I've just done a clean build on Windows 7 x64 and would like to carry on using Windows 7 until the July 29th Free Upgrade deadline. I too am stuck when launching Honourbuddy. After inlalling I'm left with a dead desktop link to "C:\Users\Gamer\Documents\Honorbuddy\Honorbuddy.exe". When I launch the app directly I am prompted to install "Visual Studio 2015 update 1 x86, VC++ 14.0" but it's already installed. I've spent an hour or so trying to figure out what's gone wrong but I'm getting nowhere. Any ideas? Typically the log contains just one line, "[16:15:14.285 N] Honorbuddy v2.5.15239.828 started."
The page says that Buddy Wizard is outdated and not to be used. https://www.thebuddyforum.com/honor...uddy-product-try-buddy-dependency-wizard.html
The Wizard shows that all 3 prerequisites are installed. The 2 C++ libraries are installed each and every time I run the wizard as both are shown as missing when I first run it. The result is the same. HB asks to install C++ libraries.
[In the Support forum, please never piggyback on someone else's thread. We've extended the courtesy of splitting your post out into its own thread.] [hr][/hr] Hi, Foam_follower, The Buddy Wizard is outdated, and should not be used. Instead, please use the 'installer', not the zip file, to perform the installation. You will need to run the installer with Windows administrator privileges. The installer is available here: Buddy Downloads Your Windows must be completely patched for the installer to work. (E.g., Win7 must have SP1 installed + updates). Keep running Windows Update until there are no more patches to apply. This may require rebooting your machine several times. The installer must be an exception to your AntiVirus. The directory in which you install the Buddy bot must be an exception to your AntiVirus. If no joy, please show us a full log of the problem. cheers, chinajade
I finally managed to sort this out. I can't say specifically what it was that fixed the problem but it resolved its self after some minor updates to Windows 7 SP1. I wish I'd noted what was updated, my apologies for not doing so. Everything's running fine now.
Just to add a little more info, there were only 2 updates yesterday. Before the updates HB wouldn't work. After.... No issues what so ever. Security Update for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243) Installation date: 29/06/2016 13:05 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified leading to MFC application vulnerability in DLL planting due to MFC not specifying the full path to system/localization DLLs. You can protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer. More information: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=216803 Help and Support: http://support.microsoft.com ____________________________ Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64 (KB3143693) Installation date: 29/06/2016 11:46 Installation status: Successful Update type: Important A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. More information: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/3143693 Help and Support: http://support.microsoft.com
