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Illustrator 10.0.1 updater fix

Illustrator 10.0.1 updater fix

CNET staff
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Following up on our previous coverage (one and two) on getting the Illustrator 10.0.1 update to install properly, a reader has sent us this procedure for working around the date glitch that prevents the install from completing. Phillip Tejada writes:

"Make sure to use your own paths, not necessarily those used in this example.

  1. Duplicate /Applications/Adobe Illustrator 10/Adobe Illustrator 10
  2. Modify the creation date and modification date of /Applications/Adobe Illustrator10/Adobe Illustrator 10/Contents/MacOSClassic/Adobe Illustrator 10 to 10/29/01. (From the Terminal, SetFile -d '10/29/2001' -m '10/29/2001' '/Applications/Adobe Illustrator 10/Adobe Illustrator 10/Contents/MacOSClassic/Adobe Illustrator 10,' or use a GUI utility that can change dates.)
  3. Launch the Updater, it will now get past the Gathering Information error.
  4. With the Updater waiting at the Install Window, delete the original package '/Applications/Adobe Illustrator 10/Adobe Illustrator 10/Contents/MacOSClassic/Adobe Illustrator 10' and rename the duplicate you made earlier, removing ' copy' from the name. This restores the original package as it was. You can also just reinstall from the original CD at this point. You must keep the Updater running and waiting for you to start the Update.
  5. Start the Update by pressing 'Install'.

I know this sounds silly, but it works every time. If you do it any other way, the updater will get an error with 18 files remaining. I could find no other combination of dates on the files in the MacOSClassic folder that would allow it to continue."