Starwind Amada

I had to install a Windows update and the reboot is now allowing Launchbox to work. I have to re-import everything but after this debacle I'm just glad it works. If it happens again I guess I'll have to just do another reboot. I just hope I don't have to re-import every time because Windows updates are frequent and if I ignore them my computer starts acting up until I reboot it.

It just says Name/Path with Launchbox under Name twice. No path. I'm done. Nothing will fix this.

Didn't work. Now it won't even give me the message about another instance. Of course not. This is a lost cause.

I'll try this when I get home from work tomorrow

What if I get a second PC and only have Launchbox on there? Maybe a mid-range gaming laptop and nothing else goes on it. Because this is ridiculous that nothing I've done works.

Yes, 14.0. I checked the startup apps and Launchbox was either not listed or it was disabled. So either way that wasn't the problem. The problem I think is that it turns out Launchbox still is on the C drive but I can't delete it because it says the file is open. If it was open I would be using it and not having this problem in the first place. Once again, it's not in Task Manager and like I said, I'd be using it if it were open. Also, I tried Microsoft Powertoys to try to delete the folder but when I selected it and clicked "Unlock with File Locksmith" (a feature in PowerToys) it said NO RESULTS. This is a bunch of BS

The install wizard doesn't come up. Just gives me the message about another instance. The installation went through just fine but the software won't open.

Virus protection didn't detect anything. See, it's not in Task Manager

Nope. Just looked under the Details tab. Nothing regarding Launchbox.

I deleted Launchbox from the C drive. Complete deletion. Now it's installed on the F drive and only the F drive. Yet it still refuses to open because it thinks Launchbox is already running. It is not. If it was I wouldn't be trying to install it. There are no running processes in Task Manager yet the software thinks there are. It has no idea what's going on and refuses to properly function. I have done everything I can to mitigate this problem and the software simply is incapable of running.

Now I'm trying to delete all instances of LB and it keeps telling me a file is in use. Task Manager has no LB-related files in use.

No. I get the little blue rotating circle for a few seconds and that's it. Tried that. Still doesn't work.

I deleted the F drive one but now the C drive one won't open. I click on it and nothing happens. Run as admin has the same result. No message about another instance or anything.

F:\LaunchBox\Core\LaunchBox.exe But there's also C:\Users\tiger\LaunchBox And no, I left the games where they were, in various locations among my drives.

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I had to reboot my PC and I opened Launchbox and EVERYTHING is now gone. Every imported game is gone. I had over 10,000 games listed and now I have to import everything all over again and after that edit multiple file names. This process takes hours and for absolutely no reason everything is now gone. I even rolled back from the disaster that is 14.0 and it made no difference. All because I rebooted my PC. Also, it's on the C drive with a ton of non-game files and yet it lost everything.

I was able to reinstall it but it won't open. I double click on it and nothing happens. I tried "Run as Admin" but had the same result. No error message. And I disabled my antivirus but that didn't make a difference. Also it was on the C drive before but now it's on an external one.

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Now it's happening with PCSX2 except this time in Associated Platforms it says "Sony PlayStation 2" exactly like it does in the platform list on the left. I right click on a game and the emulator doesn't appear in the menu and double-clicking on the game gives me a message about the path to the emulator not being found.

Multiple restarts and the problem persists. This is unacceptable. I can't reboot my computer every time Launchbox decides to stop working (which is frequent). This update is garbage and I'm sure the next one will be worse.

That was it. I had changed it from "Super Nintendo Entertainment System" to "Nintendo SNES" to keep it with the other Nintendo platforms alphabetically (I wanted it under N instead of S). I went into Associated Platforms and changed it to that new name and now the ROMs connect to the emulator. Thanks.

I added SNES9X to my list of emulators and the only associated platform is the SNES. For some reason, when I click on a game, it doesn't see the emulator. If I right click on a game, the emulator doesn't appear in the menu. Two other emulators do work normally (for other platforms). I have checked and SNES9X is indeed the only emulator connected to SNES but Launchbox won't actually connect it to the ROMs.

It happened again. I restarted my PC and Launchbox was working just fine. Then suddenly, right-clicking wouldn't bring up the menu. Clicking on games and other platforms didn't work. Windows starting flashing on the screen for a millisecond before closing. I closed Launchbox and guess what? Now it won't open again for the tenth time in 48 hours and tells me there's another instance running. I don't believe this. I have done everything I can to fix this problem and just when I thought I had figured it out, it happened again. What the hell is wrong? Unbroken Software. Yeah, sure. More like Completely Broken Software. And of course, no response from the devs I paid money to for a license for software that no longer works.

How do I roll back? I searched for 13.27 and get articles about it but no download links.

Nice. NOw I can't delete it because Windows says a file is being used. So now, I can't open Launchbox because it thinks it's already running, I can't install it on another drive because the installer is missing files and I can't delete it because it makes Windows think a file it uses is open. This is unacceptable.