Farzad ([email protected]) writes:
>I have Stata 8.0 and I tried upgrading to 8.2 by typing "upgrade all."
>Everything downloaded successfully, then I typed "update swap" as
>instructed. Stata closed and then reopened but with the error message
>
>Access is denied.
>
>. C:\Stata8\
>
>unrecognized command: C
>
>
>The path is the correct one for Stata on my computer. Any thoughts on what
>is going wrong?
The 'Access is denied' error message is generated from Windows and is really
too ambiguous to be of much help. Your best option in this case, since the
error is probably related to the older executable (whether permissions, etc.),
is to manually swap the executables like was common in the previous release of
Stata.
1. Open up the C:\Stata8 directory in Windows.
2. Locate the current Stata executable. (for example: wstata.exe)
3. Lanch this executable and verify that it is indeed the old executable and
needs to be swapped. If it is version 8.0, exit Stata and proceed to step 4.
Otherwise, the -update swap- worked and the error message it generated was
not critical -- use this 8.2 version as you would normally.
4. Rename the current executable by changing the suffix from '.exe' to '.old'
If there was a previous file with the '.old' suffix, this file can safely be
deleted prior to renaming.
Note: The exact executable name depends on the flavor of Stata you
installed. Small Stata: wsmstata.exe; Intercooled: wstata.exe;
and Stata/SE: wsestata.exe
3. Rename the newly dowloaded executable (for example: wstata.bin) by
changing the suffix from '.bin' to '.exe' Use this Stata as you would
normally.
Note: If there is a problem with the newly downloaded Stata, you can
always revert back to the older one by reversing this process.
Next time you update, use the -update swap- command as you did previously. If
the problem persists you should contact Stata Technical Support at
[email protected]. They will be able to help you diagnose the problem.
--Kevin
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