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    Issue with AlienFX

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Momiji1, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. Momiji1

    Momiji1 Notebook Geek

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    Hey~ I was playing around with a program called Cacheman~ which seems to have been a bad choice on my part, since after running what is supposed to optimize cache usage caused a problem with alienfx. Everytime I try to start it up I get a long message as follows:
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    System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.ObjectFactory' threw an exception. ---> System.Management.ManagementException: Not supported
       at System.Management.ManagementException.ThrowWithExtendedInfo(ManagementStatus errorCode)
       at System.Management.ManagementEventWatcher.Start()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.HIDDeviceWatcherClass.HidDeviceInsertedWatcher()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.HIDDeviceWatcherClass.Start()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.APIClass.RegisterForWatcherEvents()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.ObjectFactory.newApiClass()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.ObjectFactory..cctor()
       --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.ObjectFactory.NewAlienFXCapabilityDevice()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Communication.PID0x512.Classes.AlienFXCapabilityDeviceRepository.get_Instance()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.DeviceDiscovery.Classes.AlienFXDeviceDiscoveryService.DiscoverDeviceFor(AlienFXDeviceSetupInfo deviceSetupInfo)
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Tools.Classes.ObjectFactory.newCommunicationServiceClass()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Tools.Classes.ObjectFactory.NewCommunicationServiceFirmwareExtended()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Tester.TesterMainForm..ctor()
       at AlienLabs.AlienFX.Tester.App.AppStartup(Object sender, StartupEventArgs args)
    I tried uninstalling and reinstalling command center and the result is the same. Anyone have any clue what got messed up and what I need to fix? Thanks :p

    Edit: hah looks like I fixed the problem myself by simply doing a system restore. On a side note is cacheman or programs like it something worth using?
     
  2. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    it disables the Alienfx system process/exception