Company of Heroes: Eastern Front

Author Topic: Launcher Crash  (Read 9388 times)

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Launcher Crash
« on: February 20, 2011, 01:06:40 AM »
So i just installed the latest patch.(1.30) Everytime its at the launcher, it tries to update but then says that the launcher has stopped working then i have to close it. I have it unblocked through firewall, and tried to use as administrator, but nothing works. I looked at the fixes but nothing helps.
Any help?? I am a computer noob when it comes to files and all that so if i dont understand, bear with me ;D

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 01:14:59 AM »
Did you install .NET Framework 3.5??
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 01:22:30 AM »
Im not sure. How do you check?

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 02:20:47 AM »
Check if it's installed on "Control Panel->Programs and Features".
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 02:27:19 AM »
Yes i do. Its called "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1" if thats the one ur talking about.

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 02:44:40 AM »
Do you have .NET Framework 2.0??
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 05:17:01 PM »
No, i cant find it. Where can i install it?

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 06:28:32 PM »
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 10:46:23 PM »
Apperantly, it was already installed. Should've looked harder :) Still doesnt work though. What now?

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2011, 11:08:16 PM »
... don't know what could be happening, could you post the log of the launcher? (located at Company of heroes directory\EF_Launcher_Log.txt)

I think you can try a couple of things:

  • Make a new shorcut for Eastern Front like this: "C:\Games\THQ\Company of Heroes\RelicCoH.exe" -dev -mod Eastern_Front -nomovies
  • Check in Company of Heroes directory\EF_Launcher_Config.ini and change the line Auto_Update=True to Auto_Update=False. Try to run the launcher again.

If you cannot download the updates using the launcher, you can get install them manually from here:

http://easternfront.org/forums/index.php?topic=2533.0
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2011, 11:23:35 PM »
######     Eastern Front Launcher Log   ######
###### http://www.easternfront.org/ [nofollow] ######

Created : 2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM
OS Build : Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
Launcher Version: 3.1.0.0

##############################################################
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Creating a new instance of Eastern Front Launcher...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Initializing...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Checking language file version...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Language file check passed.
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Creating tooltips...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Tooltips created.
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Initialized Succesfully.
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Preparing to check for updates...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Creating update thread...
2/20/2011 4:46:23 PM   : MESSAGE :   Updated thread started.
2/20/2011 4:46:24 PM   : MESSAGE :   Gathering update information...
2/20/2011 4:46:24 PM   : ERROR :   Unable to connect to the remote server

Here's the log. I am trying the other stuff now...

Post Merge: February 21, 2011, 02:31:19 AM
everything else doesnt work. >:(
« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 02:31:19 AM by Kronik x klutch »

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2011, 03:04:13 AM »
... i guess you replaced "C:\Games\THQ\Company of Heroes\" with your own CoH directory...

Did you really changed Auto_Update=True to Auto_Update=False?

Reading the launcher log, you should be able to run it after changing that line.
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #12 on: February 21, 2011, 03:38:07 AM »
Yea i just changed it to false. Still dont work... :'(

Post Merge: February 21, 2011, 03:44:16 AM
Now whenever i try to change it to false it says, "Cannot create the C:/Program Files (x86)/THQ/Company of Heroes/EF_launcher_Config.ini file Make sure the path and filename are correct." I cllick okay then i have to change the file name but each time i change it, it says that the filename exists then it says the "cannot create" stuff again.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 03:44:16 AM by Kronik x klutch »

Offline Blackbishop

  • Administrator
  • Poster of the Soviet Union
  • *
  • Posts: 12053
  • Community Manager, Programmer and Kicker
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #13 on: February 21, 2011, 04:02:40 AM »
Do you open the file with admin rights?

If that's your company of heroes directory, you can create a shorcut to run EF:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\Company of Heroes\RelicCoH.exe" -dev -mod Eastern_Front -nomovies

And it should run, unless you don't have CoH installed, but i don't think that's the case.
« Last Edit: February 21, 2011, 04:05:10 AM by blackbishop »
Mors Indecepta

Might controls everything, and without strength you cannot protect anything. Let alone yourself...

Offline Kronik x klutch

  • Ingenery
  • *
  • Posts: 13
    • View Profile
Re: Launcher Crash
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2011, 04:29:44 AM »
Can u give an explanation of what to do? How do i create that shortcut?