Windows Digital Locker Corrupt Re-install?

Hello,

Somehow my Digital Locker which came with Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 seems
to have been corrupt. Is there anyway to reinstall the Digital Locker without
reinstalling Vista? I know that there is an installer download at Windows
Marketplace which I've used on my Windows XP systems but I didn't want to
install it on Vista until I know that it's safe for Vista. Thanks for any
help.

"Quilnux" wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Somehow my Digital Locker which came with Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 seems
> to have been corrupt. Is there anyway to reinstall the Digital Locker without
> reinstalling Vista? I know that there is an installer download at Windows
> Marketplace which I've used on my Windows XP systems but I didn't want to
> install it on Vista until I know that it's safe for Vista. Thanks for any
> help.

I don't know if that will work. I tried to load the one at Marketplace (not
out of need but rather out of ignorance at the time) and it wouldn't load
because "Vista includes Digital Locker" (or something to that effect).

--
Myron

This happened to me as well. Vista comes with it pre-installed. Tryin
to install it from their website does not work. It has something to d
with the User profiles I believe. If you create a new user account, i
Vista, and then log into THAT account, start Digital Locker from there
it works. Because for some reason or another, when I try to load Digita
Locker from My account, it just comes up blank, with only the windo
frame showing. It's so weird. I've not yet been able to figure out wha
files or whatever allow this to run. It's retarded. Not that I use i
much, but on occasion. It would be nice to have working, since it'
there

However of course, now, Microsoft launched it's store, which introduce
an entirely new download manager and method of purchasing thei
products, which seems odd they wouldn't integrate the two

--
Pharaoh

I have had this exact problem, where somehow, loading Digital Locker on
vista shows up blank with just the frame showing. Strangest thing ever.

I've found no fix to it but to do the following (somewhat of a task but
if you want Digital Locker to work then...):

1) Create a new user account with Administrator privelages using a
temporary new name.
2) Copy all your user files over from your original account to the new
one. (including your favorites in IE or wherever and Music/Video/Picture
files)
3) Delete the old account, then change your temporary new name back to
your original name.

You will have to re-set certain Settings like Internet Explorer and
such (if you use IE).

If you DO use IE you may notice it presents you with the
microsoft.go.com/runonce thing annoyingly and it will seem you cannot
change this. It's a Registry tweak.

Fix it following the directions here:

'MSFN Forums > how to disable the annoying
\"http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx'
(http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t75475.html)

Now, your Digital Locker will work. It takes creating a new account and
some file copying, but it's ODD that it has something to do with the
User files.

Certain shortcuts in your Start Menu may also have to be re-done if you
installed programs for just the user and not All Users, so that will
take some adjusting as well, f.y.i.

As well as all settings initially created for you as the user. Desktop
wallpaper, Icons hidden in the taskbar, specific display settings like
animations, colors, etc.

It will be as if you're logging on to Windows for the first time -
F.Y.I.

If you want to obviously keep your original account User Name, after
you're done copying all the files, delete the OLD account, then change
your username back to your preferred name in User Account settings.

Easy enough.


--
Pharaoh

I have an even simpler fix for this.

Navigate to your Users folder then to the path below:

C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\dig ital locker

Under the Digital locker folder you will find a folder called 'ProductImage'
and 3 files

ProductData.bin
Urls.bin
ErrorLog.log

Just to be safe, create a Folder in this directory and call it 'Oldbin'.
this is where you will place both .bin files and the .log file for temporary
keeping.

MOVE not COPY the .bin and .log files to this new folder.

Digital Locker should work fine now. you can test by going to

C:\Windows\DigitalLocker and running "digitalx.exe"

After Digital locker starts ther will be 2 new .bin files in:

C:\Users\<user_name>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\dig ital locker

once you aer satisfied that Digital Locker is working as expected, and you
can download all the files you purchased. you can delete the temporary folder
'Oldbin'

Hope this helps. It sure is a lot easier than blowing away your hole user
profile ; -)



"Pharaoh" wrote:

>
> I have had this exact problem, where somehow, loading Digital Locker on
> vista shows up blank with just the frame showing. Strangest thing ever.
>
> I've found no fix to it but to do the following (somewhat of a task but
> if you want Digital Locker to work then...):
>
> 1) Create a new user account with Administrator privelages using a
> temporary new name.
> 2) Copy all your user files over from your original account to the new
> one. (including your favorites in IE or wherever and Music/Video/Picture
> files)
> 3) Delete the old account, then change your temporary new name back to
> your original name.
>
> You will have to re-set certain Settings like Internet Explorer and
> such (if you use IE).
>
> If you DO use IE you may notice it presents you with the
> microsoft.go.com/runonce thing annoyingly and it will seem you cannot
> change this. It's a Registry tweak.
>
> Fix it following the directions here:
>
> 'MSFN Forums > how to disable the annoying
> \"http://runonce.msn.com/runonce2.aspx'
> (http://www.msfn.org/board/lofiversio...hp/t75475.html)
>
> Now, your Digital Locker will work. It takes creating a new account and
> some file copying, but it's ODD that it has something to do with the
> User files.
>
> Certain shortcuts in your Start Menu may also have to be re-done if you
> installed programs for just the user and not All Users, so that will
> take some adjusting as well, f.y.i.
>
> As well as all settings initially created for you as the user. Desktop
> wallpaper, Icons hidden in the taskbar, specific display settings like
> animations, colors, etc.
>
> It will be as if you're logging on to Windows for the first time -
> F.Y.I.
>
> If you want to obviously keep your original account User Name, after
> you're done copying all the files, delete the OLD account, then change
> your username back to your preferred name in User Account settings.
>
> Easy enough.
>
>
> --
> Pharaoh
>