.238 unhandled exception in Config program

[cannondale0815]

Hey sub,

after uninstalling .227 and installing .238, I am getting an unhandled exception when starting the Config program, preventing me from configuring the new version:

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System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
  at t.ak(Object A_0, EventArgs A_1)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnLoad(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnCreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl()
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmShowWindow(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

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[sub]

Can you email your log files to me at support@devnz.com

[fini]

Just re-read and saw that this was happening in the config program rather than the main program - thus my comment is not relevant.

fini

[cannondale0815]

sub, log files have been sent. thanks!

[cannondale0815]

I think it's because it can't find the following skin directory:

Could not find a part of the path "C:\Program Files\GB-PVR\skin\main menu\Skin.xml".

I found this error message in the gbpvr.exe.log file. I checked, and though the general skin directory exists, the "main menu" subdirectory doesn't. Also note that I changed the install location from its default. Perhapts that could have somehow screwed up the installation? This wasn't a problem with the previous version though.

[cannondale0815]

sub, same thing happening here again with 0.2311. I did a clean install this time (uninstalled previous version, removed old install directory, then did a clean install into "c:\program files\GB-PVR&quot. Right after the installation is done, when it tries to start the config program, the same unhandled exception occurrs that I got with 0.238. Could this be in any way related to me changing the default installation path? If you want I can send you the logs again.

P.S.: There are no logs, probably because I wasn't even able to start anything. The only log file is the Config.exe.log, and it looks as follows:

12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.183 VERBOSE [7] installDirectory is C:\Program Files\GB-PVR\
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.183 VERBOSE [7] configurationFile is C:\Program Files\GB-PVR\\config.xml
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue: /settings/DatabaseConnectionString : Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=".\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] databaseConnectionString is Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="C:\Program Files\GB-PVR\\gbpvr.mdb";User Id=admin;Password=
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/DontAntiAlias
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue: /settings/DontAntiAlias : false
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue() loading new key/value into cache: /settings/LoggingLevel
12/6/2004 11:00:56 PM.193 VERBOSE [7] getValue: /settings/LoggingLevel : Error

[BenTO]

I had the same problem last night and the following from Sub helped me with this problem.  One step I had to do different was to close the GBPVRRecording service Tray Icon first before running the InstallUtil command.  And don't forget to reboot.  Once I did that, the config program worked again.

Ben

Posted: Nov. 30 2004,23:10  
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Something on you machine is stopping the recording service from being installed. Are you an administrator on your machine? I dont remember anyone having this problem for a long long time. You could try manually installing the recording service by doing the following:

From a command prompt, change into the C:\Program Files\devnz\GBPVR directory. Run "installutil GBPVRRecordingService.exe". Then reboot.

Installutil may not be in you path. It'll be in a directory like C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322, so you may need to stick that path in front of the installutil command

Edited by sub on Nov. 30 2004,23:15

[sub]

Quote[/b] ]Could this be in any way related to me changing the default installation path?

Yes, I suspect so. I've added it to the list of things to look at for the next release. For now, if it wont install in your "c:\program files\GB-PVR" directory, just install it to the default directory "c:\program files\devnz\GB-PVR".

[cannondale0815]

So I again completely uninstalled everything, removed the old gbpvr dir and reinstalled into the default directory location (with reboots inbetween of course). Still, I am getting the same error message right after the installation program is done (when it tries to launch the config util). I also tried BenTO's suggestion, but I am getting the following message, indicating that the service had already been registered:

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An exception occurred during the Install phase.
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The specified service already exists
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Am I really the only one who is having this problem for the last two releases? .227 worked just fine for me.

[BenTO]

Quote[/b] ]An exception occurred during the Install phase.
System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The specified service already exists

I think I got that message too when I tried it the first time and I had to make sure that the Tray Icon for GBPVR was closed.  Services will keep running even if you delete the files from the Program Files.

The other thing to try is to remove GBPVR out of the Startup folder and reboot.  That way the service doesn't startup.  Then run the installutil command.

Last thing to try is that there is an installutil /uninstall feature I think.  But I don't know how that works exactly.

Hope this helps,
Ben