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Name: samro
Date: October 7, 2009 at 08:22:20 Pacific
OS: Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: Core 2 Duo 2.66ghz (e8200) / RAM 2ghz
Product: Intel / Dg31pr
Subcategory: Software Problems
Tags: gmail drive, login failed
Comment:

Hei..
i installed the latest version of Gmail Drive. but now its not working.. I can;t login. whenever i do so, it shows me the following error.

An Error occurred: Login Failed
System error Message

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Response Number 1
Name: XpUser
Date: October 7, 2009 at 08:45:24 Pacific
Reply:

According to Wikipedia ...

GMail Drive is a free third-party Windows Shell namespace extension ("add-on") for Google's Gmail. GMail Drive is not supported by Google

i_Xp/VistaUser


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Response Number 2
Name: samro
Date: October 8, 2009 at 03:25:39 Pacific
Reply:

that i know...
But i need a solution to this problem....


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Response Number 3
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 11, 2009 at 02:20:36 Pacific
Reply:

I confirm the problem with Gmail Drive v 1.0.14 but I found a workaround !

You have to install the google bar on Internet explorer. Once this is done, you have to login on Gmal by using the "Sign In" button on the right part of the Goggle bar in Internet explorer. Keep the Internet explorer window open with green button confirming your properly login with Google..

Once this is done, your can use Gmail Drive and it works as usual !

Nice ;-)

Best regards.

Lucas


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Response Number 4
Name: samro
Date: October 11, 2009 at 10:04:39 Pacific
Reply:

Oh my God it worked...
Thanx :)


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Response Number 5
Name: nan805
Date: October 11, 2009 at 19:12:31 Pacific
Reply:

It is really working by Lucas's instruction when Gmail drive is a
message "an error occurred login failed."

I have been encountering this problem for a few weeks.
Lucas's solution helps me a lot.

Thank you so much Lucas.
^_^


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Response Number 6
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 12, 2009 at 13:30:55 Pacific
Reply:

Samro and Nan805,

so glad to read the proposed workaround also works for you :-)

I asked the Gmail Drive developper about a possible fix but no answer so far....

Hopefully we have our own working solution ;-)

Regards.

Lucas


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Response Number 7
Name: samro
Date: October 13, 2009 at 08:47:10 Pacific
Reply:

Glad to see you so concerned about the problem ....
Thanx again :)


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Response Number 8
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 14, 2009 at 03:58:01 Pacific
Reply:


Just keep in mind to log off from Gmail toolbar after having used the Gmail Drive if you want Googlel not to follow all your moves on the web though your browser extension ;-)

BR

Lucas.


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Response Number 9
Name: samro
Date: October 16, 2009 at 11:41:24 Pacific
Reply:

Lucas.. i believe the same problem is occurring again...


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Response Number 10
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 17, 2009 at 04:07:44 Pacific
Reply:

Hi samro,

try this :

- logout from the the google toolbar
- try to connect with gmail drive (error as usual...)
- login again from the google toolbar
- connect again with gmail drive... it should work :-)

BR
Lucas


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Response Number 11
Name: Kare
Date: October 17, 2009 at 17:11:26 Pacific
Reply:

lucas is a genius!!! had the same login issues with the gdrive and was going crazy until I found your solution. thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou!!


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Response Number 12
Name: samro
Date: October 18, 2009 at 08:58:32 Pacific
Reply:

He is :)...
Got your second solution worked too :)


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Response Number 13
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 19, 2009 at 03:36:47 Pacific
Reply:

All,

Many thanks for your very nice words about the proposed workaround... glad it works for you too !

I'm a bit surprised to see that there is no fix so far on the Gmal Drive web site. We are all looking for a 1.0.15 release.....

BR
Lucas


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Response Number 14
Name: sam42
Date: October 19, 2009 at 04:11:48 Pacific
Reply:

Hi! Luca's method doesn't work for me. I installed the Google toolbar, logged in using the button on the right but when I try to acces the gmail drive a pop-under window says: "An error occured: Login Failed. System error message: Protocol error - Unable to query Gmail Service. Try to follow the "Problems witgh Connecting" topic in the help file. While this could be a temporary incident, it is most likely because Google changed their GMail service to block this tool!!!"
I tried to close and open again the IE window, with no luck :(

Edit: I was using version 1.0.13. After installing 1.0.14 I keep receiving the message "A Google approach to email, blah, blah..." in samro's original post.


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Response Number 15
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 19, 2009 at 05:28:26 Pacific
Reply:

Hi sam42,

Sorry cannot reproduce this error here...

Lucas


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Response Number 16
Name: sam42
Date: October 19, 2009 at 07:01:28 Pacific
Reply:

You don't have to, it's great anyway that the method works for the other guys here.
In my case could it be because of the Windows 7 OS? The version 1.0.13 I had worked until a couple of weeks ago though.


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Response Number 17
Name: welcome_hai2000
Date: October 21, 2009 at 03:41:06 Pacific
Reply:

lucas

i installed a google tool bar i log in and then i connect to gmail drive it error is

login failed
your browers cookies functionally


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Response Number 18
Name: welcome_hai2000
Date: October 21, 2009 at 03:41:41 Pacific
Reply:

lucas

i installed a google tool bar i log in and then i connect to gmail drive it error is

login failed
your browers cookies functionally is turned off please turn it on

?????? what should i do
guide me
???/


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Response Number 19
Name: lucasfrance
Date: October 24, 2009 at 06:18:43 Pacific
Reply:

Hi, welcome hai2000,

see my previous post date Oct. 17 in this thread it should solve your problem.

Keep us posted.

BR


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Response Number 20
Name: Beekmans
Date: October 28, 2009 at 06:54:10 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks, Lucas, you are my hero. I had the same problem, but
your Oct 17 solution made it work again.

I hope there will be a 1.0.15 soon, though, that would be nicer.


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Response Number 21
Name: magr40
Date: November 2, 2009 at 13:41:45 Pacific
Reply:

Hello Lucas,
I have WinXP & Gmail Drive 1.0.14 installed.
Following your instructions I installed Google Toolbar in Internet Explorer. Then signed into GMail. Lastly I started Windows Explorer, right-clicked GMail Drive, left-clicked Explore.
Just to get GMail login window. So I tried with Open. And I get the same GMail Drive login window.
What have I missed from your instructions ?


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Response Number 22
Name: magr40
Date: November 3, 2009 at 13:32:05 Pacific
Reply:

Today I deinstalled Google Toolbar and installed Google Toolbar 6.3.911.1819_IE
Then I tried to follow your intructions again.
I logged into GMail using Google Toolbar. Then I tried to log into GMail Drive , and got another error message:
An error occurred: Login failed.
System Error Message:
Your browser's cookie functionality is turned off. Please turn it on. [?]

Any hints ?


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Response Number 23
Name: lucasfrance
Date: November 3, 2009 at 21:06:53 Pacific
Reply:

All,

Good news ! v1.0.15 is out here : http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm

And it seems to fix the login problem !

Lucas


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Response Number 24
Name: samro
Date: November 4, 2009 at 03:23:13 Pacific
Reply:

Awesome Lucas...
Thanx for letting us know :)....

It solves the login Problem ...


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Response Number 25
Name: magr40
Date: November 4, 2009 at 10:58:29 Pacific
Reply:

Hello again,

I have just fetched v1.15, installed it, and it works as before.
Hurrah!


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Response Number 26
Name: lucasfrance
Date: November 4, 2009 at 14:42:29 Pacific
Reply:

HALLELUJAH !!!

Should Peace remain in this World thanks to this v1.0.15 so longly awaited ;-)

It was my pleasure to help you guys with my little magics meanwhiles ;-)

Take care and best regards.

Lucas.


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