Thank you for the info. But it seems i'am a bit lazy. So i just want to use Zorro to connect to my GP demo account and do some trades. I still need the plugin!? Zorro says 'Zorro EA running?' I don't see the Zorro EA.... (grummel)
Ah. I see a ZorroMT4.zip and there is a Zorro.mq4 and a libraries folder. I guess i copy that to my GP MT4 and thats it. Puuuhhh. Sorry for bothering you jcl

Mmmh. Okay. It says 'Can't find MT4!' Some hint jcl?

The EA within MT4 is running with a smiling face. So where does it search for my MT4 instance?

No errors within the MT4 experts log: ('Zorro NCDCAD, H1: initialized')

I did as the manual suggested. Restarted Zorro but nothing. MY GP is installed directly under C:\ and not under %program files% . Could this be the prob?
Or does it not connect cause its weekend?

Installing MT4 in exotic places should not be a problem, although we have not tested it - our MT4 versions were always in the Programs folder. It can indeed not connect during weekend with some brokers, but this is also not the reason of your problem. You should then just get an "Offline" message.

So we have to check step by step what happens on your PC. By the way, when you help us to identify a definitive bug in the MT4 bridge, you'll get the real account version for free .

First, make sure that you followed the 4 points of the installation procedure, step by step. Please let me know the size and date of the ZorroMT4.dll both in the Zorro Plugin folder and the MT4 experts\libraries folder. Also, do you see the "Controlled by Zorro" message in the chart window?

Hiho,

okay i will do my best to help. ;-)

I've read the manual again and can confirm that i did set the options.
On the chart i see 'Controlled by Zorro' and the little smiling face in the right upper corner.

Size and date of the dll's:

experts/libraries: 24.05.2013 16:50:48 and 104kB
Zorro/PlugIn same date, time and size

OS: Win8Pro 64Bit 4GB

I will wait till the weekend for the broker is over. Then i will report back. (So 1:40h to go )
At the moment the server says: 'Weekend - 18:49:26 ...'
(I have also installed the Metatrader Ticker v2.1 from fx1.net)

When you say that installing MT4 in exotic places is no problem then i guess that the dll's communicate over a specific port!?
I disabled my Virusscanner but that didn't help. Same for the Firewall...

Starting MT4 instance with admin rights doesn't help ....

UPDATE 26.05 23:12: Metatrader - Active Trades is running and getting Ticks but Zorro still won't connect

No, experimenting with admin login will not solve the problem. On the contrary, Zorro won't connect to a Metatrader that belongs to a different user. Also, do not run a ticker or similar MT4 support program.

Next step. Close both Zorro and Metatrader. Now locate the temporary folder on your PC. It's normally Users\(your name)\Appdata\Local\Temp. But if your OS is from before 2006, it can be just C:\Temp. Start MT4 again and check this folder. A file "mt4mapd.sys" must appear in this folder as soon as the Zorro EA is running. Do you see that file?

Hi.

Okay. I opened %temp% and when starting MT4 i see the file

creation date is the current date and time.
size: 30.720 Bytes

EDIT: I see i have two files. mt4mapd.sys and mt4mapr.sys

Ok. Can it be that you didn't have the Demo account selected in Zorro? Or in MT4? Both account types must match for connection.

No. It says:

Account: MT 4 (Demo only) Demo

Which date/time has the "mt4mapr.sys" file?