The DCS Updater / Launcher GUI Utility Version 2.0 (2023+)

davebert · September 11, 2019

Today I tried to run the DCS Updater Utility and it won't open. I think Microsoft hosed something. I re-installed the same latest version I already was running but no change.:( And I had just updated the Nvidia driver and 3 Microsoft updates.

edit: Maybe this has something to do with it??

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/08/17/microsoft-confirms-update-warning-for-windows-10-windows-81-and-windows-7-users/

Edited September 11, 2019 by davebert

davebert · September 12, 2019

More info on utility not running

A couple of added notes. When the DCS Updater GUI Utility doesn't work, if I hover over the icon on the task bar it looks like this: (see attachment). And if I run in SAFE MODE the program does not work either. Another note is that when I try to run as admin, the box asking to verify is yellow as opposed to blue with working programs when asked to run as admin. That may be because it is an "Publisher:Unknown" and you didn't pay the big bucks to MS to remove that. :P

Anyway, I hope that helps you fix it.

DB

Edited September 12, 2019 by davebert

SkateZilla · September 12, 2019

A couple of added notes. When the DCS Updater GUI Utility doesn't work, if I hover over the icon on the task bar it looks like this: (see attachment). And if I run in SAFE MODE the program does not work either. Another note is that when I try to run as admin, the box asking to verify is yellow as opposed to blue with working programs when asked to run as admin. That may be because it is an "Publisher:Unknown" and you didn't pay the big bucks to MS to remove that. :P
Anyway, I hope that helps you fix it.
DB

There should be a system tray Icon For the App, right click it and choose restore window.

The App loses X,Y Coordinates for some reason and saves them corrupted, so when app is launched again the position is set so fat off the screen and needs reset back to 0,0.

Edited September 12, 2019 by SkateZilla

davebert · September 12, 2019

There should be a system tray Icon For the App, right click it and choose restore window.

The App loses X,Y Coordinates for some reason and saves them corrupted, so when app is launched again the position is set so far off the screen and needs reset back to 0,0.

Perfect. That fixed it. Thanks for the quick response. :) I wonder if it has to do with a 2 monitor setup although this is the first time it did that. I was having a possibly related issue with my multi-monitor manager where DCS would hang permanently at the splash screen if FULL SCREEN had a checkmark in the box.

DB

Edited September 12, 2019 by davebert

SkateZilla · September 12, 2019

Perfect. That fixed it. Thanks for the quick response. :) I wonder if it has to do with a 2 monitor setup although this is the first time it did that. I was having a possibly related issue with my multi-monitor manager where DCS would hang permanently at the splash screen if FULL SCREEN had a checkmark in the box.

DB

it happens when Monitors are added/removed while app is running or display mode changes of the main monitor (or removing monitor and adding back, or GPU going to sleep while app is running).

davebert · September 13, 2019

it happens when Monitors are added/removed while app is running or display mode changes of the main monitor (or removing monitor and adding back, or GPU going to sleep while app is running).

Good to know. I don't think I did anything different as usual but I will pay attention in the future to see what I did/do to cause that. It seemed like it happened after Windows 10 updates and/or Nvidia driver update. I always turn on both monitors but in the past I was using Display Fusion but since the Windows update to v1903 it caused another issue with DCS that was solved by exiting that program. So without that running, I may have not had that advantage as before. But now I have to see who/what needs to update and make Display Fusion work again.

Thanks,

DB

fagulha · September 13, 2019

Mine worked flawless until today. Won´t start. I did have a WIN 10 update but was some days ago and updated with hotfix too, so, GUI was working after the WIN 10 update.

:(

davebert · September 14, 2019

Mine worked flawless until today. Won´t start. I did have a WIN 10 update but was some days ago and updated with hotfix too, so, GUI was working after the WIN 10 update.

:(

Does it try to start and then quit? If so, you will have an icon on the taskbar like I showed a few post back. If that is the case, show the hidden icons in the far right of the taskbar and find the DCS Updater GUI and right click on it and click the restore window option like in the info above.

fagulha · September 14, 2019

Does it try to start and then quit? If so, you will have an icon on the taskbar like I showed a few post back. If that is the case, show the hidden icons in the far right of the taskbar and find the DCS Updater GUI and right click on it and click the restore window option like in the info above.

The GUI icon in the icon tray closes before i can click on it.

davebert · September 14, 2019

The GUI icon in the icon tray closes before i can click on it.

Must be a different problem then. I was referring to the icon in the far right (a little triangle) that when hovered over says "show hidden icons". But if it is not there then I have no clue why yours would quit like that. Are you running the latest version of Win10 (v1903) and have all the important updates?

fagulha · September 15, 2019

Must be a different problem then. I was referring to the icon in the far right (a little triangle) that when hovered over says "show hidden icons". But if it is not there then I have no clue why yours would quit like that. Are you running the latest version of Win10 (v1903) and have all the important updates?

Thank you for your help.

Well, i have all the latest win10 updates and i think it was the problem, i don´t know. I use GUI since ever and it´s first time doing this. Opens, show the welcome screen but it quit before open GUI main menu. It shows in system tray for a few seconds and when i try to click on it the icon disappear like when we quit an application.

:(

davebert · September 15, 2019

Thank you for your help.
Well, i have all the latest win10 updates and i think it was the problem, i don´t know. I use GUI since ever and it´s first time doing this. Opens, show the welcome screen but it quit before open GUI main menu. It shows in system tray for a few seconds and when i try to click on it the icon disappear like when we quit an application.
:(

I was thinking the Windows updates were the cause of the problem too but I got mine working and am fully up to date. I did delete and re-install the DCS Update GUI though so you may want to try that. I will take a screenshot later as I have to run in a minute that shows the menu from the hidden icons. But for now just delete the app and try a re-install. You won't lose any settings.

DB

fagulha · September 15, 2019

I was thinking the Windows updates were the cause of the problem too but I got mine working and am fully up to date. I did delete and re-install the DCS Update GUI though so you may want to try that. I will take a screenshot later as I have to run in a minute that shows the menu from the hidden icons. But for now just delete the app and try a re-install. You won't lose any settings.
DB

I did that already, was the first thing i did (delete and download GUI again), it didn´t work, but, i got GUI working by installing a older version...

SkateZilla · September 15, 2019

I did that already, was the first thing i did (delete and download GUI again), it didn´t work, but, i got GUI working by installing a older version...

The App Uses a XML Save File to save and load settings, if this is corrupted then it may need to be deleted, usually if it's corrupted the app will load defaults.

Try Deleting the folder:

/<Username>/Appdata/Local/Skate_Zilla_Graphics_Stud/

If that doesnt work, check Windows Event Viewer for reason code on why Windows is terminating the App.

fagulha · September 15, 2019

The App Uses a XML Save File to save and load settings, if this is corrupted then it may need to be deleted, usually if it's corrupted the app will load defaults.

Try Deleting the folder:
/<Username>/Appdata/Local/Skate_Zilla_Graphics_Stud/
If that doesnt work, check Windows Event Viewer for reason code on why Windows is terminating the App.

That fixed my problem!

Thank you for your quick support!

F.

Acidictadpole · September 15, 2019

Hey, thanks for the app, I use it as my main way of firing up DCS on my main computer.

I've been having an issue where the app disables the launch buttons when the game starts, but doesn't manage to re-enable them when the game has closed. I'd much prefer it to not disable the buttons at all, because right now I have to close the launcher and restart it to be able to launch DCS again.

RogueSqdn · September 16, 2019

Perhaps this got lost in the shuffle, but any idea of my crash when launching DCS?

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4024965&postcount=934

SkateZilla · September 16, 2019

I am having a crash when attempting to launch DCS as well.

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.IOException: File already exists.
  at Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Rename(String OldPath, String NewPath)
  at DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.PRESET()
  at DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.LAUNCHDCSMAIN()
  at DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.Button_LAUNCH_NEW_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
  at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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mscorlib
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3815.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
   CodeBase: file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
DCS Updater Utility
   Assembly Version: 1.1.0.1025
   Win32 Version: 8.05.2019
   CodeBase: file:///D:/Users/Jared%20Childress/Saved%20Games/DCS%20Updater%20Utility/DCS%20Updater%20Utility.exe
----------------------------------------
Microsoft.VisualBasic
   Assembly Version: 10.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 14.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
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System
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3801.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll
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System.Core
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3815.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll
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System.Windows.Forms
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3815.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll
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System.Drawing
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll
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System.Configuration
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Xml
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll
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System.Runtime.Remoting
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll
----------------------------------------
Accessibility
   Assembly Version: 4.0.0.0
   Win32 Version: 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1
   CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
   <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

The App renames the default options.lua and preset options.lua when launching, it's trying to rename the lua, but the file already exists, which options.lua files do you have in the folder when NOT running DCS?

RogueSqdn · September 16, 2019

Here's a screenshot of the folder.

Drac · September 19, 2019

A couple of added notes. When the DCS Updater GUI Utility doesn't work, if I hover over the icon on the task bar it looks like this: (see attachment). And if I run in SAFE MODE the program does not work either. Another note is that when I try to run as admin, the box asking to verify is yellow as opposed to blue with working programs when asked to run as admin. That may be because it is an "Publisher:Unknown" and you didn't pay the big bucks to MS to remove that. :P
Anyway, I hope that helps you fix it.
DB

+1...Same problem

SailorDoc4781 · September 19, 2019

How do you uninstall DCS Updater Utility? Thank you

SkateZilla · September 19, 2019

How do you uninstall DCS Updater Utility? Thank you

Delete the DCS Updater GUI Utility EXE

Deleting the folder:

/<Username>/Appdata/Local/Skate_Zilla_Graphics_Stud/

Deleting the folder:

/<Username>/Saved Games/DCS Updater Utility

davebert · September 19, 2019

+1...Same problem

Did you try the fix on the previous page? :)

SailorDoc4781 · September 20, 2019

Thank you will try a re-install...I ran a regedit program which I think screwed things up..

esequiel · September 26, 2019

Same problem here :

Consultez la fin de ce message pour plus de détails sur l'appel du débogage

juste-à-temps (JIT) à la place de cette boîte de dialogue.

************** Texte de l'exception **************

System.IO.IOException: Le fichier existe déjà.

à Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem.Rename(String OldPath, String NewPath)

à DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.PRESET()

à DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.LAUNCHDCSMAIN()

à DCSUpdaterUtility.Form_Main.Button_LAUNCH_NEW_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

à System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)

à System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)

à System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)

à System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)

à System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)

à System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)

à System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)

à System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)

à System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

à System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Assemblys chargés **************

mscorlib

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.4010.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_B

CodeBase : file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/mscorlib.dll

----------------------------------------

DCS Updater Utility

Version de l'assembly : 1.1.0.1025

Version Win32 : 8.05.2019

CodeBase : file:///E:/Users/Massimo/Saved%20Games/DCS/DCS%20Updater%20Utility.exe

----------------------------------------

Microsoft.VisualBasic

Version de l'assembly : 10.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 14.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/v4.0_10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

----------------------------------------

System

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.4001.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Core

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.4001.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Core/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Core.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Windows.Forms

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.4001.0 built by: NET48REL1LAST_C

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Drawing

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Configuration

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Xml

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Runtime.Remoting

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Runtime.Remoting/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Runtime.Remoting.dll

----------------------------------------

Accessibility

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Accessibility/v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Accessibility.dll

----------------------------------------

mscorlib.resources

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/mscorlib.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_fr_b77a5c561934e089/mscorlib.resources.dll

----------------------------------------

Microsoft.VisualBasic.resources

Version de l'assembly : 10.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 14.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic.resources/v4.0_10.0.0.0_fr_b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.resources.dll

----------------------------------------

System.Windows.Forms.resources

Version de l'assembly : 4.0.0.0

Version Win32 : 4.8.3752.0 built by: NET48REL1

CodeBase : file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.Net/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms.resources/v4.0_4.0.0.0_fr_b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.resources.dll

----------------------------------------

************** Débogage JIT **************

Pour activer le débogage juste-à-temps (JIT), le fichier de configuration pour cette

application ou cet ordinateur (machine.config) doit avoir la valeur

jitDebugging définie dans la section system.windows.forms.

L'application doit également être compilée avec le débogage

activé.

Par exemple :

<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />

</configuration>

Lorsque le débogage juste-à-temps est activé, les exceptions non gérées

seront envoyées au débogueur JIT inscrit sur l'ordinateur

plutôt que d'être gérées par cette boîte de dialogue.

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