Composer HE 2.3 crasshing

[jbroach]

new installation of Composer HE 2.3 on laptop running Windows 8. Software crashes are selecting controller and trying to connect. Exception: System.ArgumentNullException

Message: Value cannot be null.

Parameter name: buffer

Source: mscorlib

at System.Security.Cryptography.HashAlgorithm.ComputeHash(Byte[] buffer)

at Control4.Client.Controller.PerformChallengeResponse()

at Control4.Client.C4System.ConnectToController(String ipAddress, String filename, String systemPassword)

at Control4.Client.C4System.ConnectToController(String ipAddress, Int32 port, String filename, Boolean useSsl, String systemPassword)

at Control4.Designer.DesignerForm.ConnectToController(String uuid, String ipAddress, Int32 port, String filename, String username, String password, Boolean useSsl)

at Control4.Designer.DesignerForm.ConnectToController(String uuid, String ipAddress, String username, String password)

at Control4.Designer.DesignerForm.ConnectToLocalController()

at Control4.Designer.DesignerForm.ShowStartup()

at Control4.Designer.DesignerForm.ShowStartupOnFirstRun()

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry tme)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)

at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()

[pentium77]

First problem, running Windows 8. Have you tried using a supported Windows 7 OS?

[Cyknight]

First problem, running Windows 8. Have you tried using a supported Windows 7 OS?

First silly reply as to date every composer instance has worked fine on windows 8 for me.

From the microsoft website install .NET frame work 2 AND 4 (most win8 will come with 4.5 which covers .NET4, read the info I think 3.5 includes a full .NET2 and is more stable).

If that doesn't work try installing an older HE version (say 1.8, then 2.2.4) and see if it can be isolated more as to where the issue lies.