EDProfiler - A New Display Switcher/Robust Settings Profiler/Switcher/Detector!

[Greyheart]

I have just started using EDProfiles and it is a useful app, thanks drkaii.

I have one question. Each time I launch ED from the 2D Settings profile it also starts up steam VR, even though I have VR/3D set to Off. Is this intentional and can this behaviour be turned off?

This would be OK but the sound is also routed through to my VR headset, which isn't ideal as there are times when I would want to run ED without VR.

 

[Alec Turner]

I have just started using EDProfiles and it is a useful app, thanks Dr Kaii.

I have one question. Each time I launch ED from the 2D Settings profile it also starts up steam VR, even though I have VR/3D set to Off. Is this intentional and can this behaviour be turned off?

This would be OK but the sound is also routed through to my VR headset, which isn't ideal as there are times when I would want to run ED without VR.

For what it's worth, just last week I found a solution to this (I had the exact same problem - very annoying since SteamVR then steals the focus away from the ED window). Basically you can make a copy of your Elite: Dangerous desktop shortcut for non-VR use and then edit its properties and stick "/novr" on the end of the target command line. I guess if you stuck that new modified command into a ".bat" file then you could invoke that batch file directly from your 2D profile.

 

[drkaii]

Thanks Alec. That's your solution, it's nothing to do with EDProfiler

Golgot email me your entire graphics folder as well as all your profiles and I'll figure it out

kaii@dr.com

 

[Greyheart]

For what it's worth, just last week I found a solution to this (I had the exact same problem - very annoying since SteamVR then steals the focus away from the ED window). Basically you can make a copy of your Elite: Dangerous desktop shortcut for non-VR use and then edit its properties and stick "/novr" on the end of the target command line. I guess if you stuck that new modified command into a ".bat" file then you could invoke that batch file directly from your 2D profile.

Perfect, I'll give that a try. Thanks Alec.

 

[Greyheart]

drkaii, not sure how best to phrase this, I guess it's a feature request

I have found the paths.xml file in the EDL directory and I am wondering if you could add a second launcher statement for the 2D profile, i.e. if VR / 3D is set to off, with the '/novr' switch appended to it? The launch button could then be configured to call the one that applies to the profile being launched.

 

[drkaii]

drkaii, not sure how best to phrase this, I guess it's a feature request

I have found the paths.xml file in the EDL directory and I am wondering if you could add a second launcher statement for the 2D profile, i.e. if VR / 3D is set to off, with the '/novr' switch appended to it? The launch button could then be configured to call the one that applies to the profile being launched.

I am already planning a way to set the launcher to whatever you like but I can't really add a functionality to give it two different options, that's just getting too specific and messy. Why not add the shortcut to the custom files of the VR profile and launch by hitting Apply?

 

[Greyheart]

I am already planning a way to set the launcher to whatever you like but I can't really add a functionality to give it two different options, that's just getting too specific and messy. Why not add the shortcut to the custom files of the VR profile and launch by hitting Apply?

Duh! I had completely overlooked that setting, wrongly assuming it was another display option. Now I know what Alec was referring too when he said create a batch file, etc.

That works for me and for those that are interested in doing the same, here is the full syntax for the batch file command. I am using start to close the batch file after it has called EDLaunch. You'll need to replace the path in bold, so it is correct for your system.

start "C:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Elite Dangerous\EDLaunch.exe" /novr

As drkaii has stated this only works if you click the Apply button, which then runs the batch file and launches the game without VR. If you use the the Launch Elite button it still launches the game with VR. That's fine for now as it means you can launch with or without VR from within EDP.

 

[drkaii]

So I've hit a bit of a snag, I can't update EDProfiler anymore. Its "test" certificate expired. When I started coding I knew nothing about such things so I never prepared for it. I don't think I can fix this without breaking the ability to update EDProfiler but very happy to hear suggestions.

The exact error is:

(fyi this might not be the exact error, this is what I get first time opening Visual Studio after reinstalling windows, but this is in a similar vein to what I saw before)

Any help is welcome, otherwise I might need to release it down a new channel, after I make a new certificate. Please note, before helping, that I'm still not going to open source the code but if someone genuinely knows how to fix it I can definitely give them access, or even teamviewer into my PC.

 

[MrWhippy]

So I've hit a bit of a snag, I can't update EDProfiler anymore. Its "test" certificate expired. When I started coding I knew nothing about such things so I never prepared for it. I don't think I can fix this without breaking the ability to update EDProfiler but very happy to hear suggestions.

The exact error is:

http://i.imgur.com/EjFBwni.jpg

(fyi this might not be the exact error, this is what I get first time opening Visual Studio after reinstalling windows, but this is in a similar vein to what I saw before)

Any help is welcome, otherwise I might need to release it down a new channel, after I make a new certificate. Please note, before helping, that I'm still not going to open source the code but if someone genuinely knows how to fix it I can definitely give them access, or even teamviewer into my PC.

I don't really know anything about VisualStudio/dev stuff, but I do work in IT, so am familiar with certificates etc.

Are you sure your cert expired?, it sounds like you probably lost the cert you had installed when you re-installed your OS.
The message in VisualStudio appears to be referencing a pfx file, which is what an exported cert would be in, and if that cert includes the private key this file would be password protected. So I'm guessing you did export the cert you were using before, is VisualStudio giving you the password prompt to "unlock" the pfx file?

If you have the pfx file, you should be able to import the cert into your new OS by double clicking it and typing in the password when asked - whether this will help with the VisualStudio bit I don't know.

Might be worth checking out this link on how to extend a cert even if it has expired, there is also a comment on that page which sounds like what you are having (comment from author on Feb 13 2010).

 

[drkaii]

hi this issue came up a few months before I did the PC wipe. I think I deleted the old pfx file, not sure if I can get it back...I'll have a look at your link though, thanks!

 

[drkaii]

I don't really know anything about VisualStudio/dev stuff, but I do work in IT, so am familiar with certificates etc.

Are you sure your cert expired?, it sounds like you probably lost the cert you had installed when you re-installed your OS.
The message in VisualStudio appears to be referencing a pfx file, which is what an exported cert would be in, and if that cert includes the private key this file would be password protected. So I'm guessing you did export the cert you were using before, is VisualStudio giving you the password prompt to "unlock" the pfx file?

If you have the pfx file, you should be able to import the cert into your new OS by double clicking it and typing in the password when asked - whether this will help with the VisualStudio bit I don't know.

Might be worth checking out this link on how to extend a cert even if it has expired, there is also a comment on that page which sounds like what you are having (comment from author on Feb 13 2010).

YOU ARE THE BEST!

I work in IT too but you are clearly my superior, teach me all you know master!

You have no idea how much googling I did wrt this but you hit the nail on the head first time. Well done man, I've updated EDP, although I can't even remember what is in the update lol, I'll try and figure it out and publish some info

Thanks again, can I buy you a beer?

EDIT: False alarm, program was crashing straight after update. At the moment I don't know if that's because of the program itself or something to do with this certificate thing (strongly assume the former). I'll have to investigate.

EDITEDIT: Working again, thanks again, legend

 

[MrWhippy]

YOU ARE THE BEST!

I work in IT too but you are clearly my superior, teach me all you know master!

You have no idea how much googling I did wrt this but you hit the nail on the head first time. Well done man, I've updated EDP, although I can't even remember what is in the update lol, I'll try and figure it out and publish some info

Thanks again, can I buy you a beer?

EDIT: False alarm, program was crashing straight after update. At the moment I don't know if that's because of the program itself or something to do with this certificate thing (strongly assume the former). I'll have to investigate.

EDITEDIT: Working again, thanks again, legend

No problem dude, glad I could help.

As a recent user of your app (picked up a rift in the summer sale), I'm happy you got your issue sorted!!

 

[Sphinx2k]

here is the full syntax for the batch file command. I am using start to close the batch file after it has called EDLaunch. You'll need to replace the path in bold, so it is correct for your system.

start "C:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Elite Dangerous\EDLaunch.exe" /novr

I was getting Invalid switch - "/novr" error with the above in a batch so I had to use an extra "" at the start to avoid path issues, which works if anyone else needs:

e.g:

start "" "D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Elite Dangerous\EDLaunch.exe" /novr

 

[Greyheart]

My ED Profiler has stopped working, yet I've changed nothing since it last worked OK.

I am getting a Microsoft .NET Framework error - "Unhandled exception has occured in your application message.... ".",hexidecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 1, position 1."

I have tried removing my profiles, uninstalling and reinstalling using the light and full installs without success - still get the same error.

 

[Wasp0]

So I've hit a bit of a snag, I can't update EDProfiler anymore. Its "test" certificate expired. When I started coding I knew nothing about such things so I never prepared for it. I don't think I can fix this without breaking the ability to update EDProfiler but very happy to hear suggestions.

The exact error is:

http://i.imgur.com/EjFBwni.jpg

(fyi this might not be the exact error, this is what I get first time opening Visual Studio after reinstalling windows, but this is in a similar vein to what I saw before)

Any help is welcome, otherwise I might need to release it down a new channel, after I make a new certificate. Please note, before helping, that I'm still not going to open source the code but if someone genuinely knows how to fix it I can definitely give them access, or even teamviewer into my PC.

Hi DrKaii,

I asume you have sorted the updating ED Profiler, as my version updated this morning, but i can't see any updates notes on here or the site. Indeed sir, have you updated EDP?.

My latest Windows update (last night) did some funny things when i booted this morning, like completely remove ED Engineer from my system, alter my Voicemeeter settings and gawd knows what other yet undiscovered things it has wrecked.

So was it an Official DrKaii update or is it part of the unauthorised windows update playing with my system?

 

[Greyheart]

Hi DrKaii,

I asume you have sorted the updating ED Profiler, as my version updated this morning, but i can't see any updates notes on here or the site. Indeed sir, have you updated EDP?.

My latest Windows update (last night) did some funny things when i booted this morning, like completely remove ED Engineer from my system, alter my Voicemeeter settings and gawd knows what other yet undiscovered things it has wrecked.

So was it an Official DrKaii update or is it part of the unauthorised windows update playing with my system?

That's interesting and slightly worrying as I also had some strange things happen following the issue I posted about earlier, mostly steam related. The biggest was losing all of my Steam VR settings and having to reinstall and setup VR again. As a result I've uninstalled EDP for now.

 

[leeG]

Hi DrKaii,

I asume you have sorted the updating ED Profiler, as my version updated this morning, but i can't see any updates notes on here or the site. Indeed sir, have you updated EDP?.

My latest Windows update (last night) did some funny things when i booted this morning, like completely remove ED Engineer from my system, alter my Voicemeeter settings and gawd knows what other yet undiscovered things it has wrecked.

So was it an Official DrKaii update or is it part of the unauthorised windows update playing with my system?

That's interesting and slightly worrying as I also had some strange things happen following the issue I posted about earlier, mostly steam related. The biggest was losing all of my Steam VR settings and having to reinstall and setup VR again. As a result I've uninstalled EDP for now.

I had an odd system glitch myself yesterday. Turned on my computer and when I launched EDProfiler, it said an update was available, so I clicked update. Then when I launched T.A.R.G.E.T, my dual joysticks profile was corrupted. Whoops. Checked the joysticks and USB devices and all the hardware was ok. So went into program trouble shooting mode which first step is undo my last change. Deleted EDProfiler using the Windows delete utility and rebooted. On reboot got a “Windows preparing update, don’t turn off your computer” message. What? I didn’t know there was a Windows update. Which ran for on hour until I forced quit. Rebooted again and system started normally, but T.A.R.G.T. was still hosed. Deleted and reinstalled T.A.R.G.E.T. which fixed the joysticks problem. Reinstalled EDProfiler and now all programs were playing nice with each other. Launched Elite and all was right with the world, err, I mean galaxy.

The Windows updating message is what throws me for a loop. I didn’t think there was an update coming in, nor should one have affected either EDProfiler or T.A.R.G.E.T.

Strange. Must be Thargoids.

 

[drkaii]

There was an EDProfiler update, but no patch notes, sorry for the confusion! I basically made quite a few changes during the time when I couldn't update it and forgot to write down what they were lol

and I've forgot. But you got them! I'm sure they were good.... (one of them is right clicking on the launch button, try it)

Greyheart, email me your graphics folder: kaii@dr.com

 

[Wasp0]

There was an EDProfiler update, but no patch notes, sorry for the confusion! I basically made quite a few changes during the time when I couldn't update it and forgot to write down what they were lol

and I've forgot. But you got them! I'm sure they were good.... (one of them is right clicking on the launch button, try it)

Greyheart, email me your graphics folder: kaii@dr.com

Thanks DrKaii

 

[Greyheart]

Greyheart, email me your graphics folder: kaii@dr.com

All done.