Launcher refusing to be deleted/be interacted with.

[FailcopterWes]

After experiencing the "checking for updates" bug a few others have noticed, I decided to just straight up delete my KSP 0.90 folder and download 1.0. But the Launcher refuses to be deleted, claiming it is running somewhere on the computer. I checked the processes in task manager and there is nothing KSP related running there. Any ideas how to get around this?

[TheMoonRover]

That's not specific to KSP, but it happens sometimes. Oddly enough I had the same problem trying to delete the folder containing KSP 0.25 (I always keep the previous update)

There are a few things that might work:

1) Wait, and come back later.

2) Close all open programs, then in Task Manager, end the task "Windows Explorer" and wait until it reloads the desktop.

3) Or failing that, log off then log back in again (or reboot)

[FailcopterWes]

That's not specific to KSP, but it happens sometimes. Oddly enough I had the same problem trying to delete the folder containing KSP 0.25 (I always keep the previous update)

There are a few things that might work:

1) Wait, and come back later.

2) Close all open programs, then in Task Manager, end the task "Windows Explorer" and wait until it reloads the desktop.

3) Or failing that, log off then log back in again (or reboot)

Unfortunately, none of that seems to have worked (there wasn't even a windows explorer task up in Task Manager)

Thanks for trying though.

[SilverWarior]

I don't think that logging of or killing the Windows GUI (Explorer) will solve this. So instead I recoemnd restarting the whole computer.

Now if that doesen't help you could go and download a small program called Unlocker which is capable of forcing Windows to release the handle to just about nay file and therefore alows you to delete that file even if Windows would not allow you to do this othervise.

WARNING!

I recoemnd payins psecial atention of which file do you delete with that program as you can actually delete critical system files and thus crashes your system.

[sal_vager]

It is called Launcher in the task manager, that may be why you were unable to find it, also it should be killed when you reboot your PC anyway

[FailcopterWes]

I don't think that logging of or killing the Windows GUI (Explorer) will solve this. So instead I recoemnd restarting the whole computer.

Now if that doesen't help you could go and download a small program called Unlocker which is capable of forcing Windows to release the handle to just about nay file and therefore alows you to delete that file even if Windows would not allow you to do this othervise.

WARNING!

I recoemnd payins psecial atention of which file do you delete with that program as you can actually delete critical system files and thus crashes your system.

This worked, thanks.

[Cdr_Zeta]

Hello,

I dont use check for updates...is it worth it because any updates = hotfixes or patches...is there a sticky for this because I never seen one.

Cmdr Zeta