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Tim, First, please update your version of the IDV. http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/current/index.jsp Second, there was a problem installing the GEMPAK color table plugin into C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\. We are not sure why this is the case. Ensure you have write permissions in C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\ Best, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Tim > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: GIT > Package Version: 5.0 build date:2014-06-01 23:09 UTC > Operating System: Windows 7 > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_5.0\jre version: 1.7.0_65 > j3d:1.5.1 fcs (build6) > Description of problem: Installing plugin: > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/plugins/gempak.jar > Could not move > file:C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\idv\DefaultIdv\plugins\.tmp.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unidata.ucar.edu%2Fsoftware%2Fidv%2Fplugins%2Fgempak.jar > > to:C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\idv\DefaultIdv\plugins\http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unidata.ucar.edu%2Fsoftware%2Fidv%2Fplugins%2Fgempak.jar > > ****************** > Stack trace: > java.lang.IllegalStateException: Could not move > file:C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\idv\DefaultIdv\plugins\.tmp.http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unidata.ucar.edu%2Fsoftware%2Fidv%2Fplugins%2Fgempak.jar > > to:C:\Users\qlittle2011\.unidata\idv\DefaultIdv\plugins\http%3A%2F%2Fwww.unidata.ucar.edu%2Fsoftware%2Fidv%2Fplugins%2Fgempak.jar > at ucar.unidata.util.IOUtil.moveFile(IOUtil.java:1021) > at ucar.unidata.idv.PluginManager.installPlugin(PluginManager.java:2213) > at > ucar.unidata.idv.PluginManager.installPluginInThread(PluginManager.java:2168) > at ucar.unidata.idv.PluginManager$4.run(PluginManager.java:2155) > at ucar.unidata.util.Misc$3.run(Misc.java:1243) > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JKB-602185 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Closed