Facts:
- Crash happens as the program is started
- I am using Xact from XNA game studio 3.0 on Windows XP SP3, but this problem happens with all the Xact from any of XNA 2.0, DX Aug 2008, DX March 2008, etc that I have installed as well
- I have set .Net 1.1 to full access on everything for the user and system based on the config wizard.
- I'm using the latest .Net 1.1 SP1 fix (Installed 1.1, SP1, SP1 Hotfix), and 3.5 SP1 (which I believe installs 2.0 SP2, and 3.0 SP2).
Problems:
- Xact won't run under my main account which have administrator access but not the admin
- Crash shows unhandled exception, null pointer.
What works:
- Xact will run if use 'run as' another admin, and when I use another admin account).
Error Symptoms:
- The right side of .Net 1.1 , .Net 2.0 Configuration tool are blank for my main account.
What I've tried to try to fix it:
- I've reinstalled the entire .Net redistributables, using clean up tool and such
- I've tried to reset security settings back to default using secedit and subinacl
- I've removed admin access, logged back in, tried the program, logged out, and restored admin access to the user
- I've even tried to examine and import registry files from a new admin user, which can access Xact fine
Current assumptions:
- Considering the program is running fine under other users, there's probably some kind of user registry error, or user permission, or user config issues involved... This assumption is also because the right side of .net 1.1 config tool is showing white.
Other things I also have if needed:
- .cab, .dmp from windbg of a live process
- pml file from procmon
****************************** Here's the error from the main messagebox *********************************
Xact.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
Process id=0xa40(2624), Thread id= 0xa64(2660.
****************************** Here's the WinDBG information (Xact from XNA 2.0) *********************************
http://pastebin.com/m3a39e6d9
If needed I can also upload the dump and dumpcab.
***************************** Here's the Visual Studio Just-in-time debugger information *********************************
Screenshot:
http://i33.tinypic.com/6h7s4k.jpg
Disassembly could be found at
http://pastebin.com/m51dbda7f
MessageBox:
System.NullReferenceException was unhandled
Message: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Call Stack:
> Xact.exe!XACTGui.CMainFrame.CheckRegistry() + 0x38a bytes
Xact.exe!XACTGui.CMainFrame.Main(string[ args) + 0x19 bytes
Output:
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\v1.1.4322\mscorlib.dll'
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Tools\Xact.exe'
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.windows.forms\1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.windows.forms.dll'
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system\1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089\system.dll'
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'c:\windows\assembly\gac\system.drawing\1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\system.drawing.dll'
'Xact.exe' (Managed): Loaded 'c:\program files\microsoft xna\xna game studio\v3.0\tools\xactinterop.dll'
****************************** Here's the Procmon information *********************************
With Error only:
http://pastebin.com/m6fa19bfa (Xact from XNA 3.0)
I have the complete procmon file if necessary. pastebin doesn't accept the 8000+ lines text.
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If someone could help, I'll be very very grateful. It has taken me days trying to fix this.
