Installing State Tool doesn't work under Windows 10 if the username is not in english encoding

State Tool
1 
C:\>powershell -Command "& $([scriptblock]::Create((New-Object Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://platform.activestate.com/dl/cli/install.ps1')))"

ActiveState collects usage statistics and diagnostic data about failures. The collected data complies with ActiveState Privacy Policy (https://www.activestate.com/company/privacy-policy/) and will be used to identify product enhancements, help fix defects, and prevent abuse.

By running the State Tool installer you consent to the Privacy Policy. This is required for the State Tool to operate while we are still in beta.

╔═══════════════════════╗
║ Installing State Tool ║
╚═══════════════════════╝

Installing to 'C:\Users\Байденчмо\AppData\Roaming\ActiveState\bin'...

Continue? [y/N]
: y
Preparing for installation...

Determining latest version...

Remove-Item : An object at the specified path C:\Users\328F~1 does not exist.
At line:214 char:9
+         Remove-Item $downloadDir -Recurse
+         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (:) [Remove-Item], PSArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Argument,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand


C:\>
2

Hi Jackfrost,

Thanks for taking the time to report this issue! I’ve sent this along to the engineering team to have a look.

Cheers,

-JR

3

Thanks, There was a no mention of not using a mixed character user name when I signed up for an account. I’m hoping the current defective user name can be corrected on the server?