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#1 Flying Dutchman

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Posted 24 January 2026 - 06:54 PM

PinballY! stopped starting up .. after double clicking the icon nothing happens ..

 

This is what the logfile states:

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Saturday 24 Januari 2026, 19:53:06: Session started
PinballY 1.1.0 (Beta 10), build 10086 (x64, 20241103-1939)

DOF (DirectOutput): initializing DOF client

DOF: creating DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6)
DOF: DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6) is not registered on this system; DOF will not be used for this session
+ Launching DOF surrogate process.  This is required because PinballY is running
  in 64-bit, and DOF is a 32-bit COM object.  Surrogate command line:
  >"E:\PinballY\Dof3264Surrogate.exe"  -parent_pid=14368 -clsid=e320b7d4-7a9b-4526-9629-31cf62107060

DOF: creating DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6)
DOF: DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6) is not registered on this system; DOF will not be used for this session

DOF (DirectOutput): initializing DOF client

DOF: creating DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6)
DOF: DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6) is not registered on this system; DOF will not be used for this session

DOF: creating DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6)
DOF: DOF COM object (a23bfdbc-9a8a-46c0-8672-60f23d54ffb6) is not registered on this system; DOF will not be used for this session

DOF: shutting down DOF client

Saturday 24 Januari 2026, 19:53:07: PinballY session ending
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All tables start up normally via the VPX 64-bits.exe.

 

Is there anyone that could help me with this .. I haven´t change anything lately to the PinballY! settings.

 

Thanks!

 

Cheers,

FD.


Edited by Flying Dutchman, 24 January 2026 - 07:13 PM.

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#2 licwip

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Posted 24 January 2026 - 08:42 PM

Not sure if I can help, but I don't see DOF showing up in my log file until I start a table, or when I exit PinballY (it gives DOF: Shutting Down DOF Client.)

 

In my settings.txt file, I have DOF .= 0. But that's just for PinballY not using DOF when I switch between tables. The tables themselves fire up DOF with no problem.

 

I'm running the same version of PinballY; hope a new update comes soon. 


Edited by licwip, 24 January 2026 - 08:43 PM.


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Posted 25 January 2026 - 03:37 AM

PinballY! stopped starting up .. after double clicking the icon nothing happens ..

 

 

 

You sure seem to be having a lot of trouble with your PinballY install (while our copies just keep working fine).

 

First you lost that config-file and now this.

 

Makes me wonder if maybe you have some other trouble with your system, like maybe Windows related or even a HDD/SSD problem? Have you read the SMART status of that drive recently?



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Posted 25 January 2026 - 09:29 AM

Thanks licwip & Tesla ..

 

I´ve checked and changed the DOF setting to 0, without result:

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Sunday 25 januari 2026, 10:18:01: Session started
PinballY 1.1.0 (Beta 10), build 10086 (x64, 20241103-1939)

DOF: shutting down DOF client

Sunday 25 januari 2026, 10:18:02: PinballY session ending
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No problem with my ssd either:

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E:\>wmic diskdrive get status
Status
OK
OK

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De- and re-installed PinballY! .. still the same problem.

 

Hope there´s someone out there having experienced the same, and comes up with another suggestion ..

 

Thanks again!

 

Cheers,

FD.

 

EDIT: All solved .. Thanks again!


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Posted 26 January 2026 - 06:24 PM

 

 

EDIT: All solved .. Thanks again!

 

Good-work.

 

What was the fix after all?



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Posted 27 January 2026 - 06:50 AM

 

 

 

EDIT: All solved .. Thanks again!

 

Good-work.

 

What was the fix after all?

 

Reinstalled PinballY!, and as a result it was set back to default settings ..

 

Cheers,

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