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db111 at freemail

Sep 18, 2009, 1:13 PM

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Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0

Hello,

I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
I wanted to install GNUPG Shell 1.0 but when i clicked to "install"
button, the installer told me the following:
GnuPG not installed on your system. Please, install it first.
I dont know the C programming language so i cant examine the source code
to know how do it search the installed GnuPG on the system.
My GnuPG is installed in c:\program files\gnu\gnupg
I copyed it in to c:\program files\gnupg and tryed to install GnuPG Shell
again, but the same error message appeared.

GPG Shell works fine but i would like to try the GnuPG Shell.

Do You have any idea to resolve the problem?

Sincerely, Csabi

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John at Mozilla-Enigmail

Sep 18, 2009, 2:58 PM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

Csabi wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
> I wanted to install GNUPG Shell 1.0 but when i clicked to "install"
<snip>
>
> GPG Shell works fine but i would like to try the GnuPG Shell.
>
> Do You have any idea to resolve the problem?

Have you asked on GnuPG Shell's support forum?

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allen.schultz at gmail

Sep 19, 2009, 3:00 PM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

Csabi wrote:
> I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
...
> GnuPG not installed on your system. Please, install it first.

Have you set the System PATH and then tried the installation again? Is
it possible GPG Shell uses PATH and other windows settings for looking
for GnuPG?

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John at Mozilla-Enigmail

Sep 19, 2009, 6:31 PM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

Allen Schultz wrote:
> Csabi wrote:
>> I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
> ...
>> GnuPG not installed on your system. Please, install it first.
>
> Have you set the System PATH and then tried the installation again? Is
> it possible GPG Shell uses PATH and other windows settings for looking
> for GnuPG?

"GPGshell" is a different tool. GPGshell is closed-source (likely VB) and
Windows-only. The OP was asking about "GnuPG Shell",
http://www.tech-faq.com/gnupg-shell.shtml, which is cross-platform and has
source available as well as pre-built executables for Debian, Redhat, and Windows.

That distinction made, setting the PATH environment variable is probably a good
start, either at a user or a system level for Windows. It's still possible that
the Windows build of "GnuPG Shell" checks values in the registry, but those
should have been set correctly if GnuPG was installed with the Windows installer.

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Q:"Just how do the residents of Haiku, Hawai'i hold conversations?"
A:"An odd melody / island voices on the winds / surplus of vowels"

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John at Mozilla-Enigmail

Sep 19, 2009, 7:15 PM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

John Clizbe wrote:
> Allen Schultz wrote:
>> Csabi wrote:
>>> I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
>> ...
>>> GnuPG not installed on your system. Please, install it first.
>>
>> Have you set the System PATH and then tried the installation again? Is
>> it possible GPG Shell uses PATH and other windows settings for looking
>> for GnuPG?
>
> "GPGshell" is a different tool. GPGshell is closed-source (likely VB) and
> Windows-only. The OP was asking about "GnuPG Shell",
> http://www.tech-faq.com/gnupg-shell.shtml, which is cross-platform and has
> source available as well as pre-built executables for Debian, Redhat, and Windows.
>
> That distinction made, setting the PATH environment variable is probably a good
> start, either at a user or a system level for Windows. It's still possible that
> the Windows build of "GnuPG Shell" checks values in the registry, but those
> should have been set correctly if GnuPG was installed with the Windows installer.

Checked the source tarball for GnuPG Shell...

The NSIS installer script for the Windows build of "GnuPG Shell" is checking for
the value "Install Directory" in the Windows registry under
HKLM\Software\GNU\GnuPG to determine if GnuPG is installed.
The Windows installer from GnuPG.org
[ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32cli-1.4.10b.exe] correctly sets this
value.

Try re-running the GnuPG installer, then running the GnuPGShell installer.

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bob.henson at galen

Sep 20, 2009, 1:50 AM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

John Clizbe wrote:

> John Clizbe wrote:
>> Allen Schultz wrote:
>>> Csabi wrote:
>>>> I have Windows XP with GnuPG 1.4.9 installed.
>>> ...
>>>> GnuPG not installed on your system. Please, install it first.
>>> Have you set the System PATH and then tried the installation again? Is
>>> it possible GPG Shell uses PATH and other windows settings for looking
>>> for GnuPG?
>> "GPGshell" is a different tool. GPGshell is closed-source (likely VB) and
>> Windows-only. The OP was asking about "GnuPG Shell",
>> http://www.tech-faq.com/gnupg-shell.shtml, which is cross-platform and has
>> source available as well as pre-built executables for Debian, Redhat, and Windows.
>>
>> That distinction made, setting the PATH environment variable is probably a good
>> start, either at a user or a system level for Windows. It's still possible that
>> the Windows build of "GnuPG Shell" checks values in the registry, but those
>> should have been set correctly if GnuPG was installed with the Windows installer.
>
> Checked the source tarball for GnuPG Shell...
>
> The NSIS installer script for the Windows build of "GnuPG Shell" is checking for
> the value "Install Directory" in the Windows registry under
> HKLM\Software\GNU\GnuPG to determine if GnuPG is installed.
> The Windows installer from GnuPG.org
> [ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/binary/gnupg-w32cli-1.4.10b.exe] correctly sets this
> value.
>
> Try re-running the GnuPG installer, then running the GnuPGShell installer.

I think, from memory, you get the same error message if the keyring is
not available at that directory. If the OP has his keyrings elsewhere
than in the GnuPG directory, he may need to set/reset the registry so
HOMEDIR points to the correct directory. I wonder if that might be the case?

Regards,

Bob

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db111 at freemail

Sep 20, 2009, 7:08 AM

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Re: Question about GnuPG Shell 1.0 [In reply to]

Hello,

Thx Your help and excuse me because i did not ask on the GnuPG Shell
support forum at first.
I installed GnuPG 1.4.10B after i installed GnuPG Shell without any error,
that work fine.
My keys were at a good place (in the GnuPG directory) so that was not a
problem.
So i think that the Windows installer which comes with GnuPG 1.4.10B
resolve the problem.

Sincerely, Csabi

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