> Hi ... Ron Jeffries here. Long time (and long ago) Smalltalk user.
> Loving Pharo so far. However, I'm having some issues getting it set
> up nicely in Windows, especially Windows 7.
We are working on 1.1 it is much faster :)
>
> I used the Windows one-click installer (and have also tried the zip
> file). Either way, Windows does not appear to recognize that Pharo
> is installed, so that when I try to set up a file association,
> pharo.exe doesn't get associated.
The one-click on windows does not like that we drop another image than the one
it contains.
What I suggest is that you install the VM which is inside the one-Click and use it directly.
I'm not on windows so others will probably let if what I'm saying is true.
> (At one point, I did something that got it partly associated, but
> even then if i would click a .image file, I got a UTF8 error and the
> original image wound up opening.)
Yes this is a Squeak-vm and oneClick setup limit.
> It does work to drag a saved image onto pharo.exe. That's not quite
> as convenient as it might be but is livable certainly.
>
> So I'm looking for a pointer to some advice on setting Pharo up on
> Windows XP and Windows 7.
I will let other reply :)