Signage Controller stop working

[jorapogu]

Hi, We have problems with some player with Windows 7, Signage Controller stops working and a message appears on the screen. With Windows XP it does not happen. What could cause this error?

Thanks,

[admin]

Are you using an English based Windows 7? If not the controller path to the "Program files" may need to be modified

[jorapogu]

It is in Spanish Base. What path should I put? Because there is a inicio and a star, and in both is the Signage Controller

[admin]

Ya that's what I thought, install this:


Change Windows OS language to English and fix SignageController.exe problem
with Program files not launching...

use: Vistalizator

http://www.froggie.sk/

[jorapogu]

Although we have windows 7 professional, we can not install the software to change the language because it indicates incompatibility. What other solution do I have to fix the problem?

[admin]

You need to edit signageController.bat and modify it so it points to the right path... try it...

[jorapogu]

I edited the. bat and has the same problem and also to test instead of. bat put a shortcut to the signage controller, but is the same

[angelohotel]

Well, looks like i faced the same issue.
I run players on Win7 (Russian). In Russian windows I have folder 'Program Files' (exaclty as in english one) where the player and controller are installed. But from time to time I get a windows message 'signage controller is not running due to some error occured'.
Once (near month ago) it was solved by updating player to a newer build of a player. But now there is no newer build.

[angelohotel]

Well, I found some Ideas)
First of all, I was wrong about 'there is no updates available' and my installation was rather ugly.
As I already wrote - I use Russian Windows 7, and I have "Program Files" folder with the same name as in english version. But the problem was that it is 64-bit version of windows and player is installed to "Program Files (x86)" folder! At first installation i manualy foced it to install to "Program Files". But after each update player installs itself into "x86" folder, and then runs older version from "program files" which causes this errors.
What i have done is created windows junction point ('symlink') to make a relationship between 2 folders.
Run:
mklink /J "C:\Program Files\SignagePlayer" "C:\Program Files (x86)\SignagePlayer"
So I have a working installation in x86 folder, which should succesfully update, and a link to succesfully start the system.
2 jorapogu - I think this also should help you. Just make correct links with your folder names.
2 admin - NO windows version, except english, can be translated to another language.

[admin]

Thx for the info on synlink, it's a good tip!!!