8.4.0 on Windows 10 - Failure to start

[Gilles Caulier]

Hi,

The problem has been already reported. Please look at this thread from
this room:

https://mail.kde.org/pipermail/digikam-users/2024-July/036361.html

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le ven. 19 juil. 2024 à 16:30, Graham Smith
<graham.smith1107 at outlook.com> a écrit :
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> I have used 8.2.0 regularly but have never managed to upgrade successfully to 8.3.0.
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> I have tried to upgrade to 8.4.0 but it never gets past initial simple graphics screen.
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> I have tried reinstalling without any of my existing databases by renaming all folders referenced by digicam (including those in %appdata%  and where database stored) and reinstalling as though a new system.
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> It then goes into the setup routine.
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> I configure it to use the sqlite database and tell it where the directory.
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> I do not give it any collections.
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> The installation gets to the screen where it asks about downloading additional files. Before I even type anything or accept options on that screen  the installation fails saying that the “Advanced digital photo management application has stopped working”. Closing that window kills Digikam.
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> Any ideas why that may be happening?
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