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Error: Can't load icon.

Open Callindril opened this issue 7 years ago • 3 comments

On a fresh install of both Windows 10, and the Virtual desktop enhancer, whenever it loads, or I reload the settings, a small box pops up with the following text:

virtual-desktop-enhancer.exe

Error: Can't load icon.

Specifically: icons/+.ico

Line # 521: Menu,Tray,Icon,icons/+ico

The current thread will exit.

and then an OK button, which when pressed kills the process...

Callindril avatar Jan 03 '18 05:01 Callindril

Please make sure you have installed the latest release and followed the troubleshooting guide.

sdias avatar Jan 31 '18 19:01 sdias

I've just encountered this on my first try as well (fresh Windows 10 Home x64, fresh install of virtual-desktop-enhancer.exe, first run: same error dialog).

Where is the "trouble shooting" guide? My searches aren't finding it. Is it the Known Issues page?

Trinition avatar Feb 15 '18 16:02 Trinition

OK, I figured this out. TL;DR: you need everything in the zip, not just the *.exe.

When I saw the zip's contents, I thought it was the whole github project contents (I didn't look closely). When I read the Installation Instructions and they said "...you can run it just by executing virtual-desktop-enhancer.exe...", I assumed too much and though I could just move the *.exe to a separate folder (instead of leaving it in the Downloads subfolder).

After reading about changing the settings and realized I missed the settings.ini, and then looking at icon packs and realizing I left that folder behing, I then checked the libraries folder and realized I skipped dependencies.

So I moved the entire folder and restarted the program and now the error is gone and I presume everything will work fine.

I've re-read the instructions and nothing in there really suggested I needed only the *.exe, so that is on me.

I don't know if this is what is stopping @Callindril as well.

Trinition avatar Feb 15 '18 16:02 Trinition