pcdMagic For Windows troubleshooting

Information that's specific to the Windows version of pcdMagic

Windows keeps on telling me that has prevented pcdMagic for Windows from running?
By default, Windows "SmartScreen" technology will prevent any program it doesn't recognize from running. Just click on "More Info" i...
Tue, 27 Oct, 2015 at 2:17 PM
What's this "drag-and-drop" thing you're talking about?
Drag-and-drop is easy. Just: Start pcdMagic for Windows from the Windows Start Menu. Find the image file you want using the Windows file explore...
Tue, 27 Oct, 2015 at 2:17 PM
When I try to install, I get an error message about missing files?
Before installing pcdMagic for Windows, you must extract all the files in the pcdMagic for Windows Zip file to your hard drive. If you don't do this, se...
Tue, 27 Oct, 2015 at 2:26 PM
When I try to update pcdMagic, I get an error message about 'You cannot start application pcdMagic for Windows from this location because it is already installed from a different location'?
If you get this error message, uninstall the old version of pcdMagic (via the Control Panel) before trying to install the newer version.
Tue, 27 Oct, 2015 at 2:27 PM
When I drag and drop files for conversion, I get an error message about file permissions?
Before conversion, you have to copy the PCD image files (and for 64Base images, the entire CD directory structure) to a hard drive. You can't drag-and-d...
Tue, 27 Oct, 2015 at 2:27 PM
"The application is missing required files" error message when installing
In order to install pcdMagic for Windows, the ZIP file must have been extracted to a location on the disk. To do that, first use the "Extract" comm...
Sun, 28 May, 2017 at 4:24 PM