Package Control, "Install Package" Shows nothing when entered

Question

I'm using Sublime Text 3 on Windows 7 with Package Control installed, and I want to install a couple packages for syntax highlighting. I'm told I have to do this by hitting Ctrl+Shift+P and clicking 'Package Control: Install Package'. At that point something is supposed to appear where I can enter text, but as far as I can tell all it does is say, 'Loading Repositories [=====]' at the bottom for a half second and then stop. Besides the main editor window, there's nowhere else new to enter text or a link or something. Am I missing something from the process, or did I not understand one of the steps correctly?

Edit: It shows this error message in the console whenever I try to access the list of packages;

Exception in thread Thread-6:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./threading.py", line 901, in _bootstrap_inner
  File "package_control.commands.install_package_command in S:\Users\Nicholas\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Installed Packages\Package Control.sublime-package", line 43, in run
  File "package_control.package_installer in S:\Users\Nicholas\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Installed Packages\Package Control.sublime-package", line 54, in make_package_list
  File "package_control.package_manager in S:\Users\Nicholas\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Installed Packages\Package Control.sublime-package", line 260, in list_available_packages
  File "package_control.downloaders.background_downloader in S:\Users\Nicholas\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Installed Packages\Package Control.sublime-package", line 52, in get_provider
KeyError: 'http://merlinthered.github.com/sublime-rainmeter/'

Activate the console, there is probably an error somewhere : View > Show console — ôkio, Sep 29 '14 at 15:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 01 '14 at 15:46

As far as I can tell, the error is simply saying that it can't download, access or parse a certain package. You may get more information about the specific error by posting it to the Package Control GitHub issues page as the someone that knows the inner workings of the package control might be able to help you better.

You could try an reinstall of Sublime Text 3 and the Package Control. You may want to back-up your settings and packages, in case you want to go back to the current setup. You can find these using Preferences > Browse Packages.

Package Control, "Install Package" Shows nothing when entered

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