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Need Advice [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 10:13
How do you "Reset" - Reinstall GMAT Prep in Windows 7?
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 16:20
shouldn't it be the same as in vista?
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   10 Nov 2010, 17:39
I tried, but the main window displays " Test Complete".
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 15:33
umm....go to your control panels, delete program and reinstall :-)
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 17:26
Tried that as well. It still displays "Complete".
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   11 Nov 2010, 17:47
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Tried that as well. It still displays "Complete".


weird. on mine it works fine. I just installed a new copy on top of it to replace the old one.
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2010, 05:45
Would you please jot down the steps again? I'll follow your advice, lets check if it helps.
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   12 Nov 2010, 10:30
download another copy of the program. run it. and when it asks you to save it in the directory just chose the exact same one you already have installed it to. Basically you want to over-write your old copy. And it will ask if you want to do this. You click yes. Next. Next. Next. Vio-la. Done.

That worked for me. at least.

The better way of doing it would probably simply going to your control panel. Double click on your add/remove software icon. After it loads, look around for your GMATprep software. Uninstall it. It will ask you if you want to remove it entirely. Ofcourse you will click "yes" and then it may or may not prompt you to restart your PC. After that, you can go ahead and reinstall a brand new fresh copy on.
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   13 Nov 2010, 12:31
I tried reinstalling as per your instruction, the outcome is no different. Another thing, the practice test files are .dat files and not log files, did i miss out something?
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2010, 16:17
I would try reinstalling it in safe-mode then running it in compatibility mode for Windows Vista
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   27 Nov 2010, 21:37
For Windows 7, you should go to your C Drive and try completely deleting the GMAT Prep folder and then reinstall. It's worked for some other people.
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   28 Nov 2010, 10:45
^^^yup in the program files you have to delete the "testlog"
then its ready to go, no need to uninstall
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   28 Nov 2010, 16:05
I uninstalled the GMAT, deleted the GMAT folder from C drive and reinstalled it from the official site. I find no change to the status; it still displays "Complete". In the exams folder of GMAT on C drive, i donot see "Practice1.log" file rather see the "Practice1.dat" file. Does this make a difference?
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   28 Nov 2010, 16:31
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there is some more info here: gmat-prep-power-prep-official-free-gmat-tests-77548.html
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   29 Nov 2010, 07:21
Thanks to each of you for offering to help. I have successfully reinstalled it.
I missed out the instruction on ".log" files stored at a different location(C:\Users\{user_name}\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\GMATPrep\exams) on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Each of you went out of your way for such a trivial thing; feel sorry to have bothered & very much appreciate you help.
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Re: Need Advice [#permalink] New post   07 Dec 2010, 19:49
I was having this same problem..thank you everyone! I will try suggestions above and report back
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