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There are several different viewers made by Linden Lab. One is called "Release", or the regular, main viewer. That's the one that is supposed to work, but in your case, that one won't install.

Another viewer produced by Linden Lab is called the "Release Candidate". That is a test version. Sometimes it works better than the current main, regular viewer; other times the Release Candidate has worse bugs in it than the regular viewer. The latest Release Candidate viewer is soon to become the new regular viewer; this is expected to happen roughly next week or so. If you can't install the regular viewer, you have two distinct problems.

One problem is that you would like to figure out why you can't install the regular viewer, so that you can get your system working properly and install the regular viewer. The other problem is that you would like to run a program that will let you connect to the Second Life grid and take part in the Second Life virtual world. You don't seem to be making any progress on solving the first problem, so instead of beating your head against a brick wall endlessly to no purpose other than to damage the bricks, why not try solving the second problem, which is to find another way to connect to the Second Life grid?

Installing the Release Candidate is the most straightforward approach. You just go to secondlife. If that installs and runs Second Life well enough to suit you, then you can just forget about solving the problem of why the regular viewer won't install until you are absolutely forced too, which may be never, because the current version of the SL viewer is soon to be replaced.

If you go to the Imprudence viewer site as I suggested you would see an explanation of what it is. If you do the search I suggest for this forum's search of putting in Imprudence and pressing enter, you can read the existing discussions of the Imprudence viewer and you won't have to remain confused about it.

From: someone If it is something the game needs, why is it not in the installer? It is a different viewer, completely distinct from the Linden Lab produced viewer. You can't install the regular viewer produced by Linden Lab; I am thus suggesting that you install a different viewer that you might be able to get to install successfully. From: someone What "viewer" does this game think I am using before it will even install?

The programs that connect to the second life grid are called viewers. It is similar to how the programs that connect to the internet are called browsers. If you can't get one browser to serve your purposes in looking at the internet, then you can try a different browser. For example, if you can't get a website to work in Internet Explorer , you can try in Firefox. You don't use Firefox to make Internet Explorer work, you use it to accomplish you goal of using a certain website, which Internet Explorer, in this imaginary example, failed at.

If Firefox also failed, then you could try yet another browser such as Google Chrome. If that doesn't work you could try Opera. If that doesn't work, then you could try Maxthon. There's a principle being displayed here: if one thing doesn't work, try another. From: someone I see nothing in the system requirements it needs something of 3rd party flavors that it does not have its own of.

If time is a factor you would do what I suggest and try installing some different viewers. Ok, you installed your viwer in a non-standard folder. If you want to follow instructions without performing this mental adjustment, you should do a standard installation.

From: someone As far as all "temp" stuff, they are cleared by a couple of programs, and my own code, to clear every night. Standard programs for clearing regular windows "temp" files should not have any effect on this matter, assuming they are working properly. From: someone My cache is not an issue. Your Second Life cache may not be an issue, but the Second Life cache folder is in a default installation located in a folder that also houses the Second Life settings folder, which might possibly have something to do with your installation problem.

This will take a few seconds, with a progress bar showing, and the login message of the day. If the start location you requested is not available, you will connect to an alternate location. Reasons for it not being available are the server is temporarily down, or the region is "full" already has the maximum number of active avatars present. You must stay connected to a server at all times. If your internet connection drops, you will be logged out automatically.

As you move around the 3D world, your connection will be handed off from one server to another of the thousands of servers that host the entire grid. Once connected, the server will start sending you data about the objects and avatars around you, and the 3D view area will gradually appear. The software has a setting called "Draw distance" which is how far away from your location you will be sent data i.

The higher the value, the more data which must be sent, and the longer it will take. You will also receive a limited number up to about 10 of delayed Instant Messages which were sent since your last logout. Any group notices, group invitations, or inventory item transfers from other users will be stacked up in the top right corner of the screen. Your Linden dollar balance should reflect any changes since your last logout. For example, Premium accounts receive a weekly stipend on Tuesdays, regardless of whether you log in or not.

The land terrain is generally sent first, followed by Objects and avatars in random order. Object shapes are generally sent before the textures images applied to their surface.

They will appear grey if the shape has been sent, but not the textures. Avatars can be complex, containing a shape, skin, clothing, numerous attachments, animations, and scripts, so it may take time to see them fully.

They appear as clouds until fully downloaded. When first connecting, you may not be able to move or do other things for a while. Your network connection is busy downloading the 3D view, and any move commands or other actions you request will have to wait for a chance to get in the queue. Once enough of the view has filled in, the download speed will drop off dramatically, and you should be able to move and interact normally.

This can take anywhere from a few seconds to minutes, depending on lots of factors. Second Life is not a game with a goal to win, a quest to complete, or a score to reach.

There are many things to do, but what you do is entirely up to you. There is no time limit for staying online, and no charges for online time in and of itself. There are costs if you want to buy items, own virtual land, set up your own groups, upload photos, etc. But there are also many free items, places you can visit for no charge and things you can do purely for fun.

At this point, you can meet people from around the world, chat, listen to music and video streams, take photographs, change your appearance, search for events and places that are interesting, teleport, go shopping, join a roleplaying group, or create your own items. By default, if you do nothing for 5 minutes, your avatar will change to away status. If you do nothing for 30 minutes, you will be logged out. Both of these timers can be turned off, if you wish to stay logged in but not do anything active for long periods of time.

Second Life does not have a logout command. When you are done, use the normal methods to end a program:. The server will automatically set your status to not online after a few seconds. This will make your avatar vanish from other people's view, your friends, group info, etc will update to show you as offline, and incoming instant messages will be sent to email if you have that set up. Until the server is done doing all that, you cannot log back in.

If the program crashes, proper log out notification may not happen for a while, so logging in again right away will fail, but that will notify the server to update your status, and a second attempt to log in again will usually work.

The 3D world is also constantly changing, so the cache is only partially effective in saving you from downloading items again. If you re-visit a place later, any changes from what is saved in cache will have to be sent new. As you move around, new data will be sent to you as needed to fill your view up to your draw distance. As new avatars arrive at a location, their data will be sent also.

A list of your personal inventory is saved locally on your PC as part of the cached data. If your cache has reached the size limit you set, the oldest data is purged.

Occasionally the cache will become 'corrupted', due to dropped data packets, server overload, or other reasons. This can cause problems when running Second Life, so a standard method of fixing problems is to 'Clear Cache'.

Second Life is a graphics-intensive program, that also uses a lot of communication with the server. If you find the program is "lagging", you may need to adjust the settings for a better experience. See Lag for more information. Basic Screen - This is the basic screen layout when no other floating windows are open. The main part of the screen shows the 3D view, with top menu bar and bottom toolbar above and below. The following sections will describe the parts of the screen layout in more detail, and gives links to added pages with more information.

The downloadable Quickstart Guide is especially useful for first time users while learning to navigate in the viewer window. The 3D view is still there, but a good portion of the screen is filled with other items. Note that the first photo is in the grey default skin, and the second is in the alternate silver skin.

If you have multiple monitors, you can extend the Viewer window across more than one of them, but floating windows must stay within the edges of the main program window. The 3D view area displays a portion of the Second Life grid around your current location. The view is generated in real time by the graphics card or chip in your computer, using data that is sent from the server.

Since Second Life is a live environment, objects and avatars will appear and disappear, move, and change constantly. The server keeps track of all of this, and sends updated data as soon as possible, and then your view is updated. Therefore if the server is too busy or your internet connection is slow, your view might lag behind what is happening. Various pop-up messages, pop-up menus, warning messages, error messages, context menus, floating windows, and Head Up Displays can appear over the 3D view.

Most can be closed or minimized if they are blocking your view. They are discussed in more detail below. The camera viewpoint is normally located above and behind your "Avatar" the character that represents you. As you move around, the camera view will follow. So, a friend of mine went and installed, copied SLauncher into the Second Life directory and made an Ultra compressed.

So, here is another portable version using the same SLauncher. Why can't they just release a portable version on their own when it took such little effort on our part!?

Ben, I was looking at how you went about creating the "ghost exe" or what exactly that means. I'm wondering if it has something to do with Norton Ghost or what exactly we're talking about, here?

Ultimately I just want to understand that bit of the process so I'm not reliant upon someone else as LL releases further required viewer updates, etc. All I did was install the second life viewer, add loginmage's EXE above and archive the program viewer. Hippo Viewer please! That would be really handy! Who knows, we might see a second life viewer on the PSP someday if we could do that. I tried every link you have listed and the websites all say the same thing, that the file is no longer available Can I please have so assistance?

Don't trust your common antivirus to report everything correctly. It isn't a trojan, no, not at all I should add tho, that this launcher has not been tested with any of the later Second Life viewers after 1. Here is VirusTotal's analysis of that file. Is it an AutoIt3 executable? If so, that would explain it. Anti-malware providers like flagging AutoIt3 executables as malware. See Login Issues for more. Please try again later. You may add this item to your cart or save as a favorite.

See Permission Trigger Animation Error. See Outfits Won't Save. Do a search in your inventory for LSL Bridge. This is a result of having a duplicate system folder. See Failed to Decode Login Credentials. See Second Life: Unable to establish a secure connection to the login server. See Second Life: Mangled network data. There are many google hits for this; your solution may vary, so please research this on the web. See DNS-related Problems. You have encountered out-of-date media using Flash. This may indicate that the media is unsupported MP4.

Delete landmarks, especially favorite landmarks. Mac — This is a message from your computer's firewall. This may mean that the region is having temporary problems. This may mean the location no longer exists. Relog right away to prevent a crash. See Intel Fix Bit.