Those of you who say it's installed ok, open it up in Gimp and make sure it's not 1.5.1.5 that's opening.

Thanks alc. I noticed your using 64 bit which comes in a zip. 32 bit comes in an installer. The installer says it's installing to Documents and settings/Administrator/Gimp2.6/plugins but doesn't install anything there.

I went to the site and downloaded 1.5.1.6. I removed the old GMIC thru Remove Programs and clicked on the new GMIC 32 bit executable (installer) and it created a new 2.8 user folder with another plugins folder that contained all the GMIC files. that's what made me think that it only worked with 2.8. How do I make it work? Do I just move all those files to my 2.6 folder?

I'm with you Drac. I didn't notice that folder.

GOT IT! Just move the files from your 2.8 plugins folder to your 2.6 plugins folder Drac. Works fine.

I never use installers if I don't have too; way too easy to just move the plugin into the right directly then don't have the headachs. lol

There's not an installer anyway for 64-bit G'MIC anyway. Still very happy that samj compiled this one.

I would have preferred it in a zip but there doesn't seem to be one for 32 bit. G'MIC and MathMap are the must have plugins for me so it would have been horrifying if this hadn't turned out right!

Got it! Just for grins I went thru and uninstalled everything, old and new. I then went to every, I mean every folder and removed all remnants of G'MIC. I installed the new 1.5.1.6 version and just told it to install to my .gimp-2.6/plugins folder and viola! Everything's good now. Thanks Erisian. I guess just to be up to date it automatically installs to the "new" 2.8 folder that should already be there for 2.8 users.

The beauty of the GMIC installer is that it should install in the same place you ask as default every time you update.
When i use the installer it auto default installs into pref_1\plug-ins folder.
Normally now i just install GMIC over the old install and it works fine for me.

@ Erisian

look better on the gmic download page there is ALWAYS a alternative zipped version for Win of each gmic realeaseg, i know because i asked for it long ago, installers may be cool but sometimes have zipped is more handy and once the files are compiled zip them doesn't require much extra effort (less then a minute usually )

So there is always also a zipped version for win, just look better the list of downloadable files

Ok i see you solved anyway !

Thanks PC. I had another look and still couldn't see a zipped 32 bit version. Never mind, we're up and running anyway.

Yes, I saw all the options for download. I was looking for an older version.

Goto: http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmic/files/

For ALL the current versions. If you click on the "OLD" folder, you can get older versions.

@ erisian

just here http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmic/files/

and on that page the list , in the list you may see the zipped version
(that will lead to http://sourceforge.net/projects/gmic/fi ... p/download )

where is that information? In none of the readme files does it say that. And I've looked on the G'Mic site also.

Hi all,

I just installed the G'MIG 1.5.1.6 (executable) and the installation was successful. However, i see the same number of filters (274) as for the previous 1.5.1.6 version while i am seeing more filters indicated on screen shorts being posted here.

Kindly advise.

Have you tried refreshing your filters? Some of them are additional filters that don't come with the default install.

I had to uninstall 1.5.1.5 version before installing the new version. Was that necessary?

I'm not sure - I don't think so. Is 1.5.1.6 working OK for you now?