Plan G was working great (Windows 8) now it won't open.

[Dean33]

Plan G V3 has been working great for me (on Windows Eight) for a few weeks.

Now every time I try to launch it  I get 'Plan G3 has to close'.   :(

.net seems to be 4.5. I'm not aware I've changed anything.  Can anyone help me get my wonderful Plan G back please?

Log is below (but means nothing to me).  Thanks.

13:39:52.2 Starting Plan-G, build 3.0.7.71
13:39:52.2 OS is Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0
13:39:53.4 InitDataFolder
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_FSX.sdf
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_FS9.sdf
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_XPX.sdf
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_NAVI.sdf
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\UserWaypoints.sdf
13:39:53.4 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\MEF.sdf
13:39:56.1 Map tiles cache: C:\Users\Dean\AppData\Local\GMap.NET\
13:39:56.6 Program in: C:\Program Files (x86)\TA Software\Plan-G v3
13:39:56.6 Data in: C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files
13:39:56.6 IsDataLoaded: FSX
13:39:56.6 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_FSX.sdf
13:39:57.2 IsDataLoaded: FS9
13:39:57.2 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_FS9.sdf
13:39:57.5 IsDataLoaded: XPlane
13:39:57.5 Data Source = C:\Users\Dean\Documents\Plan-G Files\Data\PlanG3_XPX.sdf
13:39:58.7 LoadRecentItems: System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (0, 0). ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
   at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
   at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderObservableCollection1.Read3_ArrayOfRecentFile()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
   at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(Stream stream)
   at Plan_G3.Model.MRU.LoadRecentItems() in C:\Users\Tim\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Plan-G3\Plan-G3\Model\MRU.cs:line 84
13:39:58.7 LoadRecentItems: System.InvalidOperationException: There is an error in XML document (0, 0). ---> System.Xml.XmlException: Root element is missing.
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
   at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
   at System.Xml.XmlReader.MoveToContent()
   at Microsoft.Xml.Serialization.GeneratedAssembly.XmlSerializationReaderObservableCollection1.Read3_ArrayOfRecentFile()
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(XmlReader xmlReader, String encodingStyle, XmlDeserializationEvents events)
   at System.Xml.Serialization.XmlSerializer.Deserialize(Stream stream)
   at Plan_G3.Model.MRU.LoadRecentItems() in C:\Users\Tim\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\Plan-G3\Plan-G3\Model\MRU.cs:line 84

[tim arnot]

If you can load .net 4.0 onto W8, that may help (I don't have W8, so I don't know if you can back-load it), otherwise you'll need to wait for 3.1, which is currently in testing.

[Dean33]

Thanks Tim

I don't think you can revert because I understand Windows Eight starts with 4.5.

Look forward to 3.1.   Do you want a beta tester??

Cheers
Dean

[sky one]

.Net 4.5 on Windows 8 includes .Net 4.0 so you can't revert/install to 4.0.

[tim arnot]

@Dean: You now have access to the testers group. Welcome aboard mate :)