LeatherGryphon said:

kyoto kid said:

...that's why I left north central Wisconsin 41 years ago (and I was much younger then)...

What a coincidence, so was I.

Congratulations for volunteering for another ride around the Sun. 

"But I was so much older then

I'm younger than that now..." 

To keep it short, new PC with Windows 11 Pro. Daz Install Manager crashes every time I attempt to open it Windows Event view is pointing at LIBEAY32.DLL library as the suspected file. I would not worry about it except Daz Central does not give enough options for directory control. Every time I attempt to change my default Base Path, the CMS stops working correctly, i.e. it cannot find the Prostgre DB. Secondly Daz Central is the pits to begin with, as it is too basic in design and gives very limited in scope. 

Below is the error log. and since we can no longer download DIM, we have a problem especially when Daz Central states that the base location is manager by DIM.

Faulting application name: DAZ3DIM.exe, version: 1.4.0.67, time stamp: 0x5f2a38e1
Faulting module name: LIBEAY32.dll, version: 1.0.2.8, time stamp: 0x573e3641
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000000e6643
Faulting process id: 0x6eec
Faulting application start time: 0x01d7f8dfceaba0b6
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZ3DIM1\DAZ3DIM.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\DAZ 3D\DAZ3DIM1\LIBEAY32.dll
Report Id: 6eb12351-e389-4fa6-b275-dfc50532c507
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

kyoto kid said:

...that's why I left north central Wisconsin 41 years ago (and I was much younger then)...

What a coincidence, so was I.

Congratulations for volunteering for another ride around the Sun. 

Exactly what file(s) did you download from your product library?

Are you sure you are installing the correct version for your operating system? Win 64 vs. Win 32, for example.

What path did you install them to?

Do you have plenty of hard drive space to extract and install the program?

Are you sure you are trying to run Daz Studio from that install location and not using an old shortcut that tries to load from some previous install location or previous file name?

Have you considered installing with Daz Install Manager (DIM). It is more configurable that Daz Central and a reliable Daz Studio installation method.

Was any Daz Studio log file created when you tried to run the program, even if no window opened? In Windows 10 you can find the log file in "C:\Users\[your-computer-username]\AppData\Roaming\DAZ 3D\Studio4\log.txt

...that's why I left north central Wisconsin 41 years ago (and I was much younger then). I don't think I could ever handle several months of "real winter" at my age with my creaky bones and joints. .The snow may be pretty and all, but the thought of slipping on a patch of ice and breaking something or waiting for a bus in those temperatures with a Beaufort 3 - 4 wind isn't.

Hi folks, not-too tech savvy hobbyist here.

The story: I had Daz 4.15 installed on a non-boot drive and saw the alert about an update. Went to the site and ended up downloading and installing Daz Central as I believed that was the easiest, cleanest way to update Daz. The update seems to have installed but I got an error message when I tried to open Daz. "Error copying file from packed archive D://DazStudio_4.16.03_Win64.exe..."

I'll skip the rest of that because what I did next was uninstall Daz Central and Daz Studio. I also deleted all Daz related registry keys.

Next I found the manual install file for Daz 4.16 and installed it without Daz Central. The install seemed to go well.. But when I launch Daz...nothing. Not even the launch window. Looking in the Windows Task Manager, Daz Studio Application shows up in Background Processes but shows 0% CPU usage. Based on some of my reading here, I've closed the program, gone into Task Manager and closed the Daz Studio Application processes as well as all the PostgreSQL instances as well, and then tried to launch the program again.

Same response - as in none.

Does anybody know how I can get Daz running again AND explain it simply to a poor schmoe like me?

I thank anybody who feels like helping!

cridgit said:

NorthOf45 said:

If this is still annoying some users, and you don't want to wait for an official correction, it will only take you a few minutes to make the correction yourslf. Note that vendor metadata (and I mean the metadata that comes with the product, whoever makes it) is considered read-only in the Content DB Editor. The only way to change it permanently is to modify the metadata file directly. Look in the [Library]/Runtime/Support folder for the .dsx file that corresponds to the product in question. For example, the SKU for Hisashi is 60235, so search for a 60235, or scroll down to DAZ_3D_60235_Hisashi_HD_for_Genesis_8_Male.dsx. Open it in your favourite text editor and search for the string /Female and change it to /Male. (There was only one in Hisashi, others might have more). Save and re-import the metadata. In DIM it's from a right-click on the product, in Studio it's in Content DB Maintenance. I do not know how for other install methods (Connect and Central). Refresh your Library and you're good to go. (Keep a copy of the .dsx somewhere in case you need to re-install, or replace the one in the package you use to install, if you keep the zips.)

This won't work for Connect as it does a file integrity check when you login, so it will redownload and overwrite your newly fixed file with the old crap wrong file. I had the painful experience with dozens of DSX files I thought I was smart enough to edit myself ;-(

Not in my experience - I have decomperssed and edited files without triggering an update marker, and even if it did get marked as an update DS would not download until told to. Edit: sorry, you were talking about metadata - the mention of file integrity check confused me.

https://www.daz3d.com/warehouse-building-with-items

Funny the plane has a logo for Champion sparkplugs. 

I used to work there in their Central, SC plant, making igniters (airplane sparkplugs).

Do you mean Daz Central? If you select the figure and look in the Parameters pane can you find the sliders for the character you are using?

....thank you for the wll wishes. Yeah, another orbit around our central stellar primary complete. 

Sad and sorry to hear about your mum passing on. 

rose_78372 said:

I'm not a new user but I feel like one. I'm using Daz for the first time since 2019, and my files location has changed since then. I can't find how to put in the new path where all my files are. My computer has an F drive, and although the program itself is on C drive, all the product files are on F. The actual path is F: DAZ3D>Studio>My Library. Where can I put this information in and how does the apparently newDaz Central affect the installation path?

If you're used to DIM, I will recommend to stick to that. Daz Central is supposed to be a simplified version of DIM targetted new users.

And I have no clue how to change anything in Daz Cabtral.

If your content is on F, you need to point both the installer (DIM or Daz Central) and Daz Studio to that.

I'm not a new user but I feel like one. I'm using Daz for the first time since 2019, and my files location has changed since then. I can't find how to put in the new path where all my files are. My computer has an F drive, and although the program itself is on C drive, all the product files are on F. The actual path is F: DAZ3D>Studio>My Library. Where can I put this information in and how does the apparently newDaz Central affect the installation path?

Ok, you have 3 content libraries in the traditional locations, the last one (scenes) is 'nested' as it is actually a subfolder of the first one. Nesting can cause problems.

The traditional locations are used to install content with DAZ Central, DAZ Install Manager (DIM) and manual installation.

Whatever, if any content you have installed within DS with DAZ Connect, the files will be found in C:\Users\Owner\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My DAZ Connect Library\Data\Cloud\[identification number of the product (=SKU)]\

The SKU for Alice And Her Outfit For Genesis 8 Female is 79885 (it may be preceded with "1_", making the folder name 1_79885, but I'm not sure as I have never allowed DAZ Connect to do anything)

The disapearance of DAZ-deals is a massive pain. 

Among other things, I used it to look for specific items I owned but weren't installed (most of my assets aren't). For instance, I'm now looking for a sword that comes with a scabbard. I know that I own one such asset, but I've no clue what is name is, how old it is, etc... So, with DAZ-deals I would select "weapons" and "only show owned" in the shop and could go through the small list of weapons I own and find the one with a scabbard relatively easily. Same, with, say, looking for a water effect, or hair for G3F or whatever. 

But without DAZ-Deals, I've no idea how to find anything. In DAZ install or DAZ central, I'd have to go through the whole list of uninstalled assets I own (that's about 3000) , it would take hours each time I look for something, and even then I couldn't be really sure what the assets are from their name (plus, DAZ install has a link to the product but no image, and DAZ Central a small image, but no link, so I'd have to copy/paste the name of each product that might interest me in the shop to see what it is exactly). It's totally impractical. 

Does anybody have a suggestion about how I could proceed to find specific products in my owned assets? Thanks in advance. 

i had install through DIM since it was not even in daaz central - ill check ok thanks for everyones help!

Install Manager is still Install Manager, DAZ Central is the 'dumbed down' version of it, but Install Manager is still valid (maybe best) way to install content.

If you are installing your content with DAZ Central, DAZ Install Manager (DIM) or manually, there is no reason to Log in/Sign in to DS - Yes, DS does ask if you want to log in or use the program in Offline mode, but just choose the offline mode.

In DS preferences, set your startup options as in the attached image.

PerttiA said:

In general, if you are installing content with DAZ Central, Install Manager or manually, do not log in/sign in to DS, because the only reason to do so, is to use DAZ Connect inside DS to install your content.

I am pretty new to all this Daz stuff, but I currently install everything through DAZ Central (with studio closed). I have auto login for studio as I assumed it needed to confirm I own the content before I could use it. I've been nervous about signing in lately as I don't want to upgrade to 4.16 just yet. I'm not using the software daily or even weekly unfortunately, but this info could simplify things for me.

Sorry to hijack the thread, just trying to get a better understanding of the software.

PerttiA said:

You have probably installed Alice also inside DS in 'Smart' Content (=DAZ Connect), which installs everything the second time into a different location, doubling the space usage and causing all sorts of other problems.

Not knowing the path to your DAZ Connect installed content, the path has a 'Cloud' in it

In general, if you are installing content with DAZ Central, Install Manager or manually, do not log in/sign in to DS, because the only reason to do so, is to use DAZ Connect inside DS to install your content.

Thanks for trying help but now I am even more confused.  So, you are saying that I have doubles of everything on my computer?  How do I delete the 50% that I don't want?  I only logged into Daz once because the first time, I think it made me.  Otherwise I use IM to install it all.  So, that's the folder I deleted.  Where can I find all the "doubled" content?  You said you do not know the path, but it'd be whatever it automatically does.

You have probably installed Alice also inside DS in 'Smart' Content (=DAZ Connect), which installs everything the second time into a different location, doubling the space usage and causing all sorts of other problems.

Not knowing the path to your DAZ Connect installed content, the path has a 'Cloud' in it

In general, if you are installing content with DAZ Central, Install Manager or manually, do not log in/sign in to DS, because the only reason to do so, is to use DAZ Connect inside DS to install your content.