Version 0.11.3 won't start on Windows

[Oylex]

(I can't take any screenshot, because the app never shows up.)

So when I launch the app, I see in the Task Manager that it starts and closes immediately.

I found a workaround, in the Boostnote install directory C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost, there is also a directory for the previous version (0.11.2), this one works, but you have to launch it directly from that exe or a shortcut to it, it won't work if you pin it to the taskbar.

This is the squirrel log of the first launch:

2018-03-28 11:13:58> Program: Starting Squirrel Updater: --createShortcut Boostnote.exe
2018-03-28 11:13:58> ApplyReleasesImpl: About to create shortcuts for Boostnote.exe, rootAppDir C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost
2018-03-28 11:13:58> ApplyReleasesImpl: Creating shortcut for Boostnote.exe => C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MAISIN&CO., Inc.\Boostnote.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: About to save shortcut: C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MAISIN&CO., Inc.\Boostnote.lnk (target C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\Boostnote.exe, workingDir C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\app-0.11.2, args , toastActivatorCSLID 2478f3fa-2422-5e13-b668-0a2a64a8cf2d)
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Creating shortcut for Boostnote.exe => C:\Users\Joel\Desktop\Boostnote.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: About to save shortcut: C:\Users\Joel\Desktop\Boostnote.lnk (target C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\Boostnote.exe, workingDir C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\app-0.11.2, args , toastActivatorCSLID 2478f3fa-2422-5e13-b668-0a2a64a8cf2d)
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Adobe Illustrator CC 2015.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Android Studio.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: File Explorer.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Chrome.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: notepad++.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: PhpStorm.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Sourcetree.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Visual Studio 2017.lnk
2018-03-28 11:13:59> ApplyReleasesImpl: Examining Pin: Windows PowerShell.lnk
2018-03-28 11:14:11> Program: Starting Squirrel Updater: --checkForUpdate https://github.com/BoostIO/boost-releases/releases/download/v0.11.3
2018-03-28 11:14:11> Program: Fetching update information, downloading from https://github.com/BoostIO/boost-releases/releases/download/v0.11.3
2018-03-28 11:14:11> CheckForUpdateImpl: Generated new staging user ID: 60c573a3-a8cf-5a9e-8e13-f32c1b47638a
2018-03-28 11:14:11> CheckForUpdateImpl: Downloading RELEASES file from https://github.com/BoostIO/boost-releases/releases/download/v0.11.3
2018-03-28 11:14:11> FileDownloader: Downloading url: https://github.com/BoostIO/boost-releases/releases/download/v0.11.3/RELEASES?id=boost&localVersion=0.11.2&arch=amd64
2018-03-28 11:14:12> UpdateInfo: Couldn't get release notes for:boost-0.11.3-full.nupkg: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\packages\boost-0.11.3-full.nupkg'.
File name: 'C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost\packages\boost-0.11.3-full.nupkg'
   at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
   at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
   at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share)
   at NuGet.ZipPackage.<>c__DisplayClass9_0.<.ctor>b__0()
   at NuGet.ZipPackage.EnsureManifest()
   at NuGet.ZipPackage..ctor(String filePath, Boolean enableCaching)
   at Squirrel.ReleaseEntry.GetReleaseNotes(String packageDirectory)
   at Squirrel.UpdateInfo.<FetchReleaseNotes>b__19_0(ReleaseEntry x)

[Rokt33r]

It seems some processes of boostnote still alive. Could you try it again after restarting your pc?

[aaronh86]

I have the same problem. After update, I received a VCRUNTIME140.dll missing error. Then, after installing the C++ runtime library it asked, I get no error, but it doesn't open. I restarted the PC without any change.

[Oylex]

if it helps, I wasn't prompted for that dll, but I have visual studio installed

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[Rokt33r]

Could you discard everything in C:\Users\Joel\AppData\Local\boost and reinstall the app again?

Btw, I'd very rarely experienced the problem with bad internet connection.

[Oylex]

@Rokt33r Still doesn't work. Are there logs somewhere beside the updater's log?

[i-give-up]

Same problem here. Win 8.1 64-bit.

I was mucking around with procmon and noticed that 0.11.3 is missing the electron.asar file, i.e. it's not in the %localappdata%/boost/app-0.11.3/resources directory.

I renamed the electron.asar for the older version 0.11.2 just to see what happens and that caused 0.11.2 to not start. That version starts fine otherwise.

So I'm guessing the missing electron.asar have something to do with 0.11.3 not starting.

[Oylex]

It's working again for me with 0.11.4

Good Job!

[dozmus]

Having this issue on 0.11.5 (windows 10 x64), however 0.11.4 works fine.

[w33zy]

Having this issue on 0.11.5 (Windows 10 x64)

[FunkMonkey]

Having this issue on 0.11.6 and 0.11.7 (Windows 10 x64).
0.11.5 works fine!

[Update]
The following files are missing in 0.11.6 and 0.11.7 (but I have them in 0.11.5). Boostnote though doesn't start when I copy them in...

• views_resources_200_percent.pak
• snapshot_blob.bin
• squirrel.exe
• SquirrelSetup.log
• ucrtbase.dll
• ui_resources_200_percent.pak
• vcruntime140.dll