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Issue #42 new
Marat Dospolov created an issue

I've just reinstalled the Windows and now cannot open the app. Nothing happens: no errors, app is not listed in task manager.

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  1. guy repo owner

    I've seen this happen before, I think it was a missing .Net library, but don't remember. windows should prompt you in that case. you can try running with --log to see if a log file shows up.

  2. Marat Dospolov reporter

    "20.03.2019 02:17:15","modStart.Main","Starting App" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--log" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","modStart.ContinueMain","Enable Logging" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","StartupLancher.New","Start" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","Settings.New (No args)","Start" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","Settings.SharedNew","Start" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","Settings.SharedNew","End" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","Settings.New (No args)","End" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","StartupLancher.New","Is 64 Bit" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","Start" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","End" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","StartupLancher.New","End" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--log" "20.03.2019 02:17:15","modStart.ContinueMain","Exiting"

  4. guy repo owner

    intereting. I think it's a bug in the command line processing - there is no parameters passed so it exits, when it should of opened the main window. It should not be in the area of the code however, I wonder if a 'blank' parameter is being passed. Let try with --settings, this will drop you into the settings dialog, you should be able to get to the main dialog from there.

  5. Marat Dospolov reporter

    still falls silently. combining settings with log:

    "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.Main","Starting App" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--settings" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--log" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.ContinueMain","Enable Logging" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","StartupLancher.New","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.New (No args)","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.SharedNew","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.SharedNew","End" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.New (No args)","End" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","StartupLancher.New","Is 64 Bit" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","End" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","StartupLancher.New","End" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--settings" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.ContinueMain","Settings / Settings = Browsers" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.LoadSettings","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","modStart.LoadSettings","Is not portable" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.Load","Start","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Roaming\BrowserChooser2\" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.XmlSerializers.dll" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Assembly Found" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Loading assembly" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.Load","Exception: Failled to load settings file. Default settings used.","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Roaming\BrowserChooser2\" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.New (With Args)","Start","False" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.SharedNew","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","Settings.SharedNew","End" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","DetectedBrowsers.DoBrowserDetection","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:38","DetectedBrowsers.DoBrowserDetection","Not #Debug Local Detection File" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","DetectedBrowsers.GetLocalfile","Start","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp1F03.tmp" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.resources.dll" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Returning Self" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.resources.dll" "20.03.2019 03:01:43","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Returning Self"

  6. guy repo owner

    I have to say I am a bit at a loss to explain why, the app loads, set-ups an internal copy of the settings and seems to do Browser detection. Where are you running it from, do you need Admin to write to that location?

  7. Marat Dospolov reporter

    yes, other apps start from this location fine.

    1. Maybe you can give me some blank settings file that I can put into AppData folder?
    2. It's a fresh new Windows, maybe some component is missing? Like .net framework or something?
  8. guy repo owner

    I don't have a file one this machine, but will send one tomorrow. This is a new install as well. I believe it's .Net 2.0 but it's been a while since I looked at that setting. The application starts however, so I don't think it's a missing .Net.

  9. Marat Dospolov reporter

    great, will wait for a file, thanks for help anyway.

    Did you think about UWP app? It will be easier to deliver one and also more convenient to install.

    Btw, I'm a JS developer I can help you if you need any frontend for your app.

  12. guy repo owner

    I wanted to do a UWP app, but that would take a major rebuild. I think some the APIs are not available to UWP. Developments is not currently active since I spend so much time on other dev work right now.

  13. Marat Dospolov reporter

    still falls silently

    "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.Main","Starting App" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--settings" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--log" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.ContinueMain","Enable Logging" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","StartupLancher.New","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.New (No args)","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.SharedNew","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.SharedNew","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.New (No args)","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","StartupLancher.New","Is 64 Bit" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.LoadDLLPrep","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","StartupLancher.New","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.Main","Start Processing Command Line","--settings" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.ContinueMain","Settings / Settings = Browsers" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.LoadSettings","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","modStart.LoadSettings","Is not portable" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.Load","Start","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Roaming\BrowserChooser2\" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.XmlSerializers.dll" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Assembly Found" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Loading assembly" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.Load","Reading Settings","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Roaming\BrowserChooser2\" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.New (No args)","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.SharedNew","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:47","Settings.SharedNew","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","Settings.New (No args)","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","Settings.Load","End","C:\Users\Dospolov\AppData\Roaming\BrowserChooser2\" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","modStart.LoadSettings","End" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","modStart.CheckForMigrateBeforeOptions","Start","0" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","modStart.CheckForMigrateBeforeOptions","Migration Disabled","0" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","SepCombo.dll" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Assembly Found" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Loading assembly" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.resources.dll" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Returning Self" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Start" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Name Identifyed","Browser Chooser 2.resources.dll" "21.03.2019 19:50:48","GeneralUtilities.SHDocVw_ResolveEventHandler","Returning Self"

  14. guy repo owner

    Forgot to ask, which version of Windows and what AV are you using? I compared your log with a log with one from my system it seems to go side ways when trying to load an embedded dll.

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