Growl updated to 1.1.4, fixes "Install Failed" message in Leopard

It was only a couple weeks ago that Growl version 1.1.3 was released, but as some commenters noted on the 1.1.3 post, there was a bug that caused some the inability to install Growl under Leopard. Well, the Growl team has heard your cries and issued an update to Growl that hopes to solve the problem. Some of the bug fixes include:

"Install Failed" message on Leopard is now fixed
Fixed the problem of Growl thinking it was 1.1.2 even after installing 1.1.3
Fixed Growl updater to stop showing updates after you've already installed them
Growl Safari actually works now

You can see all of the improvements before installing by visiting the Growl Version History page. You can also download the new update by visiting Growl's homepage.

Thanks to everyone who sent this in!

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It was only a couple weeks ago that Growl version 1.1.3 was released, but as some commenters noted on the 1.1.3 post, there was a bug that...

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Johnathon Zirkle

I'm getting it under 10.5.4 now.

July 02 2008 at 11:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

larry

BS! Growl install package 1.1.4 does the very same thing that 1.1.3 did (Failed to Install).

June 23 2008 at 11:55 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Maria Ribera Vicent

I got the install failed message the first time i tried with the previous version, but when i tried again it worked.

Same thing with this version, first attempt failed, second succeeded.

June 19 2008 at 8:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Robert McGovern

I am also getting the Install Fail error. Selected Close and ran the installer again and it installed fine.

I got the error in 1.1.3 as well. I ended up selecting a different install location (Me, not all users) and it installed fine. (Didn'T think to try restarting the installer that time)

June 19 2008 at 2:19 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Eric Lubin

me too, i now get the install failed, something that definitely did not exist in 1.1.3

June 18 2008 at 6:33 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jon

Ironically, I am now getting the install failed message which I didn't get with the 1.1.3 release.

June 18 2008 at 5:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Randy

Please forgive my "noobness" but what exactly does this growl thing do? The about page at growl.info doesn't make it any clearer.

June 18 2008 at 4:50 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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kurt.tappe

It's a vastly-improved on-screen alert messaging system. Instead of you receiving hidden, obscure, or layered messages from your various programs, you get them where you want, on top of everything, and in a controllable form. More and more programs these days are supporting it, and some (such as Adium) come with the Growl installer built-in. Give it a try--it will become much clearer once you install it.

June 18 2008 at 4:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Blaktornado

I think the majority of Mac Users would recommend it. I, for one, would :D

As kurt.tappe said, download it and try it. It's free, so there's nothing to lose :)

June 18 2008 at 10:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

booticon

"Fixed Growl updater to stop showing updates after you've already installed them."

Heh, well, THAT makes sense now.

June 18 2008 at 4:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply