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Edge (I'm on it)
After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I
used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. -- Myth, after all, is what we believe naturally. History is what we must painfully learn and struggle to remember. -Albert Goldman |
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Edge (I'm on it)
On 2/1/2018 8:53 AM, Martin Edwards wrote:
After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. I changed my mind and decided to try the manual method. Using a small I got a search box and entered this: C:Users\%Martin%\Appdata\Local\Packages I put my name between the percentage signs because this is what comes up on the first screen. The file could not be found. -- Myth, after all, is what we believe naturally. History is what we must painfully learn and struggle to remember. -Albert Goldman |
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Martin Edwards wrote:
After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. http://superuser.com/questions/36215...ows-powershell (Start PowerShell, then try...) Import-Module BitsTransfer Start-BitsTransfer -source "http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/58.0/win64/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%2058.0.exe" That's a method that doesn't rely on MSEdge or iexplore.exe (Internet Explorer). Now, as it turns out, maybe my copy even had the BitsTransfer module installed, because I didn't need the first statement. I have included that statement for reference, in case Powershell shows some red text and claims it doesn't have that command. I renamed the file to remove the %20 things in the name. https://s9.postimg.org/a6m7xc71r/bits.gif Depending on what working directory Powershell opens to in this case, you end up with this file, somewhere. Firefox Setup 58.0.exe If you wanted the 32-bit version of Firefox, the command would be Start-BitsTransfer -source "http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/58.0/win32/en-US/Firefox%20Setup%2058.0.exe" If you live in the UK, change "en-US" to "en-GB" in the command. And you don't need the Administrator Powershell window either. Just the regular one will do. Then double-click the Firefox EXE file to start the install. Paul |
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Edge (I'm on it)
Martin Edwards wrote:
On 2/1/2018 8:53 AM, Martin Edwards wrote: After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. I changed my mind and decided to try the manual method. Using a small I got a search box and entered this: C:Users\%Martin%\Appdata\Local\Packages I put my name between the percentage signs because this is what comes up on the first screen. The file could not be found. You could try %userprofile%\Appdata\Local\Packages as environment variables are surrounded by percent signs. Or you can spell it out long-hand. If a path has spaced in it, for maximum compatibility will all sorts of commands, you can use double-quotes to be sure. cd /d "C:\Users\Martin Edwards\Appdata\Local\Packages" In a File Explorer window, this might work C:\Users\Martin Edwards\Appdata\Local\Packages The problem is, Appdata is a "hidden" folder, and some places in Windows will make it hard to get to. You can actually adjust File Explorer preferences to make hidden folders visible. ******* If something isn't an environment variable, I doubt adding percent signs will make a positive difference. You can certainly *create* your own environment variables, and if you were clever, there'd be nothing wrong with %Martin% at all. But you would have had to make a "Martin" in advance for that to be valid. You're allowed to add environment variables to the shell, just like on Linux (Bash). My environment isn't cluttered with custom ones, and if I open an Administrator Command Prompt, I quite frequently change the working directory with cd /d %userprofile%\Downloads I could also put the path in double-quotes if I wanted. I only use the double-quotes, if I suspect a command will be "confused" by finding space characters. cd /d "%userprofile%\Downloads" As for PowerShell versus Command Prompt "I don't get it" :-( It's just a weird aggravating environment, with lots of red text and no explanations. Good luck with that. I guess "it must be progress", if the main objective was to make it new and aggravating. They succeeded. The amount of red text used, is to "make you feel small". Good work, designers. HTH, Paul |
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Edge (I'm on it)
On 02/01/2018 02:53 AM, Martin Edwards wrote:
After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work.Â* I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen.Â* I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method.Â* I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually.Â* The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others?Â* Obviously I will have to download my security package first. Windows 10 systems come with Internet Explorer. Does that work? You could download the other browser and save the file on a USB drive. -- Mark Lloyd http://notstupid.us/ "I think that naming your ignorance God and pretending that, having named it, you have converted ignorance to knowledge is a sorry approach to the unknown." -- John Popelish |
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On 2/1/2018 9:32 AM, Paul wrote:
Martin Edwards wrote: On 2/1/2018 8:53 AM, Martin Edwards wrote: After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. I changed my mind and decided to try the manual method. Using a small I got a search box and entered this: C:Users\%Martin%\Appdata\Local\Packages I put my name between the percentage signs because this is what comes up on the first screen. The file could not be found. You could try %userprofile%\Appdata\Local\Packages as environment variables are surrounded by percent signs. Or you can spell it out long-hand. If a path has spaced in it, for maximum compatibility will all sorts of commands, you can use double-quotes to be sure. cd /d "C:\Users\Martin Edwards\Appdata\Local\Packages" In a File Explorer window, this might work C:\Users\Martin Edwards\Appdata\Local\Packages The problem is, Appdata is a "hidden" folder, and some places in Windows will make it hard to get to. You can actually adjust File Explorer preferences to make hidden folders visible. ******* If something isn't an environment variable, I doubt adding percent signs will make a positive difference. You can certainly *create* your own environment variables, and if you were clever, there'd be nothing wrong with %Martin% at all. But you would have had to make a "Martin" in advance for that to be valid. You're allowed to add environment variables to the shell, just like on Linux (Bash). My environment isn't cluttered with custom ones, and if I open an Administrator Command Prompt, I quite frequently change the working directory with cd /d %userprofile%\Downloads I could also put the path in double-quotes if I wanted. I only use the double-quotes, if I suspect a command will be "confused" by finding space characters. cd /d "%userprofile%\Downloads" As for PowerShell versus Command Prompt "I don't get it" :-( It's just a weird aggravating environment, with lots of red text and no explanations. Good luck with that. I guess "it must be progress", if the main objective was to make it new and aggravating. They succeeded. The amount of red text used, is to "make you feel small". Good work, designers. HTH, Paul Thanks. I do feel small, they've won. -- Myth, after all, is what we believe naturally. History is what we must painfully learn and struggle to remember. -Albert Goldman |
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On 2/1/2018 2:51 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 02/01/2018 02:53 AM, Martin Edwards wrote: After getting it to work once, it came on again but did not work. I used the delete browsing data method and now it does not come on at all, even the blue screen. I do not feel competent to use the poweshell method. I have others, but my computer is old and will pack up eventually. The worst case is, what if I get a new one and edge packs up before I can download others? Obviously I will have to download my security package first. Windows 10 systems come with Internet Explorer. Does that work? You could download the other browser and save the file on a USB drive. Thanks to all. -- Myth, after all, is what we believe naturally. History is what we must painfully learn and struggle to remember. -Albert Goldman |
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