SCI Companion V3 - alpha build notes/bugs/feature requests

[CTxCB]

Is the entire game deleted or just some files? It might be trying to open the incomplete game. Off hand I am not sure where Phil put the settings, whether in the Registry or an XML in the AppData folder.

The entire game (INN) is deleted, there is nothing there for it to load, thus I thinking that it's encountering an error trying to load something which isn't there.

[troflip]

I'll see if I can repro. In the meantime, you should be able to hold SHIFT down while starting SCI Companion, and that should reset all settings to default.

First, can you take a screenshot though? It *should* throw up an error message that the game is missing (see attached), then let you continue. Maybe the error dialog ends up behind SCI Companion or something?

[CTxCB]

I'll see if I can repro. In the meantime, you should be able to hold SHIFT down while starting SCI Companion, and that should reset all settings to default.

First, can you take a screenshot though? It *should* throw up an error message that the game is missing, then let you continue. Maybe the error dialog ends up behind SCI Companion or something?

Still nothing... Ugh, it was fine earlier. But now it just locks up the Explorer Window and the mouse icon spins.

[CTxCB]

Now, SCI Companion ISN'T apparently running... BUT now when I try and delete the SCICompanion.exe, I get that (after trying to run the exe).

[Kawa]

Yup, you've got invisible leftovers. Check Task Manager.

[CTxCB]

Yup, you've got invisible leftovers. Check Task Manager.

SCICompanion.exe isn't listed in the Task Manager though. I'm confused.

[Kawa]

Well, easiest way out then would be to simply shut down the computer and restart it.

[CTxCB]

Well, easiest way out then would be to simply shut down the computer and restart it.

Okay, I've restarted. How do I get rid of "invisible leftovers"?

[Kawa]

Okay, I've restarted. How do I get rid of "invisible leftovers"?

You just did. No SCI Companion, with visible windows or otherwise, should be running now, allowing you to clean up.

[CTxCB]

Okay, I've restarted. How do I get rid of "invisible leftovers"?

You just did. No SCI Companion, with visible windows or otherwise, should be running now, allowing you to clean up.

But yet, then I delete the .zip I used, and the copy of SCI Companion I had, and emptied my recycle bin, re-downloaded SCI Companion, and tried to run it, and it did the spinny cursor again, and now... Now, as you can see. I can't delete it again, because it's apparently "in use".

[troflip]

Open regedit.exe, then go to
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mtnPhilms\SCICompanion

Then right click on the SCICompanion and choose Export. Send the resulting .reg file to me so I can see if there is anything strange.

Then delete the SCICompanion reg key altogether.

("re-installing" SCI Companion won't do anything, as there is no install).


fyi, if something is open in "System", that's pretty low level. You don't have any anti-virus software or something that might be interfering with things?

[CTxCB]

Open regedit.exe, then go to
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\mtnPhilms\SCICompanion

Then right click on the SCICompanion and choose Export. Send the resulting .reg file to me so I can see if there is anything strange.

Then delete the SCICompanion reg key altogether.

("re-installing" SCI Companion won't do anything, as there is no install).


fyi, if something is open in "System", that's pretty low level. You don't have any anti-virus software or something that might be interfering with things?

I don't think so. I can't even SEE SCICompanion.exe in my Task Manager. I have to go into command prompt and do "taskkill /F /T /IM SCICompanion.exe" to get rid of it, or restart.

[MusicallyInspired]

What about in the processes tab?

[CTxCB]

What about in the processes tab?

Wasn't there. Apparently AVAST is giving SCICompanion a false positive result. I sent a message to Phil telling him how he can sent a report to the AVAST Labs, about the false positive result.

[Kawa]

So once again Avast messes up regular use of a perfectly safe and legitimate application. Nothing new here, carry on.

Edit: interestingly, VirusTotal's copy of Avast doesn't agree.