.net errors

[CallakDW]

I haven't played HZ for about 2 or 3 weeks now, but I tried just now through my Windows dual boot. Now I'm recieving the following error when trying to long in with either the stand alone launcher or web launcher when running windows 2000 Professional:

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

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Patcher, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Patcher"
at Patcher.SilentPatcher.btnPatch_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at Patcher.SilentPatcher.Form1_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
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(Mes sage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Mess age& 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(M essage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Patcher, Version=4.1.1.8, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = I:\Program Files (x86)\Games\Horizons\Launcher\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : SilentPatcher, Version=4.0.9.5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Post-policy reference: Patcher, Version=4.1.1.8, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher/Patcher.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher/Patcher.EXE.



************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
SilentPatcher
Assembly Version: 4.0.9.5
Win32 Version: 4.0.9.5
CodeBase: file:///I:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/SilentPatcher.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (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 machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.

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Or this when logging via the web:




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

************** Exception Text **************
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Patcher, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Patcher"
at Patcher.SilentPatcher.btnPatch_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at Patcher.SilentPatcher.Form1_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e)
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(Mes sage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.WndProc(Mess age& 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(M essage& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Patcher, Version=4.1.1.8, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = I:\Program Files (x86)\Games\Horizons\Launcher\
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : SilentPatcher, Version=4.0.9.5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===

LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Post-policy reference: Patcher, Version=4.1.1.8, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher/Patcher.DLL.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher.EXE.
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher/Patcher.EXE.



************** Loaded Assemblies **************
mscorlib
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll
----------------------------------------
SilentPatcher
Assembly Version: 4.0.9.5
Win32 Version: 4.0.9.5
CodeBase: file:///I:/Program%20Files%20(x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/SilentPatcher.exe
----------------------------------------
System.Windows.Forms
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll
----------------------------------------
System
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2407
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll
----------------------------------------
System.Drawing
Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032
CodeBase: file:///e:/winnt/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll
----------------------------------------

************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this
application or machine (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 machine
rather than being handled by this dialog.

[CallakDW]

Disableing the .net patcher fro mthe web yields a different error:

"Failure: "I:\Program Files (x86)\Games\Horizons\horizons.exe" could not be started. The system cannot find the file specified. Pleas contact support by logging into support.istaria.com for asssistance."

Hmm, it would appear to me that horizans.exe has been named istaria.exe. It wasn't untill I renamed istaria.exe to horizons.exe that the game repatched and worked properly. Seems there is a testing flaw here.

[Steelclaw]

Launcher.exe will attempt to run istaria.exe if it's present, instead of horizons.exe.
The old web launcher does not have the same logic and will only look for horizons.exe.

I'm somewhat interested in why launcher.exe doesn't work.

 System.IO.FileNotFoundException: File or assembly name Patcher, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
File name: "Patcher"
...
LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///I:/Program Files (x86)/Games/Horizons/Launcher/Patcher/Patcher.DLL.

Those two lines make me think that you're missing patcher.dll. Do you have it in the same directory as launcher.exe? If not the question then becomes "why is patcher.dll missing?".

[Fridlekh]

From the sounds of it, they are using an existing link to horizonslauncher.exe rather than launcher.exe

edit: or trying to run launcher.exe after patching up to live ... I probably should have renamed silentpatcher.exe as well to eliminate all potential conflicts ... but that should go away soon anyway once the next version of the launcher is released and pushed to *both* shards' master file lists. :P

[CallakDW]

Downloaded the new launcher, getting a Compiler Demo error when running from the installed desktop link.

Now I'm getting the following error:


Edit:
Oh and the patcher is right where it's supposed to be to my knowledge, it doesn't show it, but this is on the D: drive:


*sighs and goes back to playing WoW*

[StalePopcorn]

I'm getting the same issue - patcher.dll is missing. Exactly the same dialogue box as Callak. I have my installation on d:\games\Horizons if that helps at all... Vista Ultimate.

[Fridlekh]

Did you try logging in to a live shard after patching to blight? If so, try removing the slientpatcher.exe from the root and \launcher folders, and going through the non-activex patcher from the website.

[Mysk]

I got the same error like Callak. I downloaded the new launcher setup and installed it over my old Horizons directory. After starting the game via the new game icon, I got the same error: "Patcher.dll could not be found" and I had to kill the "SilentPatcher" process manually.

I repeated everything while deleting launcher directory first. But same result.

I even renamed my "Horizons" directory to "Istaria", but that didn't help either.

Any suggestions?
Or do I have to install the whole game again?

[Firebrand]

I had this error a few days ago ( http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=20571 ) when I was using the desktop shortcut (internet shortcut type) created by the launcher upgrade. Using the launcher directly from the folder didn't give this error.

However, they seem to have changed something with the launcher upgrade 2 days ago: it now creates a new desktop shortcut (regular shortcut type) that doesn't lead to this error window.
I suggest you to download the launcher upgrade again to be sure to have the latest version of the installer and use it again.

A last thing: if you game folder is called Horizons, the launcher upgrade usually adds an \Istaria at the end of the folder path name: just delete this \Istaria to not get an error.

[Velea]

I think the most recent version of the launcher is 1.8, if that helps.

[Mysk]

Thanks, Firebrand. That was exactly the problem.
The shortcut on Desktop didn't work, but the one from Start menu worked.

[CallakDW]

I now downloaded the latest version, and even though the game didn't start, I receved no compiler demo error. So I'm assuming the launcher worked. Now just waiting for the Vista client to make it to Order.