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--- 2021 [2020/11/04 04:03] – [The Problem] o2admin
+++ 2021 [2026/10/10 10:12] (current) – Updated for the new PowerScripts installer (L10) and PowerScripts 3.8 remoteuser
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-==== Background ====
+====== Installing on Illustrator 2021 ======
-The Powerscripts Installer uses a program provided by Adobe called ExManCmd to install Powerscripts. ExManCmd is updated with every new release and is required to install PowerScripts to the latest version of Illustrator. Once powerscripts is installed on a computer it will be available to ALL version of illustrators
+This page was for the previous **PowerScripts Updater** and PowerScripts 3.7 and older, which are no longer supported.
-==== The Problem ====
+PowerScripts now installs with one small file you drop onto Illustrator - no installer app, no administrator rights:
-ExManCmd version 7.11 which is required to install to Illustrator 2021 has a bug, so that //on some systems it will not run and returns no errors//, It simply fails to execute any commands.
+  * [[installing_windows|Windows and macOS Installation]]
+  * [[installhelp|Installation Help]]
-There is currently no update from Adobe to fix this issue
+IT administrators who need a signed ZXP file for their own deployment tools can email support@o2creative.co.nz.
-==== The Workaround ====
-The most recent version of PowerScripts Updater V2.3.5 available from www.o2creative.co.nz/installer has the current version of ExManCmd 7.11 and also includes an older version. The older version of ExManCmd will only detect Illustrator 2020 or earlier, so to install PowerScripts for Illustrator 2021 you will need to temporally install Illustrator 2020 then run the older installer, this will detect Illustrator 2020 and install PowerScripts, then once installed PowerScripts will work on Illustrator 2021 and you can safely remove the older version of Illustrator.
-**Installation Steps:**
-  - From creative cloud, install Illustrator 2020
-  - Open PowerScripts Updater
-  - From the top right cog menu, select "Use 2020 Installer"
-  - PowerScrpts will detect Illustrator 2020 and Install PowerScripts
-  - Run Illustrator 2021 to confirm PowerScrtipts is installed
-  - You can then remove Illustrator 2020 - However we strongly recommend you leave this installed, as new releases of Illustrator often contain big/issues having an older install ready-to-run can help workaround bugs in the latest version until its updated.