Minimwatch 2 no icon

[Meffy]

Hello guys, Simon.
I have recently upgraded my minimserver 2 on Synology NAS DS412+ from v.0.8.5.3 to v.2.0.12. I had installed on wiindows 10 x64 minimwatch v.0.8.4 and upgraded to v. 2.0.8. Everything worked fine with older versions of both minimserver on synology and minimwatch on win 10 (except of some features on minimserver settings that has gone after the expiring of MinimStreamer 31st October).
Now, the minimserver 2 on synology works as it should, but the problem is with the new version of minimwatch, i don't seem i am able to open the program by clicking on minimwatch icon. I searched on taskbar but can not find any icon. I installed latest java (jre-8u271-windows-x64). I reboot the computer but that doesn't help. I disabled the firewall temporary, still doesn't work. I have allowed inbound for minimwatch on firewall. still doesn't work. The minimwatch simply doesn't open up. If i unsinstall everythging, minimserver 2 on synology, and minimwatch 2 on windows and re- install the older versions of both minimserver and minimwatch, then everything works fine again, minus the features that has been limited that i had before (on minimserver settings on minimwatch).
Am i doing something wrong?
Bare in mind, when i said that minmserver 2 works on synology, i can see the minimserver 2 on foobar2000 and BubbleUPnP on android.
Can Simon or anyone here guide me, some help please?
Thanks
Meffy

[simoncn]

Have you looked in the taskbar overflow area (use the upward-pointing arrow) for the MinimWatch 2 icon? if you can see the icon for MinimWatch 0.8 but not the icon for MinimWatch 2, this is likely to be the cause of the problem.

The license expiry of MinimStreamer this morning was caused by a bug (see this post). It should be working now with MinimStreamer 0.7.18.

[Meffy]

(31-10-2020 17:03)simoncn Wrote:  Have you looked in the taskbar overflow area (use the upward-pointing arrow) for the MinimWatch 2 icon? if you can see the icon for MinimWatch 0.8 but not the icon for MinimWatch 2, this is likely to be the cause of the problem.

The license expiry of MinimStreamer this morning was caused by a bug (see this post). It should be working now with MinimStreamer 0.7.18.

Thanks for the quick reply Simon.
I have checked the taskbar overflow area, but i don't see any icon. And regarding the minimwatch 0.8 is already uninstalled. I installed straight away the minimwatch 2 after the uninstallation of minimwatch 0.8
And i can't see MinimStreamer 0.7.18 either since i can't see minimwatch 2 icon to configure stuffs

[simoncn]

It is possible that the .jar file association is not associated correctly with the Java runtime. This might have happened when you installed the latest JRE. To fix this, you can use the Jarfix program.

[Meffy]

(31-10-2020 18:38)simoncn Wrote:  It is possible that the .jar file association is not associated correctly with the Java runtime. This might have happened when you installed the latest JRE. To fix this, you can use the Jarfix program.

I have used Jarfix too Simon, but that did not help either. I guess i have to roll back to older versions of minimserver and minimwatch.
The most problem is not that i can't see the icon in the task bar. The problem is that i can not launch the minimwatch itself, even when i click on the shortcut icon on desltop. And i don't even get any error, it just won't launch.

[simoncn]

It sounds like either an antivirus program or Windows itself might be blocking MinimWatch 2 because it has incorrectly identified it as suspected malware. The older version could be regarded as "safe" because it has had more downloads.

Please try the following as a test:

1) Open a Command Prompt window
2) Enter these commands:
cd "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib"
java -jar "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib\mwatch.jar"

Does the icon appear in the taskbar? It might appear briefly and then move to the overflow area. Do you get any messages in the Command Prompt window?

[Meffy]

(31-10-2020 19:53)simoncn Wrote:  It sounds like either an antivirus program or Windows itself might be blocking MinimWatch 2 because it has incorrectly identified it as suspected malware. The older version could be regarded as "safe" because it has had more downloads.

Please try the following as a test:

1) Open a Command Prompt window
2) Enter these commands:
cd "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib"
java -jar "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib\mwatch.jar"

Does the icon appear in the taskbar? It might appear briefly and then move to the overflow area. Do you get any messages in the Command Prompt window?

Here comes the resaults what i get after the command prompt as you suggested Simon.


"""Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19042.572]
© 2020 Microsoft Corporation. Med ensamrätt.

C:\Users\sof_d\Skrivbord>cd "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib"

C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib>java -jar "C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib\mwatch.jar"
Integrity check value missing for file minimwatch.config

C:\Program Files\MinimWatch\lib>"""

This is what i get after i install minimwatch 2.
But with minimwatch 0.8, i have icon on task bar, and it works as it should when i run MinimServer 0.8.5.3 on synology. I also tried to run minimwatch 0.8 with minimserver 2, but then, minimwatch becomes grey.
So, the problem here is with minimwatch 2, because it doesn't launch at all after installation.

[simoncn]

Thanks for this. With MinimWatch 2 installed, you need to delete some MinimWatch configuration files.

1) In Windows Explorer, open the folder C:\Users\your-user-name\AppData\Roaming\MinimWatch\data. The AppData folder is hidden in Explorer by default but you can open it by typing the full folder path into the Explorer address bar.

2) Delete the files minimwatch.config and minimwatch.config.save.

3) Start MinimWatch 2 by double-clicking the desktop launcher icon.

4) MinimWatch 2 should start and show the taskbar icon.

[Meffy]

(31-10-2020 23:34)simoncn Wrote:  Thanks for this. With MinimWatch 2 installed, you need to delete some MinimWatch configuration files.

1) In Windows Explorer, open the folder C:\Users\your-user-name\AppData\Roaming\MinimWatch\data. The AppData folder is hidden in Explorer by default but you can open it by typing the full folder path into the Explorer address bar.

2) Delete the files minimwatch.config and minimwatch.config.save.

3) Start MinimWatch 2 by double-clicking the desktop launcher icon.

4) MinimWatch 2 should start and show the taskbar icon.

I don't see any " minimwatch.config.save." file, but i see "minimwatch.config" and "minimwatch.config.lock". Do you mean minimwatch.config.lock instead of minimwatch.config.save?
But i have found both those files on another path, on synology there minimserver is installed. I can send an attachment.

Thanks in advance
Meffy

[Meffy]

(01-11-2020 00:04)Meffy Wrote:  

(31-10-2020 23:34)simoncn Wrote:  Thanks for this. With MinimWatch 2 installed, you need to delete some MinimWatch configuration files.

1) In Windows Explorer, open the folder C:\Users\your-user-name\AppData\Roaming\MinimWatch\data. The AppData folder is hidden in Explorer by default but you can open it by typing the full folder path into the Explorer address bar.

2) Delete the files minimwatch.config and minimwatch.config.save.

3) Start MinimWatch 2 by double-clicking the desktop launcher icon.

4) MinimWatch 2 should start and show the taskbar icon.

I don't see any " minimwatch.config.save." file, but i see "minimwatch.config" and "minimwatch.config.lock". Do you mean minimwatch.config.lock instead of minimwatch.config.save?
But i have found both those files on another path, on synology there minimserver is installed. I can send an attachment.

Thanks in advance
Meffy

Ooops, sorry
I've just noticed that the attchment i've sent it is "minimserver.config. and minimserver.config.save" not minimwatch.config or minimwatch.config.save