I've used Pd in the past, but not lately. Tonight I installed a fresh download of Extended to my Win7 64-bit PC. After installing, I ran it and tried the very first "Start Here" patch in Help Browser > Manuals.

Below are the error messages I get in the console. Needless to say, the Start Here patch is not functional. I'm sure this is something simple to do with paths or environment variables or something, but I have no clue how to troubleshoot it. Thanks for any tips!

--Jim Aikin

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(The first message is on start-up. The others are when I load "Start Here.")

Could not delete 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Pd-extended':
unable to delete key: Access is denied.

cnv 16 40 16 empty pddp_dsp_canvas dsp 7 8 0 14 -233017 -33289 0
... couldn't create
tgl 18 0 THIS_IS_HERE_TO_GET_RID_OF_THE_OUTLET GLOBAL_PDDP_DSP_TOGGLE empty 1 8 1 9 -233017 -33289 -33289 0 1
... couldn't create
grid grid1 200 0 199 200 0 199 1 1 1 10 10 197 212
... couldn't create
nbx 5 14 -1e+037 1e+037 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -8 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 177 256
... couldn't create
nbx 5 14 -1e+037 1e+037 0 0 empty empty empty 0 -8 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 107 256
... couldn't create
filmQT: Could not initialize quicktime: error -2093

filmQT: Could not initialize quicktime: error -2093

[pix_film]: DirectShow support
cnv 15 300 40 empty empty empty 124 20 0 12 -228856 -66577 0
... couldn't create
bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1
... couldn't create
tgl 15 1 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 0 1
... couldn't create
button Open
... couldn't create
openpanel
... couldn't create
cnv 15 300 40 empty empty empty 124 20 0 12 -228856 -66577 0
... couldn't create
tgl 15 1 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1 0 1
... couldn't create
bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 17 7 0 10 -262144 -1 -1
... couldn't create
cnv 15 300 40 empty empty empty 124 20 0 12 -228856 -66577 0
... couldn't create
delay 200
... couldn't create
dac~
... couldn't create

have you tried deleting that file manually perhaps?

I was a little suspicious of the fact that Pd's default installation was in Program Files (x86). So I uninstalled it and reinstalled to the root C:\ drive. Now it launches without an error message, and the "Start Here" patch loads with only one error:

filmQT: Could not initialize quicktime: error -2093

I can live with that, since I have no current plans to use the video stuff.

Whoever is maintaining the Windows installer might want to look at this issue.

Sorry, I realise this is an old post but was relevant to my search regarding missing the start-here.pd patch as mentioned on the pd community site start here page. I do not even have the 'manuals' as described and illustrated on page (and as illustrated in my screen grab below, my pd help browser window is above with the illustrated/expected window with relavant directory files underneath. I'm not sure what I have done wrong, I followed the installation instructions as described? ...

@Artpunk Yes, Pd doc has changed for Vanilla.
You will need to download Pd Extended from here....... http://puredata.info/downloads/pd-extended
Do not install it, or you might cause problems for your current installation....
Look for the doc folder, name it Doc-extended or ? and copy it somewhere.... Desktop......?
Add the path to the new folder to your current Pd preferences.
Not everything will work, unless you install all the necessary externals through "Deken".... but most of it will be fine.
David.

@whale-av thank you! I'm not sure what all the necessary externals are, but will do my best