#62 Doesn't even start

[Anonymous]

Hey guys,
my problem with the new release (magic-294-b13.zip) is,
that the prog doesn't even start. I execute the file,
but the interface doesn't appear, and there is no exe
running in background (nothing shown in task manager).
Running WindowsXP SP2 - Older version is running quite
well.
Any ideas?

[cmhdream]

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I found this problem with two skin files.
mmm3glyphs.bmp
mmm3small.bmp

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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i had to reinstall my windows-system. mail monitor is
running quite well now.

[MartinBo]

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POssibly XPSP2/Explorers safety settings (untrustedsources)?

[Anonymous]

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I have the same problem. I am also using XP SP2, which is
working quite well and I don't need to reinstall it. I
don't understand what "cmhdream" means by "problem with two
skin files"; the comment is very vague. If it provides a
solution then it needs clarification.

I was using version 294b11 which executed without problem.
I unzipped 294b13 to a separate directory. Magic.exe does
nothing when executed; there is no error message or
anything.

Fortunately I can revert back to 294b11.

[Anonymous]

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I downloaded the source and built a debug build. It works
great in the location it is built in, but when I copy the
executables (Mabic.exe and About.dll) to the directory I
had installed Magic to (without source) and there Magic
fails. This applies to both debug and release builds that I
built. The relevant section of code and the call stack is
provided below of the crash of the debug build copied to
the "production" directory, which is the directory where
all the other files exist as they do when I unzipped Magic
without source code.

// create new bitmap
BYTE* pDest = NULL;
HBITMAP hBmp = CreateDIBSection(dcSrc, (BITMAPINFO*)&bmpi,
DIB_RGB_COLORS, (void**)&pDest, NULL, 0);
if (hBmp)
{
DeleteObject();
Attach(hBmp);
memcpy(pDest, pData, nSize);
delete[] pData;
return TRUE;
}

memcpy(unsigned char * 0x009b0000, unsigned char *
0x00955720, unsigned long 0x00003400) line 171
CEnBitmap::ApplyAlpha(unsigned long 0x00ffffff) line 363 +
17 bytes
InitImageList(CImageList & {CImageList}) line 374 + 17 bytes
CMagicApp::PrepareImages() line 387 + 14 bytes
CMagicApp::InitInstance() line 281
AfxWinMain(HINSTANCE__ * 0x00400000, HINSTANCE__ *
0x00000000, char * 0x00151f03, int 0x00000001) line 39 + 11
bytes
WinMain(HINSTANCE__ * 0x00400000, HINSTANCE__ * 0x00000000,
char * 0x00151f03, int 0x00000001) line 30
WinMainCRTStartup() line 330 + 54 bytes
KERNEL32! 7c816d4f()

[Anonymous]

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Hello! Is anyone listening?

Is my information useful? Is it appropriate to post it here
as I did or should I create a new bug instead of hijacking
someone else's?

[Nobody/Anonymous]

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I have the same problem. Run magic.exe, nothing happens.
No error message no tray icon. Reading through this thread
it appears to be a problem with magic processing the "skin"
files (bitmaps)
A work around is to just delete/rename the bmp files in the
magic directory. After I delete the files magic works fine.
BTW, login doesn't work.
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