I can’t start up “GameGuru MAX Beta Three – 071020” as it always crashes during startup.
I can install it, set the desktop shortcut to run as admin and launch the program. But then this happens:

1: Opens up a white blank window for 1-2 sekunds.
2: Small window pops up named “Path Cannot Be Found” containing the text “Path:Files”. I click its “OK”.

3: Small window pops up named “Error” containing the text “Runtime Error: 8003 ()”


Setting vrmode=0 does nothing.
Setting to run as admin and Windows 8 does nothing.
I install to C:\GameGuruMAX\Max\GameGuruMAX.exe and also tried other places.

Does anyone know a solution?

DxDiag.txt attached

Your running Windows 10 right ?
Did Beta 2 run ok ?
Try installing to the default path see what happens.

Windows 10 Home 64-bit (10.0, Build 18363) (18362.19h1_release.190318-1202)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650
Integrated card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600.

Does your Nvidia card is updated? The last one was on 8/13/2020 at 02:43:01, though.

I have just:
1. Updated to latest Nvidea driver (457.30)
2. Deleted every trace of any GG Max files that I could find on my PC.
3. New clean and default dir install of GG Max
4. Set vrmode=0 (after giving myself some permission)
5. Marked the program to always start as admin
6. Run GG Max from the desktop icon.
Same error happens
I can say that the dir “GameGuruApps” is a total of 0 bytes, but has an empty GameGuruMAX dir.
I remember that I was able to run the very first version of GG Max. But I at least know that I cannot run version 2 or 3.
:-(

Try this one.

@Frostion

I could be wrong but i think you have OneDrive backing up your 'My Documents' folder what you are describing is a permissions issue for your 'Users' folder.

Default windows 10 install with a Microsoft Account will automatically setup OneDrive to backup your personal folders, turn the backup off and try again.

@GraPhiX
I hate OneDrive >:-( I never asked for it. Can you please tell me how to turn this backup-ing off?

@3com
I will try the "MAX CPU Spikes Possible FIX" also

Right click on the OneDrive icon, bottom right near your clock, choose settings, click on the backup tab then choose manage backup untick the 'Documents' and any other folder you don't want on OneDrive.

The synchronisation of you my documents to the cloud will upset MAX, the folder will eventually be available but MAX expects it to be there when you run it .

As far as I can see I have no OneDrive on my PC anymore. I can’t find any trace of it, not even in Programs and Features. I probably had it removed from my PC all together via a third party program.

I can’t see why GG Max developers would make their program dependent on a stupid feature like OneDrive?

So what could the problem then be?

MAX is NOT dependant on OneDrive, Microsoft OneDrive is a part of Windows 10 Install.

By default if you sign into windows with a Microsoft account OneDrive will set itself up to backup your 'user' folder this includes pictures, documents and desktop, I have seen applications that use the 'Documents' folder fail because of the 'live' synch of said backup folder, Photoshop, Visual Studio, Quiel Suite....etc to name a few any app that puts a large amount of data in any of the folders while the program is running can have hiccups waiting for OneDrive to synchronise.

This may or may not be your issue i was just pushing the idea out there to help you diagnose your particular issue.
Like i said from the beginning it looks like a permissions issue, it looks as though MAX cannot find or write data to your 'Documents' folder.

Doesnt it give you a Log file in the root folder ?

@synchromesh @GraPhiX @3com
Thanks for your help and effort. I fixed the problem by reinstalling windows. Now I can open up the beta GG Max client.