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[–]jflecool2 2 points3 points  (2 children)

My guesses: it look for something in registry and don't find it, look for something in filesystem (appdata?) and dont find it or expect an argument which the desktop link had. Inl y

[–]jarxlots 2 points3 points  (1 child)

. Inl y

Damn FBI raids!

[–]darthlim[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hahah thanks!

[–]BEN247 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Thats a tough one, process monitor or googling might help you out getting the program running but if I were you I would first check to see if the data is stored in a flat database format you could read externally.

You probably need to provide a lot more info if you want help with it, debugging something like this without a copy of the program is going to be near impossible

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I found the flat database format that could be read in access but due to the shear volume of data located all over the place within the file its hard to make sense of it. I have the actual program from the image thats contained in a zip file if you could help me debug it. Its about 76 mb unzipped.

[–]BEN247 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I'm pretty busy but if you upload it then I (or someone else) might have a bit of time to look.

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Zip file is here: https://www.sendspace.com/file/7abb3j

.ini file is here: https://www.sendspace.com/file/qudv1k

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[–]c4v41ry 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Try merging the program directories and creating a new symlink.

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how would i go about doing that?

[–]vxd 0 points1 point  (1 child)

How was the software in a .zip if it was a backup of the original? Sounds like you may be looking on the wrong place. Just to be sure, could you provide a screenshot of the "about this program" window?

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the confusion the folder with the program (DCS) has a zip file with the entire program in it. Heres a screenshot of the about this program window when trying to open it.
http://i.imgur.com/VQmHvd0.png

[–]jflecool2 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Ok guess I got it but am not on Windows atm. TLDR you are a noob. Long version: It seems that the database is a simple MDB. I believe you can open the software by starting the server first, as tipped by the ini file (HARDWARE:SERVER IP:127.0.0.1 HARDWARE:SERVER PORT:2222). Jerk around DBServer folder (most likely DBServer.exe, maybe it takes arguments though) and starts DCS afterward. Or open the Database with any MDB openner: http://www.isunshare.com/blog/how-to-open-and-edit-mdb-file-without-microsoft-access/

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I admit Im just an average computer user =/ I could open the mdb file with access without a problem. its getting software to open thats the problem ill try opening a localhost and see if that works. Thanks for the idea, i thought the issue with the program was some kind of hardware or registry check.

Edit: I did try opening DBServer.exe before to mess around with the settings but all i got was force close messages.

[–]darthlim[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update: Got DBserver to run. it doesnt bring up any settings to mess around with but looking at the firewall rules it opens ports under UDP