Hi John ...than you for your response.
I wish that were the case... unfortunately it's not
Here's what I've done so far...
1. downloaded EZ Keys Classics demo ...loved it (still do)
2. Purchased full version and 2 midi paks ..Blues and Boogie
3. On first attempt to install full version...got a message instructing me to delete the current demo install
4. Uninstalled demo ... deleted all references to the program, including keys in registry
5. Installed full version ...no problem. Why isn't the full version the current version?
6. Installed blues midi pak ...AOK
7. Attempted to install Boogie pak ...it stated the current (updated) version of EZ Keys must be present before this can be installed
8. Attempted to install update ... Error message as described
I've placed the unzipped file in the root of C:/ ...many references indicate trying to install from the highest order in the path....
I've unzipped all files numerous times.... could I possibly have made an error there somehow?
I've deleted everything ...as best I can ...re-downloaded, unzipped and nothing.
The link(s) suggested above are not referencing Windows 8.1 ...they are from 2009 - 2010...
I cite this because recently ...I had a similar problem when uninstalling / reinstalling Google Chrome
It is a widely encountered problem
Truthfully, I cannot remember the exact last step I did to remedy the situation...
I can however relate it was a key somewhere deep in the way Windows 8.1 stores data... on C:/
The file was a reference to the Chrome update...it prevented any update installs
I have also lowered the User Account Control to "0" protection in an attempt to bypass any problems with that
I've run the updater as administrator....
I suspect there is something somewhere on drive "C" which is blocking the attempt to install the update
Additionally ...when "1305...et al..." displayed I was able to view the file in question in User/(MY NAME)/ App Data/ Local/ Temp
Does this help you to further advise me?
Thanks Again and Best Regards
Roy
When the problem is remedied, I will share the results for others