[VIPM behaving zombie-ish]

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since the regular installer wouldn't let me do anything, I thought I might try a "newer version" and trid to install the public VIPM 2021 beta:

Same strange behaviour: as soon as the installer starts copying files, a message popup appears asking me if I really wanted to interrupt installation. Declining interrupting leads me back to the EULA acceptance. Feels a bit like "Groundhog Day"

 

 

[VIPM behaving zombie-ish]

Hi,

I have encountered a strange behaviour on my machine regarding the VIPM, I wouldn't have realized if I had not tried installing DQMH 6.x

• The 6.x version just wouldn't show up in VIPM (it does on other PCs) so I tried to download via VIPM Browser, which didn't work.
• Next, I tried to repair VIPM using NIPM which failed "Installed version is newer than ..." 
• Next, I tried installing all the other NI packages which were available for updating.... no improvement
• Trying to remove VIPM from NIPM wouldn't work, since VIPM did not show up anymore as an installed package (only the runtime was displayed)
• Downloading the installer 20.3.2540 and executing kinda failed..... no matter which option I chose (repair, change, remove), they all failed with an error saying operation interrupted

 

Any advice on how to tackle this?

Cheers

Oli