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Sorry if this is off topic, but what skin is being used in the tutorials videos?
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2014-02-22, 17:03
(This post was last modified: 2014-02-22, 17:35 by davelr.)
I have an HTPC setup running Frodo 12.3 on Win 7 64, using the ACE 2.02 skin. The setup has a number of menu items constructed around Advanced Launcher and has been stable with no configuration changes for a number of months.
Last night I noticed that one of my menu choices wasn't responding. When I went to check a number of the others weren't as well. All the non-responsive menu items were ones constructed around advanced launcher.
In Settings/Add-Ons/Enabled Add-Ons/Program Add_Ons there is no longer any entry for Advanced Launcher, it's just gone. In Settings/Add-Ons/Get Add-Ons there is still Angelscry Repository and it is still enabled.
The last time I can confirm that the Adv Launcher items worked was perhaps a couple of days ago (been watching Olympics). There have been no changes in the system in that time. It doesn't matter which skin is up, the add-on is gone.
If anyone has any idea what may have happened or suggestions on how to recover Adv Launcher I'd really appreciate it. I'll be digging into it in the meantime.
edit - Sorry forgot to mention that it's not in Disabled Add-Ons either.
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Thanks for quick response.
I think there may also be a problem with the Repository entry. Per your instruction:
"Uninstall Advanced Launcher from the XBMC (Settings/Add-Ons/Get Add-Ons/Angelscry Repository/Program Add-ons/Advanced Launcher/"C" key/Add-on information/Disable/Uninstall)."
in my system now, however, there are no entries past "Angelscry Repository", just a blank screen.
I would guess this means something clobbered the Repository as well?
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Angelscry: Thanks, things are back to normal, but repair did not go exactly as you instructed. In order to pass on what did happen...
Your fix for the repository worked correctly and restored its menu entries, however the steps past that had the following results:
•Uninstall Advanced Launcher from the XBMC (Settings/Add-Ons/Get Add-Ons/Angelscry Repository/Program Add-ons/Advanced Launcher/"C" key/Add-on information/Disable/Uninstall).
-- There was no response to the "C" key. Pressing <Enter> instead gave the normal Advanced Launcher maintenance window with only "Install" and "Change Log" activated. There were NO entries under "Change Log". It appeared that Adv Lau was not installed.
•Close XBMC.
•Delete the /xbmc/addons/plugin.program.advanced.launcher directory (DO NOT DELETE the /xbmc/userdata/addon_data/plugin.program.advanced.launcher folder).
--The "Plugin.program.advanced.launcher folder did not exist.
•Delete any Advanced Launcher related packages located into xbmc/addons/packages directory.
-- The "..packages" directory did not exist.
•Restart XBMC
•Close XBMC
•Restart XBMC
•Reinstall Advanced Launcher from the XBMC (Settings/Add-Ons/Get Add-Ons/Angelscry Repository/Program Add-ons).
--The reinstall went correctly and all menu items now work.
FWIW, it looked exactly like Adv Lau had been uninstalled, but I have no idea how. I didn't do it, and trust me, neither did my wife or cat...
Thanks for all the help.