AGS System.Configuration Error Preventing Editor from Opening (Fixed)

Started by Mommui, Tue 03/08/2021 16:54:20

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Mommui

Hello! I've been using AGS 3.5.1 for the past two weeks but when I turned on my computer yesterday and tried to open AGS, I got this error below.



I've tried updating,repairing, and reinstalling AGS but nothing works, and it still gives me this error and stays on the launcher loading image. The only way I can close is through Task Manager.  :-\

Crimson Wizard

Try deleting the file it is referencing in error message:
C:\Users\Rose\AppData\local\AGS\... etc

Mommui

Quote from: Crimson Wizard on Tue 03/08/2021 17:48:01
Try deleting the file it is referencing in error message:
C:\Users\Rose\AppData\local\AGS\... etc

Okay so that worked to get it booted, however now I have an error regarding a root element missing when i started it up. After backing up my game I tried to load it after restarting and it had the same error.

Mommui

Alright, I've fixed everything! Thank you Crimson Wizard  :-D

Cassiebsg

Please post how you fixed, in case someone with the same problem finds this thread.  ;)
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morganw

Basically all of the application settings are in the local appdata directory in the user profile (AppData\local\AGS) so just renaming that directory or deleting the contents would do a reset. I'm not entirely sure why it is so prone to corruption. I know in one case someone's hard drive was failing but it happens often enough that I think anti-virus might be interfering with the save process, which is a bit strange because this is using the de facto configuration management system provided by .NET rather than something custom.

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