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[Bug]: Installation freezes Windows 10 #2487

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glocalglocal opened this issue Dec 17, 2024 · 22 comments
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[Bug]: Installation freezes Windows 10 #2487

glocalglocal opened this issue Dec 17, 2024 · 22 comments
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@glocalglocal
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Installation Method

Local Installation

The Problem

I tried to install Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe (v0.36.3 on Windows 10) for the first time. Installation freezes at 90%. The popup displays the message:

Initializing Stirling-PDF
Stirling-PDF
Finalising startup...
90%

If I terminate and start C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Stirling-PDF\Stirling-PDF.exe it tries to continue from where it stopped and freezes again.

If I run the downloaded Stirling-PDF-win-installer.exe again, it offers to repair the installation, and in the end I get the same freeze at 90% as above.

Version of Stirling-PDF

0.36.3

Last Working Version of Stirling-PDF

Docker and portable 0.36.0

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@dosubot dosubot bot added the needs investigation Issues that require further investigation label Dec 17, 2024
@Ludy87 Ludy87 changed the title [Bug]: [Bug]: Installation freezes Windows 10 Dec 17, 2024
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Ludy87 commented Dec 17, 2024

Hi @glocalglocal can you please provide the info.log from the path C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Stirling-PDF\logs?

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glocalglocal commented Dec 18, 2024

Upgraded to 0.36.4 and problem persists. info.log attached.
info.log

EDIT: I can access Stirling PDF on the localhost but the error message above remains on the screen.

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HerveKr commented Dec 20, 2024

Same for me .... Blocked at 90% on 2 Windows 11 Pcs

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Are you running any anti viruses?

I have tested this on 5 windows machines and it works on all
So trying to see what you have in common

Anti virus:
Admin/guest account:
Changed install path yes/no

Whatever else you can think of that might differentiate you from other windows users

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HerveKr commented Dec 20, 2024

Use MalwareBytes and ad guard ... and Microsoft defender
yesterday tested with ad guard on but disable , same pb

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I use the Windows AV but only on-demand. I run as admin and haven't changed the default installation path.

I don't see anything relevant in the Windows Events log.

I have the docker version installed and the portable version. Both work fine but the docker version won't work if I use the default port 8080. 8081, 8082 work OK.

The docker version sees the applications for conversion to docx and compression. The install and portable versions don't, but I am guessing that's by design.

I don't see anything unusual about my setup.

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https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/releases/download/v0.36.5/Stirling-PDF-test.exe
Can you see if this version results in anything extra? i have added some logs

@Frooodle
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You will need to uninstall the old version first (should show up in add/remove apps/programs on windows)

@HerveKr
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HerveKr commented Dec 20, 2024

Yesss this one is one , continue after 90% and see
image

A big Thanks

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very odd... i didnt add anything to fix this! I only added more logs to investigate the issue....

Will remain a mystery.... Well will push this in next release anyway :) thanks!

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HerveKr commented Dec 20, 2024

lol will test this on other pc in 24h

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Perhaps the issue is resolved by uninstalling and reinstalling somehow

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HerveKr commented Dec 20, 2024

Tested on a second PC : blocked yesterday and uninstall yesterday :
On this too , it's Ok Now (first open in admin, Ok and after in user mode Ok too)

Dont know why lol
Big thanks

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Frooodle commented Dec 20, 2024

@glocalglocal how is it your side? can you try that new version
and also see if it shows anything new in info.log

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HerveKr commented Dec 21, 2024

For information : this morning tested on a 3nd PC
Classical exe : ask me for firewall windows (local and not locally) , accept , and finally after install block at 90%
Test version : dont ask me for firewall , and directly Ok
Perhaps something to see with firewall

@glocalglocal
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The test version completed OK here too. If there is nothing substantively different with this, then there is still an issue that is hit and miss. HerveKr and I were affected once and reported it. Others may not report it.

I see the install version doesn't do compress and convert to docx. If that's how it is designed to be, I will have to go back to the full docker version anyway which uses ghostscript and LibreOffice for these features.

@BloodyKitchen
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I got the same situation during installation,initializing stuck in 90% even if I uninstall and reinstall can't resolve this problem,and I using the test version it finally work out.

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pehamu commented Dec 24, 2024

I had the same issue with the regular Windows installer on a Win 11 laptop. Uninstalled, rebooted, reinstalled, same problem. Tried the test version... installation completed, but then when I started up the program, I get an alert that says "Failed to launch JVM"...
Hope someone can help. Thanks!
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@pehamu any extra info in logs folder
from the path C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Stirling-PDF\logs?

Also can you open CMD and run java --version just for curiosity

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pehamu commented Dec 25, 2024 via email

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Seems logs didn't attach via the GitHub email reply

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pehamu commented Dec 25, 2024

Seems logs didn't attach via the GitHub email reply

info.log
invalid-auths.log

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