Belgarath Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Apparently there are a few windows updates that can cause this problem, suspected one are KB2882822 KB2872339 KB2859537 If you have any or all installed then try uninstalling one at a time and see if it makes a difference, at least one is a security update so you may not want to keep it permanently uninstalled but it's probably worth a try in the short term to see if it fixes the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Charlie Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, ckp said: Well, this is a major bummer guys. It's definitely not the norm as most systems have no issues running LB. Just as a test, maybe try installing LB to a different drive, like C.. Don't just copy your existing files, but use the LB installer, and download the installer file first just to be sure everything is good. This worked - if I install to another place, it opens normally, so it must be this install somehow. I suppose I will just rebuild everything here - if I copy over folders and database XML backup will that just work? Thanks so much for your help, I appreciate it. The support network for Launchbox is amazing! Edited June 22, 2017 by Just Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 1 minute ago, Just Charlie said: if I copy over folders and database XML backup will that just work? It should if your emulators and roms haven't changed location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckp Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 (edited) It may be an xml file inside your Data folder causing the problem. If you rename your data folder in your working installation and copy your data folder from your non working installation, does the problem come back? If it does, maybe Jason would want a copy to see what's wrong and if it can happen to others. If it's not the Data folder, then I would just copy everything from inside your new working LB folder except the new Data folder, and paste it into your non working LB folder and see if that restores your original setup on your original drive. Back things up first if you are concerned. Edited June 22, 2017 by ckp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Charlie Posted June 22, 2017 Author Share Posted June 22, 2017 I have already deleted the non-working copy, but I replaced it with a new installation and then copied the following folders along with Launchbox.xml and License.xml: Images Manuals Music Sounds Themes Videos This seems to have me up and running again. Thank you for all the help. For anyone else who encounters this: best off just reinstalling and restoring from a backup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jitu757 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 LB is now starting up. Turns out that I was behind a lot of windows 7 updates and after the updates and restart, LB started up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbufa Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 (edited) On 6/21/2017 at 11:23 PM, Just Charlie said: This worked - if I install to another place, it opens normally, so it must be this install somehow. I suppose I will just rebuild everything here - if I copy over folders and database XML backup will that just work? Thanks so much for your help, I appreciate it. The support network for Launchbox is amazing! I have the same problem but only I have C: disk and subfolders to instal it and not working. Edited May 6, 2022 by Lbufa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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