No MakeMKV.exe created on fresh install

[cat-charlie]

Hi,

Yesterday installed the Makemkv 1.9.5 from the website as I noticed there was a more recent version, it installed fine and I ripped a DVD using it without any issues; however today when I went to use MakeMKV it could not find the exe from the shortcut in the start menu (Using Windows 10). I uninstalled MakeMKV and reinstalled it again, though this time it also didn't install the makeMKV.exe file, I tried uninstalling/reinstalling it a few times in a couple of different places and 'install as administrator' (even though I am an admin) and downloaded the installer for 1.9.4 but none of them created the MakeMKV.exe file.

I also used 7-Zip to 'open archive' on the Setup_MakeMKV_v1.9.4.exe and Setup_MakeMKV_v1.9.5.exe and it just displayed the files that are already installed and a $PLUGINSDIR folder with some .dll files, and it didn't have a MakeMKV.exe file in.

I have also just downloaded a couple more versions of the older installers (1.8.10, 1.9.1, 1.9.2 and 1.9.3) and all of them are missing MakeMKV.exe in them.

I am presuming that, as the installers have all of the other files that are installed, there should be a MakeMKV.exe in the installer and it isn't generated during the install (as during the install it says 'extracting MakeMKV.exe ...100%).


So to sum it up, I have tried installing MakeMKV and the MakeMKV.exe file hasn't been installed. Is this something that has happened before, if so is there a fix/work around; if not any ideas?


thank you for any help you can provide.

Apologies if this is in the wrong section of the forum.

[Woodstock]

Windows 10, it would not surprise me that BitDefender is interfering. It's been causing crashes when ripping Bluray disks. It is entirely possible it is being quarantined, making it "disappear".

[cat-charlie]

Windows 10, it would not surprise me that BitDefender is interfering. It's been causing crashes when ripping Bluray disks. It is entirely possible it is being quarantined, making it "disappear".

I don't have Bitdefender, Is that something that comes with Windows 10? I have Avast! as my AntiVirus.

I disabled it while I downloaded and installed MakeMKV and that worked! Thank you!

[acubley]

Had the same problem. Went into Avast settings / update and installed the latest version and MakeMKV installed perfectly.

[Woodstock]

BitDefender is a free anti-virus program that apparently ships with Win10, although it has non-free versions. When it was added to the Win10 beta, a lot of things stopped working.

Mike has been working on ways to fix that.

[thore93]

Had the same problem with Avast. Updating didn't fix it, but disabling it for the installation worked out for me.

[billbillw]

Bitdefender is not included in Windows 10. You are confusing it with "Windows Defender" which has been a part of Windows for years (its in Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10). It is the newer version of Microsoft Security Essentials. It is typically disabled when you install a 3rd party antivirus/malware program like Avast, etc.

Bitdefender is actually one of the best antivirus software out there, available as both a free and pay version.

I have also had recent issue with Avast and MakeMKV. It is identifying a trojan called Win32:Evo-gen and I am somewhat concerned. I have posted elsewhere asking about this issue.

[user with problem]

I feel dumb to ask this, i am not expert, just trying to figure out this same problem, How do you disable any of those programs during the installation? I am trying to help someone else with this problem and have no idea what i am supposed to do as far as disabling avast or windows defender. Please make any instructions simple.

[Woodstock]

How you disable the program or grant exceptions varies with the A/V program. For AVG (the one I use), there is an icon in the system tray to bring up its user interface, and you go to the History/Virus Vault to find what programs and files it has judged to be dangerous. From there, you can tell it which programs to grant exceptions to.