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

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

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

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

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

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

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