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Because I have not much time, this quick message.

Version: 0.5.0 RC6
OS: Windows XP SP3
Install-type: Windows Installer
Firewall Software: XP SP3 Firewall
Are you using IPV6? no
Is the issue reproducible? yes

SABnzb keeps coming with the wizard. I already did a deinstallation and reinstall.

More info later...

Beceause SABnzb did not start automaticly when Windows starts, I thought to add a link to the startup folder myself. But I wouldn't want the browser to popup.

So I tested: "C:\Program Files\SABnzbd\SABnzbd.exe" -d

This did nothing... After opening a browser window and typed the normal URL, a page not found message appears.

Then I started: "C:\Program Files\SABnzbd\SABnzbd.exe"

Also nothing happened. But when I browse to the SABnzbd url, the setup wizard pops up. After filling step 5, the wizard tells me I'm done. But when I click the button 'Go to SABnzbd', the wizard re-appears.

The settings does still exist: 'C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\sabnzbd\sabnzb.ini'

I already did a complete reinstall of SABnzbd... this did not help.

What can I do?

If you use the -d option, you MUST use the -f option too.
In this case you should not use -d, this is for people
running SABnzbd as a Windows service.

Hello Shypike,

So I read.

But when I now start SABnzbd without the -d option, nothing happens. Even no browserwindow pops up.

I killed the program, tried again. Same thing.

But when I manually go to the url only the wizard appears.

Could it be the config INI is unknown because of the -d option only.

I will try to use the -f option, pointing it to the standard location.

What causes the wizard to popup?? The ini is in the standard folder.

Reinstalled to version RC6 again.

Run: "C:\Program Files\SABnzbd\SABnzbd.exe" -f "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\sabnzbd\sabnzbd.ini"

The wizard appears.

After filling in all the fields, 'SABnzbd herstart nu...' (SABnzbd restarting now...)

Then again the wizard starts.

@pair of dimes
Already tried with no flags (see my second post).

After I used the -d option once, It's a mess. I can't get rid of the Wizard pages anymore. I don't get it.

Reïnstalled SABnzb several times with no luck. Every time SABnzb is started, the Wizard a appears.

What causes SABnzb to start the Wizard page in stead of showing the program itself? The INI file is in place and is a backup from yesterday (when it was still working fine). Is there some other setting somewhere to tell SABnzbd to display the wizard???

Now I think about it... I thing I never had this Wizard pages ever in previous releases.

Help!

Got it working... pfwew 

Searched the registry and all filenames with 'SABnzb' in it and deleted them all.

After a fresh installation, and one wizard configuration, it is back to normal 

I have the same problem as creatox. The wizard keeps coming after the installation.
I searched the registry for SABnzb and deleted everything related to it. That did not help for me.

SABnzb worked a few month ago. However I can't reinstall as the wizard keeps popping up.
Any ideas?


Version: 0.5.4
OS: Windows 7 x64
Install-type: Windows Installer
Firewall Software: no software firewall
Are you using IPV6? sometimes
Is the issue reproducible? yes

Open a command prompt and type:
"c:\program files (x86)\SABnzbd\SABnzbd-console.exe"

Check the output in the window for error messages.

All I see is INFO-messages in the cmd window. :-(

It should say where it writes the sabnzbd.ini file.

It could be that you encountered one of those rare situations where SABnzbd
cannot get your user profile info from Windows.
There is a work-around.
Assuming you start SABnzbd using the desktop icon, open the properties of this icon.
In the box labeled "Target", add this behind the path to SABnzbd:
-f d:\usenet
Replace d:\usenet with a path suitable for your system.
All working folders will be inside this folder instead of in your profile and "My Documents".

That did not work, either.

This is where SABnzbd usually writes the working folders after I complete the wizard: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\sabnzbd

Choosing a different working folder with the -f option worked, the wizard keeps coming anyway.

You need to start SABnzbd with the -f option every time.

Was a sabnzbd.ini file created?
What is in it? Check for a [servers] section.

For some reason the [servers] section was missing, so I just copy&pasted it from my notebook and it works now.

Thanks for your help, you're awesome.