Second Life Forums Archive - Crash at start.

Emily Darrow

Builder For Hire

Join date: 15 Apr 2006

Posts: 101

02-08-2008 11:15

Seems the view will now crash on start. As too as I start the SL viewer it crashes. I checked out the bug reports and there are tons of crash on start report just posted in the last 24 hours. I'm using the RC viewer which works fine. Some seem to think it might be a URL hijack virus which it seems my virus scanner found last night just after I went to bed and right after I found I couldn't start up SL. I'm not sure is that's the case because my web browsers don't have that problem but then again I use Firefox..

Robot Foxley

Input Collector

Join date: 9 May 2007

Posts: 113

02-08-2008 12:09

Try reinstalling Second Life. Your anti-virus may have found something it 'believed' to be a virus which may have been a vital SL file.

http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php

Emily Darrow

Builder For Hire

Join date: 15 Apr 2006

Posts: 101

02-08-2008 12:44

Been there done that 3 times still crashes on start up. If the Java script hijack virus changed the registry for the URL connection to SL then the only way to fix it is find the REG and delete it or edit it back if that's what happened.

Kenbro Utu

Registered User

Join date: 26 Sep 2006

Posts: 483

02-08-2008 13:14

From: Emily Darrow

Been there done that 3 times still crashes on start up. If the Java script hijack virus changed the registry for the URL connection to SL then the only way to fix it is find the REG and delete it or edit it back if that's what happened.

I would suggest that you uninstall once again, then go to the second life folder in C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Application Data\SecondLife (for xp, other OS's may vary). This is where the cache and other files are stored, that do not get deleted when you uninstall. Delete the entire second life folder in that location and then install fresh again.

Crash at start.
Emily Darrow Builder For Hire Join date: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 101	02-08-2008 11:15 Seems the view will now crash on start. As too as I start the SL viewer it crashes. I checked out the bug reports and there are tons of crash on start report just posted in the last 24 hours. I'm using the RC viewer which works fine. Some seem to think it might be a URL hijack virus which it seems my virus scanner found last night just after I went to bed and right after I found I couldn't start up SL. I'm not sure is that's the case because my web browsers don't have that problem but then again I use Firefox..
Robot Foxley Input Collector Join date: 9 May 2007 Posts: 113	02-08-2008 12:09 Try reinstalling Second Life. Your anti-virus may have found something it 'believed' to be a virus which may have been a vital SL file. http://secondlife.com/community/downloads.php
Emily Darrow Builder For Hire Join date: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 101	02-08-2008 12:44 Been there done that 3 times still crashes on start up. If the Java script hijack virus changed the registry for the URL connection to SL then the only way to fix it is find the REG and delete it or edit it back if that's what happened.
Kenbro Utu Registered User Join date: 26 Sep 2006 Posts: 483	02-08-2008 13:14 From: Emily Darrow Been there done that 3 times still crashes on start up. If the Java script hijack virus changed the registry for the URL connection to SL then the only way to fix it is find the REG and delete it or edit it back if that's what happened. I would suggest that you uninstall once again, then go to the second life folder in C:\Documents and Settings\"user name"\Application Data\SecondLife (for xp, other OS's may vary). This is where the cache and other files are stored, that do not get deleted when you uninstall. Delete the entire second life folder in that location and then install fresh again.

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