Windows XBMC 11 will not start

yes files look the same (my settings regional settings English UK)

only a couple of files in C: (pagefile, hiberfil & msdia80.dll)

C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC>dir /s sqlite3.dll
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 24C3-6DFB

Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system

10/12/2010 05:18 437,248 sqlite3.dll
1 File(s) 437,248 bytes

Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\XBMC\system\python\DLLs

24/08/2010 18:47 571,904 sqlite3.dll
1 File(s) 571,904 bytes

Total Files Listed:
2 File(s) 1,009,152 bytes
0 Dir(s) 131,930,087,424 bytes free

(2012-03-27 20:20)DDDamian Wrote:  hmmmm...almost looks like something is overriding the windows path - %1 should be the directory XBMC is run from and uses to find files. If you open a command prompt (Start, cmd.exe) and type in "path c:\program files (x86)\xbmc; %path%", then exit, and restart XBMC does it run?

done the command (never got an confirmation or error message)

no same XBMC fatal error

if it is something overriding the path, how come an install of ver 10 work ok

What do the properties of the shortcut you're running look like?

Here is what mine looks like:

http://imgur.com/9eYFq

I also checked my path settings and there is no entry for XBMC on Win7 x64

Do you have a different drive/partition you can install to? For example, I have XBMC installed on D:\HTPC\XBMC. It would be nice to know if that makes any difference at all. Then launch it by double clicking the .exe file in the resulting folder and not using any shortcut. I have different builds of XBMC installed this way and they all run independent of one another.

Even if you don't have another drive, you could attempt to install it to c:\XBMC and see if the problem is caused by having a space in the folder name. I realize it shouldn't cause a problem, but it's one more thing to investigate.

Also in your advanced settings you don't need the lines that contain the following:

<setting>value</setting>

Yeah shortcut link was the same.

there were multiple C++ Redist 2005, 2008, 2010 x86 & x64 maybe one of these was conflicting with some settings.

went back to backup image of pc (best thing about having a gigabit NAS). install worked first time.

only 1 years worth of windows updates to install

thanks for all your help, wish i had an exact resolution but sometimes it is easier to just start fresh.

kricker - only had c: partition (apart from windows hidden recovery volume), did try the xbmc.exe direct to see if that made any difference, no luck
sureguy - sorry never got to try in root folder (but did try earlier with -p and got same error)

I also have multiple C++ installs in both x86 and x64 flavors. I'm thinking it was something else, but exactly what is the questions. I wish we figured out what the issue was, but at least you got it fixed, so that's good.

Just to update, my problem was just that I was not using SP3 on my XP.

edit: I removed my (this) post, because I am to dumb to read the thread fully.
If someone have the same dumbly nature: Check XP is really really an SP3, if not than install "MS Installer 3.1", and install "Visual C++ 2010 redis..." . Than life will be shiny.