Vixen wont start

[Sabre03]

I downloaded vixen and when i click on it I see a bunch of files.  How do I open this program?  I watched the youtube videos, and it just wont work, is there a trick?  Im running windows xp.

[dmaccole]

Yes, I think in XP, the Vixen icon doesn't display until after the first launch.

First, view your folder with "details" (click on "View" in the menu bar of the folder and then click on "details"). Toward the bottom of the directory are two files named "Vixen" -- one is the HTML help file (it's first and weighs in about 260kb) and the second is the actual Vixen application (it's about 530kb).

Double-click on that second Vixen file and the application should launch. After you've launched it the first time, the icon should appear in the folder and you can then easily tell which is which.

HTH.

\dmc

[Rainlover]

Also,
When you click on the file that you downloaded, it will bring up a bunch of files. These files need to be extracted to a Vixen folder. You can't run the program until you extract the files.

John

[Sabre03]

it makes a little house pop up and thats all it does.  There is some message box that pops up behind the house but I cant read it or move it to read it.

[travailen]

is there a grey box below the little house? If so what does it say?

Rick S

[cBell]

Do you have .Net installed?  I think Vixen requires .Net 3.5, but I'm not positive.

[Sabre03]

Nothing pops up below it, just behind it.  But I cant read it.  .net has been installed I followed the link from Vixen to .net download

[jnealand]

Just unzip the files into a folder on the C drive.  My is C:\Vixen.  Then open that folder, find vixen.exe and RIGHT CLICK on it.  Select "send to" the "desktop (create a shortcut)".  You should then have an icon on your desktop to start vixen.

[rrowan]

Nothing pops up below it, just behind it.  But I cant read it.  .net has been installed I followed the link from Vixen to .net download

Try holding down the Alt key and then hit the tab key to see if that pops up the hidden box.

Cheers

Rick R.

[lineman]

Nothing pops up below it, just behind it.  But I cant read it.  .net has been installed I followed the link from Vixen to .net download

 that is a window that say publisher npt verified and has a RUN that you need to click on, What I did was left click and hold down on the blue part sticking out past the house and drag it over to see it. I just installed Vixen on my Work Laptop  (  shh shh don't tell ) if you have any more ?'s just ask

[CaptKirk]

What version did you download?  I made the mistake of trying the latest one first (seemed logical) but it turns out 2.1.x is the stable one that works.