Hi thrash! -
I have several things for you to try. Not knowing your computer skills, I have kept the instructions very basic.
1. Get the hash file for OSCAR 1.5.1 and compare it to the one you downloaded. Here is the link if didn't know it exists:
OSCAR Download Page > Documents (at the bottom of the O/S list) > SHA256 Checksums for all installers If you don't know how to verify a checksum, I have listed the steps for each operating system at the bottom of this post.
2. OPTIONAL - If you deleted the installer file, download it again and verify that it is not corrupted. Delete your current OSCAR 1.5.1 and reinstall it. Your data file will not be erased.
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3. With OSCAR not running, open the OSCAR_Data folder > Preferences.xml file. Search (Find - usually Ctrl-F will open the search box) and type, "lang" and "Next" This should highlight this line, "<Language type="QString">en_US</Language>". Of course, yours will have a different value than the "en_US". Not knowing the shorthand designator for the languages, I would say replace yours with the US English value as listed here. Save the file, exit, and try running OSCAR again.
When reporting problems, please always report the operating system you are using, it really helps in narrowing down the problem.
Here are the sets to verify your checksum:
Linux
sha256sum --check <Path to the OSCAR Installer for your system>
macOS
macOS has shasum (/usr/bin/shasum):
shasum -a 256 -c <Path to the OSCAR Installer for your system>
Or, if GNU coreutils are installed, sha256sum or the prefixed version gsha256sum can be used, as with Linux:
gsha256sum --check <Path to the OSCAR Installer for your system>
Windows
certutil -hashfile <Path to the OSCAR Installer for your system> SHA256
Please report back here as to your progress and results so we can better refine our help for the next member that encounters your problem.
Good luck!
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Red