RoboBasic V2.5
by ozfiddler
Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:25 pm
Ah... I just tried loading the program onto my laptop with Win7 and I can see why you are having problems. The entire edit screen is greyed out and it's not possible to access it at all. It seems to be an incompatibility with Win7 - I'll have a look around and see if I can find a solution.
Otherwise I'm afraid your only other option is to use it with XP if you have access to an older computer.
Otherwise I'm afraid your only other option is to use it with XP if you have access to an older computer.
by ozfiddler
Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:37 am
OK - I think I've got it.
1. Go to http://simplycomputing.com.au/robots/robonova-resources and download fix.zip. This is a modified fix file from the one included in the wiki - it includes a fix for MSINET.OCX registration.
2. Right click this and choose 'Run as administrator'
3. It should go through a series of steps with no errors.
4. Now right click the Robobasic program icon and select 'Troubleshoot compatability'
5. Select 'Try recommended settings" and this will open Robobasic under Windows XP settings.
6. This should now run correctly and if you follow the instructions and save these settings it should remember them for next time.
Note, the program does take a quite a few seconds to open so be patient! Also it seems to sometimes open minimised so check the task bar. Anyway, you should now get a white editing panel that you can type text into. I've done a reboot and the changes seem to stick, but you do get a warning message every time before the program opens.
Give this a try and let me know how it goes.
1. Go to http://simplycomputing.com.au/robots/robonova-resources and download fix.zip. This is a modified fix file from the one included in the wiki - it includes a fix for MSINET.OCX registration.
2. Right click this and choose 'Run as administrator'
3. It should go through a series of steps with no errors.
4. Now right click the Robobasic program icon and select 'Troubleshoot compatability'
5. Select 'Try recommended settings" and this will open Robobasic under Windows XP settings.
6. This should now run correctly and if you follow the instructions and save these settings it should remember them for next time.
Note, the program does take a quite a few seconds to open so be patient! Also it seems to sometimes open minimised so check the task bar. Anyway, you should now get a white editing panel that you can type text into. I've done a reboot and the changes seem to stick, but you do get a warning message every time before the program opens.
Give this a try and let me know how it goes.
