Problem with Installing Sketchup 7

[asbrand]

Howdy!

I am attempting to install the new "free" version of Google Sketchup on a PC (running XP Pro) and am having a bit of difficulty.

I do not want to install it to the drive. I always install programs on a different drive, and leave the just for Windows.

However, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make this thing give me the option of where to install. When I run the installation program, It comes up with a window about "checking available space" and then gives me a "Next" or "Cancel" option. Nothing else. I click on next, and now it says "Click Install to begin the installation. Click Cancel to exit the Wizard." with "Back", "Install", and "Cancel" the only choices.

If I click "Install", it begins installing to the "C:\Program Files\Google\Google Sketchup 7" directory. No where does it give me the option to tell it where to install.

Is there a command line switch or something I can use that will force it to let me choose where to install? I've tried Googling it but am coming up empty handed.

Help?

[AndrewS]

@asbrand said:

I am attempting to install the new "free" version of Google Sketchup on a PC (running XP Pro) and am having a bit of difficulty.

I do not want to install it to the drive. I always install programs on a different drive, and leave the just for Windows.

However, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to make this thing give me the option of where to install.

asbrand,

I just tested this out and it works exactly as expected when installing anew.

The only thing I can figure is that you must already have SketchUp installed on your system. If that is the case, the installer performs an upgrade installation, which does not allow you to modify the destination. This makes sense when you consider how you may have plugins or other pieces of software installed which depend on the installed location of SketchUp, so it can't be changed on upgrade.

The only way to fix this is to uninstall Google SketchUp 7 first, from the Add/Remove Programs part of the Control Panel and then download and install it again. When you do that, the installation sequence will be as follows:

1. Welcome
2. EULA
3. Destination folder
4. Ready to install

Don't believe me? Check the attached screen capture.

Let us know how it goes.