Unhandled Error

[pslim]

This happens when I attempt to run any game, whether compiled or uncompiled previously, demo game included, from the editor:

Error: No process is associated with this object.
Version: AGS 3.1.0.60

System.InvalidOperationException: No process is associated with this object.
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.EnsureState(State state)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.get_HasExited()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.EnsureState(State state)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.get_ExitCode()
   at AGS.Editor.Tasks._testGameProcess_Exited(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at AGS.Editor.Tasks.RunEXEFile(String exeName, String parameter, Boolean raiseEventOnExit)
   at AGS.Editor.Tasks.TestGame(Boolean withDebugger)
   at AGS.Editor.InteractiveTasks.TestGame(Boolean withDebugger)
   at AGS.Editor.Components.BuildCommandsComponent.TestGame(Boolean withDebugger)
   at AGS.Editor.Components.BuildCommandsComponent.CommandClick(String controlID)
   at AGS.Editor.GUIController._mainForm_OnMenuClick(String menuItemID)
   at AGS.Editor.MainMenuManager.MenuEventHandler(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.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)



After that I can't quit the editor because it thinks I'm still in the test game. I'm running Vista, and have installed AGS outside of the program files directory.

[Pumaman]

When did this start happening to you? Have you just upgraded from a different version or did it just start happening randomly?
Has this happened to anyone else?

[pslim]

I had just upgraded from 2.72, but I hadn't used 2.72 in a long time. I can't remember to be honest whether I actually used the 2.72 editor on my Vista machine or not. I've used so many versions of AGS over the (wonderful) years that it's a blur. 

This occurred the first time I tried to run the demo game in the editor of the new version to see what had changed, and any subsequent times I tried to run any project in progress, whether I compiled it first or not, whether it was the demo or some one room no-script draft I opened to test it.


I'm so sad !  I want to use AGS. I'm afraid it's some catastrophic problem on my end but I don't know what or what to do about it.

[Pumaman]

Was it you that reported problems opening the manual in the General forum? It could be that for some reason the files in your AGS folder are blocked/inaccessible, which is why AGS can't run the game. Try re-installing from the EXE installer and make sure that you haven't got any programs running like anti-virus which might be blocking the files for some reason.

[pslim]

Yeah, that was me.

I tried uninstalling it and reinstalling it again (which makes about three times) from the EXE, in C:\AGS, and made sure my anti-virus software was off, but I got the same error.