Windows GMS2 opening with white screen for 3 secs then closed.

[Luigi1000]

Hey, I am having an issue as the title says whee game maker studio 2 opens its window with full white for 3 seconds then closes w/o freezing.
I have no idea what's going on and before anyone asks me, no there is no UI.log file in the programs folder for gms2 and I am running windows 8.1 64-bit system with more than the required specs.
Any help resolving the issue would help greatly.

 

[rIKmAN]

Hey, I am having an issue as the title says whee game maker studio 2 opens its window with full white for 3 seconds then closes w/o freezing.
I have no idea what's going on and before anyone asks me, no there is no UI.log file in the programs folder for gms2 and I am running windows 8.1 64-bit system with more than the required specs.
Any help resolving the issue would help greatly.

The ui.log file doesn't live in the GMS2 program / installation folder, it's in ProgramData.
On my Windows 10 machine that is at: C:\ProgramData\GameMakerStudio2

Have a check in there and see if there is one.

 

[Luigi1000]

The ui.log file doesn't live in the GMS2 program / installation folder, it's in ProgramData.
On my Windows 10 machine that is at: C:\ProgramData\GameMakerStudio2

Have a check in there and see if there is one.

Windows 8.1 does not have a "C:\ProgramData\" directorry only a "C:\Program Files\" of which in the subdirectory of "C:\Program Files\GameMaker Studio 2" it conains no file called "UI.log" and the only file with log in its name or extension is the file called "log4net.txt".

 

[rIKmAN]

Windows 8.1 does not have a "C:\ProgramData\" directorry only a "C:\Program Files\" of which in the subdirectory of "C:\Program Files\GameMaker Studio 2" it conains no file called "UI.log" and the only file with log in its name or extension is the file called "log4net.txt".

it's a hidden folder, so you'll need to enable "Show Hidden Files and Folders" in your explorer options.

Alternatively, click the Start Button and type "C:\ProgramData\" and hit enter and it should open the folder on your desktop.

 

[Zeralith]

The better way to do it is to type:

%programdata%

in your Start/Search/Cortana Bar and hit Enter.

What is actually happening here is in the Windows Registry, %programdata% will have a pointer to:

%systemdrive%\ProgramData

%systemdrive% is not always the C:\ drive.

There are a couple of reasons for doing it this way, which I can think of:

1. Again, it is very possible to install Windows on another drive that is not C:\ (which is very unusual) but is very possible. The drive where Windows is installed on, will also have ProgramData, Users, and Program Files installed on that same drive, by default. It could be "D:\ProgramData\" for example. Some Power Users and OEMs even can change all the linked stuff in the Windows Registry, to change the Windows drive letter, after the installation (this would be done in an offline mode with another OS or tools, side-by-side). Mostly, this would be done in some nutty shops that run Windows Servers and hope it's even one more layer of protection from things like Randomware.
   
   
2. If you are applying for an IT Job or taking a Microsoft Certification Exam, and they ask you this question (like in an interview or during the test), this will be the answer they are looking for.

 

[rIKmAN]

The better way to do it is to type:

%programdata%

in your Start/Search/Cortana Bar and hit Enter.

What is actually happening here is in the Windows Registry, %programdata% will have a pointer to:

%systemdrive%\ProgramData

%systemdrive% is not always the C:\ drive.

There are a couple of reasons for doing it this way, which I can think of:

1. Again, it is very possible to install Windows on another drive that is not C:\ (which is very unusual) but is very possible. The drive where Windows is installed on, will also have ProgramData, Users, and Program Files installed on that same drive, by default. It could be "D:\ProgramData\" for example. Some Power Users and OEMs even can change all the linked stuff in the Windows Registry, to change the Windows drive letter, after the installation (this would be done in an offline mode with another OS or tools, side-by-side). Mostly, this would be done in some nutty shops that run Windows Servers and hope it's even one more layer of protection from things like Randomware.
   
   
2. If you are applying for an IT Job or taking a Microsoft Certification Exam, and they ask you this question (like in an interview or during the test), this will be the answer they are looking for.

While you are 100% correct, he posted information above stating that his system drive was indeed C: so I felt no need to add another layer of confusion to the instructions by using environment variables and gave him his direct path to the folder.

In general use if you aren't sure what letter your system drive is though, yeah use %appdata%, %programdata% etc.