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Resolved Help with GameManager not starting

Discussion in 'SimTools DIY Version' started by JAD, Aug 21, 2019.

  1. JAD

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    Hi @yobuddy ,
    Ive got a problem I'm sure I caused but hoping you could help.
    I did get all of Simtools components running for a few hours and it was working well when at some stage I got an error something along the lines 'unhandled exception'. I didnt catch what the error was exactly.
    I was opening and closing a few other apps at the same moment so I didnt think much of it and restarted the machine to get a fresh start.

    But right now, Game Manager refuses to start. I've tried as administrator also.
    It shows the spinning wheel for a few seconds then nothing. It doesnt appear anywhere in task manager either (Game Engine and Tuning do appear).
    I then uninstalled everything (using win10 add remove programs) including saved settings. Restarted the PC, installed Simtools fresh, but same problem. I also tried installing just the Game Manager portion only. Game Engine and Tuning Center are fine but not Game Manager.
    I checked the .net installation and 4.8 appears to be installed and ok. I found a MS repair tool to verify that.

    So at the moment, I cant get Game Manager to start with a fresh install.
    Any clues as to what it could be?
    Is there a more thorough way to reinstall Simtools than the usual windows add/remove?

    Love your work.
    Cheers
    JAD, Aug 21, 2019
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  2. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    What Anti-virus are you running?
    Maybe windows firewall is blocking the connection?

    I would reboot the PC, and then uninstall SimTools (saying yes, to remove old files... prompt).
    Then restart the PC and reinstall.
    Let me know how it goes buddy!
    Take care,
    yobuddy
    yobuddy, Aug 21, 2019
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  3. JAD

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    I cant explain how but its working now.
    No idea how. I came back to it after a few days away and it just started.
    All good now.
    Cheers
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    JAD, Aug 24, 2019
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  4. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Sounds like a antivirus thing to me buddy..
    Glad it up and running!
    Take care,
    yobuddy!
    yobuddy, Aug 24, 2019
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    For the benefit of others that may come across this thread.
    I found out it was exactly as @yobuddy said and it was antivirus stuff but I didnt really understand what I was looking at when I checked.
    It seems silly in retrospect. Im just not familiar with default Win10 protection behaviour.
    I've never installed third party protection for many years so I've never had to look into it much before (except for 'cough' few keygens here and there)

    I checked the windows antivirus and it states virus and threat protection is off. So I thought that was that and didnt investigate this aspect anymore.
    But this isnt as it appears and blocking is still occuring.
    You need to click on it and there is another subsection of current threats, then click on allowed threats,
    and there you will see the game engine has been blocked and you can click allow on it.

    Its curious how I was able to get it going sometime later without knowing the above.
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    JAD, Sep 7, 2019
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