AGS Editor for windows has stopped working

[semi-master]

I downloaded the editor earlier tonight and can't get the program to actually run. When I try to start it, the message pops up that says 'AGS editor for windows has stopped working.' I have windows 7, but have tried several different compatibility settings. Didn't see anything in the forums about it, of course I could have overlooked it. If anyone has any ideas, thanks in advance.

[Gilbert]

I don't have much idea but here are several things to check:
1. What privilege does your account have when trying out the editor? Try to log in an account with admin right if you haven't already.
2. While Windows 7 should probably already has the required .NET framework installed, it doesn't hurt to ensure that your system is updated to have the most recent patches, etc.
3. Analogous to 2, check that the drivers for your graphic card are up to date.
4. Also analogous to 2, make sure that you update DirectX 9 to the newest version. DirectX 10/11/whatever are not a substitute for DirectX 9. For programmes designed for DX9 to work you still need DX9 (which unfortunately for unknown retarded reasons, M$ shipped the newer windows with an ancient version of DX9 in them). This may affect the game engine only and not the editor but it doesn't hurt to do so.
5. In some systems (especially laptops) there are some performance settings with names such as "Game Mode", "Media Mode", "Confusing Mode", etc. Some users had reported that some specific modes (especially the power-saving ones) could cause troubles running AGS. If such mode setting exists, try to set to another mode and see if it fixes your problems.
6. Try rebooting your system.

[Ghost]

I had a similar situation years ago and tried to fix it for AGES. In the end it turned out that my system clock had messed up, and had set itself to 29something.

It is very unlikely that the same happened to you, but I thought I'd mention it anyway.

[semi-master]

Thanks for the responses, but still no luck mostly. Downloaded the 2.72 version and it actually ran, but still can't get anything above 3 to work. Couldn't update my directx 9, kept saying it was uneccesary.  I played around with the program a bit a few years ago, how much better is the current version compared to the newest?

[arj0n]

Download & run DebugView and check the log file after the AGS editor crashes.
Maybe it reveal something.

[Khris]

Most of the tips Iceboty mentioned are more suitable to get compiled games running, not the editor itself, it does sound like a .NET issue though.
Double check you have all .NET frameworks and updates, and when in doubt, remove and re-install them.

[Gilbert]

Most? At least 1, 2 and 6 aren't limited to the game engine.

[semi-master]

I downloaded the debugview program and got this message

00000003   162.86177063   [1556] FTH: (1556): *** Fault tolerant heap shim applied to current process. This is usually due to previous crashes. ***

I googled it and tried most of the suggestions with no luck so far. I've got version 4 of .net, I downloaded it last night. I'm thinking it might be a computer problem, earlier this year, my computer started messing up each time it updated, and I had to do a system repair each time. I've had auto-update disabled since. Does anyone know what could be the problem there, and if it might be something I need to run the editor?

[Khris]

You might want to check for viruses and the like; I recommend avast and malwarebytes.
It sounds like your system is half-broken, so I'd really fix that first before trying to solve any other problems.

[arj0n]

To be sure to get rid of all this I would just format and reinstall Windows...