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yeah i'll write in ahk script so you'll need to install free autohotkey. i think it's better that i post it on LB in ahk file form rather than converting to exe because people would need to modify the name of the exe in it, or other settings, to suit what they may need it for. then each user can convert it to exe with their ahk install if they'd rather use it in exe form.

one last thing. jut to prove if castle.exe is running twice, can you change the batch file to this below to run before and after to see if the process id matches what see see in task manager a few seconds after starting the game? so, launch the games, wait a few seconds, look at the castle.exe process id and note it down, exit the game, look at log.txt for the first process id that ran and see if they differ. echo %time% >> c:\temp\log.txt tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq castle.exe" >> c:\temp\log.txt

well that's good news. although i suspect there are others like castle crashers. you can easily handle with a script like i suggested.

only way i can think of as a workaround to this problem for now is to add a before app which is a script (like an ahk script) and in that script you create, you would have to have it do something like sleep a few seconds, then run a LOOP that checks for existence of castle.exe and if castle exe doesn't exist then run your after program and exit the script. if i have the same problem as you this weekend, i may write such a script.

just for fun, if you are able to, can try try the batch file on a different steam game to see if the same thing happens?

i would file a bitbucket ticket on this. seems like LB may need a way to deal with this for Steam or other games with Steam like launchers. at this point though, i guess we don't know if this a rare instance or if it will happen for all steam games. i'm gonna have to try this with my steam games when i get a chance on friday or the weekend.

do you already have Steam running before you try launching this game from LB? if you don't maybe try that to see if it prevent the double castle.exe launch?

seems like you need an option in the startup app to delay the startup so you can have it start x seconds after the app starts. edit: or maybe the option would be to delay the After part. or both

Hmm, so my guess is that castle.exe runs for about 1-2 seconds, exits, and then maybe runs again. That's a problem. This seems like Steam games could be a problem for LB additional apps feature. I've not tried additional apps with my Steam games, but I did plan to for some of them and now I'm concerned that I'm going to run into this issue The bottom line here is that I "think" LB is doing what it's told. I think castle.exe runs, exits, and runs again. You could confirm this by adding the process id column to task manager and watching closely to see if castle.exe has one id very briefly for a second or two and then changes to a different pid. That would prove it runs, exits, runs. I have to assume that this is what is going on here. I wonder if @Jason Carr has any thoughts on this?

I submitted an enhancement ticket for this. Please vote for it if you want it: https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/2028/launchbox-ability-to-startup-script-app-on There are several things I need to do outside of LB/BB since LB doesn't have the ability to do some of the things I need and I have to handle it using a stand alone autohotkey script or some other program or script. I'd rather not launch my other scripts/programs at Windows startup or manually because I only want them to run when LB/BB runs. It would be nice if LB could startup your external scripts/programs and kill then on LB close as well. I have seen other front ends that have this ability.

also, i see in your screenshot that you are launching a Windows game. so i assume no emulator is set in the emulator tab. so what is the launcher tab actually launching? Is it launching some exe program that only runs briefly to launch some other process? maybe the process that you have set only runs briefly and then exits?

Can you try running a batch file before and after instead, as a test? Open notepad and put this in it: echo %time% >> c:\temp\log.txt Make sure you create a folder named temp in your C drive so the batch file can write the time in it. Save the notepad file in c:\temp as test.bat Add the batch file test.bat to a before and after on the game you re trying. Launch your game, wait a couple minutes, exit your game. Open the file log.txt and see if it wrote two different times or the same time twice. I just want to see if the before and after is really running both at the same time for you.

Also, about the backup limit. Sounds like if you make changes 50 times in LB that change the same xml settings file, you will have effectively lost all your other xml file backups? I'd rather see like a 5 limit per specific xml file.

I actually just copy the Data folder manually every now and then when I feel it's a good thing to do before I get crazy in there. I don't really need the Backups folder files, but it's nice to have one or two of each in there anyway (just not 50).

I'm on 6.12 now. Ok, so maybe the dates on those folder and files were from earlier 6.x builds? I did a permanent delete already. But now that it's clean I'll check there on and off to see if it's staying clean of those png files. Sorry, I did mean backup files in the Backups folder. 50? Oh my. That's a lot. Hehe, ok. 50 of each specific xml file from the data folder or 50 total files in the directory? And in the updates folder I had MANY (over a gig), so I whacked those when I saw them. Edit: you said "system temp" folder. Well, when I'm logged in %temp% is not the "system" temp folder. It's the user's temp folder. So I was talking about the user's temp folder.

That's a real bummer. It might be nice if @Jason Carr could get the new xbox one bluetooth controller and have a look at things with it, or maybe at least respond to this thread with some troubleshooting advice. Even using my xbox 360 wired controller I have always had an issue with LB running the ahk on game/emulator exit when using controller automation and trying to have ahk taskkill Xpadder (i have to exit with escape keyboard key). Maybe that's related, or maybe it isn't. I don't know what firmware version I have on my xbox one bluetooth controller, but since things are mostly working for me, I don't want to chance upgrading the firmware in case it causes issues.

Also, if you are exiting the game inside the game with its own exit option, I'm not so sure the LB "after" setting will fire. Can you also try exiting the game with the escape key or controller automation exit?

Yeah, I'm just wondering if perhaps somehow the xml file that stores this is messed up and starting over may "clean" it. I don't have this problem at all with my before and after apps.

i'm not seeing this xml problem in 6.12 (maybe it's just in 7.0 beta), but i am seeing lots of folders in %temp% with names like 5f6b5ee1-d8a7-400e-9b52-44bed9ca56ce containing png LB media file in each. There have also always been an ungodly amount of LB backup xml files in the data folder. I wish you could cap those to only a few. They seem unlimited. Yeah, I agree on the Updates folder. Need a limit on the number you keep there too I think.

Hi @Massivebasset, how are you exiting the game exactly? Edit: Oh, I just noticed you said your problem is that it runs both BEFORE. That's odd. Maybe remove both and try adding them again making sure to set before and after for each?

Just tried disabling xboxstat.exe. That solved the error popup on boot! Woohoo! Controller still works fine.

Found this on the PGP forums. Might be useful for some people to know. Since I'm using an xbox one now, I'm sure that's why I'm getting the error on boot as it is not able to talk to an xbox one controller. But it seems very useful to know for either controller user in case this is what causes you some issues trying to map that guide button for other activities. Pinnacle [Rob] Administrator/Developer Join Date Jul 2005 Posts 14,499

So I've ready that xboxstat.exe comes from xbox 360 drivers and/or software and that it isn't even needed for any controller to be functional. I may be able to get rid of my vc++ popup error simply by disabling it as a startup process. Gonna try that tonight and see if my xbox one and xbox 360 still work ok.

Is your controller able to control LB? does it show up and is it enabled in Options? If yes to above, what exactly about AHK is not working with respect to your xbox one controller?