatever the case, XP can still run batch files.