Solved Alternative Launcher is not starting after reinstalling 4.37.3
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Hello,
I just made a fresh install of Falcon BMS 4.37.3, and suddenly, the alt launcher is not starting. I can see it runs for a few seconds in the Task Manager but then stops. I do not receive a log file in the logs folder. Any clues on what could be the issue?
Cheers!
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@r00t I have no clue what caused this, but now I have unticked Read-only and Hidden attributes for the Users folder and applied these attributes to all files in the folder and subfolders, and now the Alt Launcher works as it should. Cheers!
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make sure you have the U3.1 hotfix, which contains over a dozen bugfixes for AL.
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check the AL logfile, at
%LocalAppData%\Benchmark_Sims\Launcher_Log.txt
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anyone has same issue like me that when I click the updater icon once nothing happen, but If I click on it twice the installer start running twice also.
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@repvez single-click works for me. the Updater.exe will throw a UAC (User Account Control) popup, so depending on how you have that configured… keep an eye down at your taskbar, it may be stuck in the background waiting for you to click ‘ok’ on the secure-desktop
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@airtex2019 Here is my log file. Any clue on what is the issue?
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Application Initialization starting.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Post_OnInitialized.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: FalconBMS Launcher v2.4.1.5
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Start Reading Launcher Settings.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Finished Reading Launcher Settings.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Start Reading Registry.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Finished Reading Registry.
[11/19/2023 2:13:15 PM] [INFO] :: Start Init Devices.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Finished Init Devices.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Start VR Check.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Finished VR Check.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Start Timers.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Timers Started.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Post_OnInitialized complete.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: Completed RSS fetch on background-thread.
[11/19/2023 2:13:16 PM] [INFO] :: RSS update finished.
[11/19/2023 2:54:17 PM] [EXCEPTION] Failed to save settings: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Unable to open file ‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’ for writing because it is read-only or hidden. (C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config)::Source: System
Target Site: Void WriteSettings(System.String, Boolean, System.Collections.IDictionary)
Message: Failed to save settings: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Unable to open file ‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’ for writing because it is read-only or hidden. (C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config)
Details: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Unable to open file ‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’ for writing because it is read-only or hidden. (C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config) —> System.IO.IOException: Unable to open file ‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’ for writing because it is read-only or hidden.
at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigHost.StaticOpenStreamForWrite(String streamName, String templateStreamName, Object& writeContext, Boolean assertPermissions)
at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigHost.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigHost.OpenStreamForWrite(String streamName, String templateStreamName, Object& writeContext, Boolean assertPermissions)
at System.Configuration.Internal.DelegatingConfigHost.OpenStreamForWrite(String streamName, String templateStreamName, Object& writeContext, Boolean assertPermissions)
at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ClientSettingsConfigurationHost.OpenStreamForWrite(String streamName, String templateStreamName, Object& writeContext)
at System.Configuration.UpdateConfigHost.OpenStreamForWrite(String streamName, String templateStreamName, Object& writeContext)
at System.Configuration.MgmtConfigurationRecord.SaveAs(String filename, ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode, Boolean forceUpdateAll)
— End of inner exception stack trace —
at System.Configuration.MgmtConfigurationRecord.SaveAs(String filename, ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode, Boolean forceUpdateAll)
at System.Configuration.Configuration.SaveAsImpl(String filename, ConfigurationSaveMode saveMode, Boolean forceSaveAll)
at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.WriteSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isRoaming, IDictionary newSettings)Exception Data: System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
Stack Trace: at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.WriteSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isRoaming, IDictionary newSettings)
at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.SetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyValueCollection values)
at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.SaveCore()
at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.Save()
at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Save()
at FalconBMS.Launcher.AppProperties.SaveUISetup() in C:\git\arithex\AltLauncher_develop\FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher\Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher\AppProperties.cs:line 47
at FalconBMS.Launcher.Windows.MainWindow.Window_Closed(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\git\arithex\AltLauncher_develop\FalconBMS-Alternative-Launcher\Falcon BMS Alternative Launcher\Windows\MainWindow.xaml.cs:line 344[11/19/2023 2:54:17 PM] [INFO] :: Process exiting - closing logfile.
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@Vikingo11 said in Alternative Launcher is not starting after reinstalling 4.37.3:
[EXCEPTION] Failed to save settings: An error occurred loading a configuration file: Unable to open file
‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’
for writing because it is read-only or hidden.This is a new one, to me – haven’t seen anyone else hit this mode of failure – and I have no idea how or why you wouldn’t have access to your own user-profile directory.
Tell me about your system… what OS?
Are you able to open this user profile folder, in explorer?
C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\
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@airtex2019 I have Windows 11, and the Users folder appears to be hidden for some reason. I changed the attributes, unticking the boxes for Read-only and Hidden. It seems to have solved my issue. Weird!
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@Vikingo11 said in Alternative Launcher is not starting after reinstalling 4.37.3:
@airtex2019 I have Windows 11, and the Users folder appears to be hidden for some reason. I changed the attributes, unticking the boxes for Read-only and Hidden. It seems to have solved my issue. Weird!
Unable to open file ‘C:\Users\mathi\AppData\Local\Benchmark_Sims\FalconBMS_Alternative_Lau_Url_vo3t4htx5jzneegmhuxck5cwnnk3psjx\2.4.1.5\user.config’ for writing because it is read-only or hidden.
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@Vikingo11 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/allow-an-app-to-access-controlled-folders-b5b6627a-b008-2ca2-7931-7e51e912b034 maybe it’s because windows 11 identified the launcher as harmful before.
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@r00t I have no clue what caused this, but now I have unticked Read-only and Hidden attributes for the Users folder and applied these attributes to all files in the folder and subfolders, and now the Alt Launcher works as it should. Cheers!
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@Vikingo11 have seen this happen before, to folks, but I still have no idea what the root cause is – eg.
https://forum.falcon-bms.com/post/363232my advice remains the same – do a full system scan for malware / ransomware
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@airtex2019 ok, I will do a full scan. Many thanks!
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I have seen this kind of thing happen to files after Windows 11 update.