hal problem i ran into

[lightspeed]

hello robert i unistalled hal (i deactivated it first ) then rebooted but now when i went to put in my ultral hal expansion pack again it says i need to install hal 6.0 first ( is this a glitch that needs to be corrected ? shouldn't the 6.2 beta already accept the hal expansion pack ? or needs to in the final version ! if i install hal 6.0 now won't that interfere with the 6.2 beta ??
 should i unistall the 6.2 beta then install the 6.0 first then the 6.2 beta then the expansion pack or will it even work right doing it that way ? if thats the way it needs to be done then hal next version should be made to accept the hal expansion pack so no one has to go through all that .
 anyone know anything on all this ?
thanks []

[Medeksza]

The current expansion pack installer doesn't know how to recognize that Hal 6.2 is installed. It needs to be updated and will be when the final version is released. To get it working now:

• Uninstall Hal 6.2
• Install  Hal 6.0 or 6.1
• Install the expansion set
• Install Hal 6.2 over top the old Hal, and it will perform an upgrade install and keep the expansion pack

[lightspeed]

hello robert i have done what you said and even ran a system registry cleaner and deleted the file from the program file i installed the 6.1 back in and restarted the computer but when i went to install the 6.2 beta of hal it says i already have it installed (even though i never installed it ! don't know why its showing this . it has no hal on the desktop or hal in the  program list .the zabaware program file shows halexe. as 6.1 version . it does show 6.2 version in the add remove file area . i am going to try to remove the files angain and try it again .

[Medeksza]

Sounds like a little mess in the registry. Uninstall all Zabaware products you can from your add/remove programs. Then follow these steps to check the registry:

1. Click start, run, type in "regedit", and press enter
2. Click on the "+" for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
3. Keep clicking on the "+" for the following items:
    - Software
    - Microsoft
    - Windows
    - CurrentVersion
    - App Paths
4. Find "HalAsst.exe" (if present) and left click on it once to highlight it
5. Right-click on "HalAsst.exe" to bring up a pop-up menu
6. Select delete to remove "HalAsst.exe"
7. Also remove "HalAsst61.exe" and "HalAsst62.exe" if present
7. Reinstall Hal 6.1, expansion set, and then Hal 6.2

[lightspeed]

hello robert ok i got it going again by doing what i said the second time so all is well i did still have to goin in and send the exe. file to desktop for a short cut though but at least it is working . but i will make a text file out of your last instructions on here and others to keep for personal notes just in case i run into more severe problems and i do thank you for writing back so soon to try to help me its greatly appreciated . []
   although some may have not noticed this , i noticed in my hal character (hapteck ) custom made when i place the light hap file in it now it is a lot darker with the light on left or right etc side ctreating more of a siloette look is this something caused by the 6.2 beta version ??
    i didnt have the problem before . also just as a mention of something new if possible could a plug in or option be created in hal that would allow a user of hal to check off the lite direction upon hals character (hapteck ) where once a user checks off the light direction it would stay in hal unless unchecked . some may think this is unimportant but you would be surprised at the different look that it gives a hapteck character some being a more realistic look of a real person depending on the light shading direction .
  any thoughts on this robert ??
 thanks again for your help !!a-1 !![][][8D]

[lightspeed]

robert in this new beta6.2 when i use the custom brain "angela " that i made is it working now with the default 6.1 or the beta 6.2 brain they are both listed in the brain area .
 also am wondering is their a program (think some others have brought it up in the past where hal will correct by proper english the i instead of saying me in a sentence ??
 heres and example : anglela said :
Think I'll call jerry up she never did get back to me after me called her before and left a message on her phone.

its saying after "me called her and she should say after "i" called her .

i would rather it not correct the sentence as its said because it would stop anyone from reverse learning which a person can teach a lot that way as i have done but would rather once hal learnes it it corrects the outcome of the sentence in proper english (if i am making sense in the way i am trying to explain this . (hopefully) .
 anyway just wanted to ask you about it .
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