My lexical decision task, programmed in direct RT version 2002.6 will not run in medialab. medialab tells me I do not have a valid license for direct RT (which obviously I do..).
My lexical decision task, programmed in direct RT version 2002.6 will not run in medialab. medialab tells me I do not have a valid license for direct RT (which obviously I do..).
So it runs fine if you start it directly in DirectRT? If so, what version of MediaLab are you using?
Direct RT I run in 2002.5.0 and Medialab is 2002.5.6 (which indeed is not quite the same, is that the problem?). It does indeed run when I run in Direct RT (and it runs at work as well in medialab, just not on my home computer)
It's very unusual that DirectRT would run fine but that MediaLab would tell you it's not licensed. What versions do you have at work (i.e., where it is running properly)?
I have exactly the same versions at work. I wondered whether it could be directing to the 2006 version of Direct Rt which I downloaded as trial but did not get a license code for. SO I first deleted the Direct RT 2006 folder in my system documents (not a good idea I know) and then uninstalled the 2006 trial version (which I should have done immediately) but now I get the message "76 path not found" when I reach my first direct rt programmed questionnaire and will not run through the rest of the course (which is a problem for me, prior to this I could at least see whether the rest of my course was running). I hope you can help...
Ah, yes that makes sense--MediaLab was likely trying to run the most recent installation of DirectRT. You should be able to fix this by re-installing v2002.
Same problem here - a DirectRT item won't run via MediaLab.
MediaLab and DirectRT run fine on their own, including the particular experiments in question.
However, when trying to embed the DirectRT material into the MediaLab experiement, MediaLab stops at the point where DirectRT should kick off. And stays there. Forever. No warning messages, nothing. I need the task manager to close Medialab then. the computer doesn't crash though.
Next door, similar setup machine, the above experiment runs just fine!...(can't swap the computers though).
What versions of each program are you using (i.e., 200x.x.x)?
In the PC that has the problem:
DirectRT: Version 2004.1.0.12
MediaLab: Version 2004.3.24
In the PC that works ok:
DirectRT: Version 2004.1.0.55
MediaLab: Version 2004.3.11
Well, if it is a version problem, I suspect it's due to DirectRT on the first machine (v2004.1.12). That is a REALLY early version of v2004. The final release of Direct v2004 was v2004.3.27 which you can download here:
http://www.empirisoft.com/download_old.aspx
The first machine has the final release of MediaLab v2004 installed on it, so I expect you should be ok there.
Ok, thanks a lot.
Will download, try and update later.
Thanks
Thanks Blair, this has remedied the problem. I just LOVE empirisoft!
A colleague has to struggle her way through Inquisit for months, to do a similar thing that I've created within days.
A note to users running DirectRT v2010.3:
With the DirectRT 2010.3 version if you ever use MediaLab to call DirectRT in any of your studies, you might find that MediaLab can't find DirectRT--it may even lock up when it tries to look for it. Or you may get a "file not found" error. If this happens, it'll be because of an Install Shield typo in the registry and it can be easily fixed. Again, it's an issue than only affects DirectRT v2010.3 (it's not a problem in v2012, and it's not a problem with MediaLab). So if you use MediaLab (any version) to call DirectRT v2010.3 in and it's not working then here is a fix:
After you do this, MediaLab (and other programs) should be able to find DirectRT because this is where they look to find the folder where its files are located. If you have any question or run into trouble--let us know at support @empirisoft.com and we'll walk you through it!From the Windows Start menu, type "regedit" and navigate to the following registry keys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App Paths\directrt.exe
AND
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\App Paths\executeDRT.exe
In both cases, there needs to be a string variable called "Path" and the value needs to be "C:\DirectRT\" or wherever the folder is located that holds the directrt.exe and executedrt.exe files.
Note the key needs to be named "Path". If there is no such key you may need to create it. Just right click and select "New > String Value". Name it "Path" and assign the "C:\DirectRT\" value to it.
Last edited by jason_reed; 01-12-2016 at 02:00 PM.
Note that this issue is fixed in DirectRT v2012 and the registry fix noted above is no longer necessary.
I had been having trouble getting everything to run smoothly in the new iMac lab we are setting up. But, this fixed my issue with launching DirectRT from MediaLab. (Note: I only had to fix the registry entry for directrt.exe, executeDRT.exe was fine.)
And, just FYI for anyone else using Macs, we also found we had to lower the screen resolution on the iMacs in order for MediaLab to run. I'm not sure if that's already a known issue or not. (We are running v2010 of both ML & DRT.)
Thanks for the information, iijhaas! What kind of monitor and what screen resolution did you use for your iMacs?
Jason Reed
Empirisoft Software Support Specialist
They are 21.5" iMacs running Windows 7 Enterprise in Boot Camp. The default resolution (2560 x 1440) caused ML to give error messages & fail to start, but switching the resolution to 1920 x 1080 resolved the issue. [I don't have the exact iMac specs handy, but I can get that information if you need it.]
Last edited by ijhaas; 02-17-2014 at 06:43 PM.
Do you remember anything about what the error messages said?
Jason Reed
Empirisoft Software Support Specialist
Thanks so much for the information! Be it from an eidetic memory or a random post-it, any information we can get to make sure we deal with any possible bugs is always helpful.
Jason Reed
Empirisoft Software Support Specialist