GINA reinstalls every day

Reinstalling GINA everyday?

[Windows Key] + R
cmd

Code:

cd /d "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Apps"
dir gina.exe /s

If you had to reinstall multiple times, you will see an EXE for each day you reinstalled.
One suggestion is to make a shortcut directly to one of these EXE files.

However, doing so produces this warning: "This application can not be updated."

Perhaps other people also have suggestions?

This is a Microsoft issue that I believe happened from the latest Windows update. Because it seems to affect all Click-to-Run ClickOnce programs, including my EverQuest Inventory Report.

I think this will happen often until Microsoft issues a patch to fix it.

Oh good, it's not just me.

You can put this in Run box (WIN+R):

%localappdata%\Apps

Then search for gina.exe in search box on top right of window. Look for GINA.exe (listed as Application) and right click it and choose Send to -> Desktop (create shortcut). Once done, you can double click "GINA - Shortcut" and it should run it without installing it (at least it hasn't asked me to install it anymore).

You should go into File -> Settings and uncheck auto update to avoid that message when you start GINA.

This only happens when I reboot my computer... so if I just leave it on all month and only reboot on patch days, then no worries!

You should go into File -> Settings and uncheck auto update to avoid that message when you start GINA. I had it off and didn't realize about it til today after I had to fix a friend's.

Full story:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/resolved-issues-windows-10-22h2#3145msgdesc

According to Microsoft, this issue is Resolved by forcing the user to do a Workaround. Apparently, their definition of Resolved, well, let me quote The Princess Bride, "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

So your choices seem to be:

1. Do nothing and reinstall every time
2. Remove and reinstall program (backup your triggers first)
3. Go into your Group Policy settings and make a change
4. Wait for Microsoft to actually Resolve the issue (if they do), this time using the definition of Resolve used by most of the non-corpspeak world.

I tried this. Didn't work.

Microsoft sucks.

This worked for me - Thanks, Razzy!

any further thoughts....hopes the WIN R route was gonna work but did not

The making of the shortcut seems to be doing alright for me.

I'm no longer getting any issues running GINA (or EQIR). I'm not sure why, as I did nothing differently.

I did uninstall GINA and reinstall it, but that didn't fix it unless it took some time to do so.