Error after selecting World

[iamdrewhaha]

Okay First i log in, then i click (ex.) Ghallanda now i'll press play. I have to do the I agree thing, so i scroll all the way to the bottom so i can press "I agree" now i get a

launcher error

an error has occurred
please contact technical support with the following information
system.objectdisposedexception: Cannot access disposed objected named "GroupBox".
Object name: "GroupBox"

at systems.windows.forms.control.createhandle()
etc.,

[RealmStone]

I have exactly the same problem.
Some further details:
I have three installations of DDO (created by copying the directory) that I sometimes run at the same time with different accounts. I used to be able to log any account into any installation.

At some point, I think it was after an update sometime within the last two months, I started crashing in this way when accepting the TOS. I could still log in one account on each installation, the one that didn't need to accept the TOS again, but any other account would display the TOS and crash on "I Agree" (or on "Cancel" for that matter).
I haven't tried to fix it before now, because, well, I had a workaround - I just had to remember which installation works with which account. But today I tried logging in a fourth account to try something, and it didn't work in any of the installations.

[iamdrewhaha]

but in my case, i can't even get one account on

[RealmStone]

Wife solved my problem: She told me to do a proper install of the game.
Until now I've been running old installations from before I installed Win7. I.e., I haven't actually run an installer on this OS, I'm just running the old binaries directly from the directories (and it has worked fine, apart from this problem).

So I downloaded the full high-res installer and installed the game properly, and now the problem has gone away.
I don't know if that can help you in any way.

Regards
/RS

[iamdrewhaha]

i'm running XP and i'm on my laptop. i did a proper install with the standard version not the hi resolution.

[misssains]

need to download back the installer will take longer time

[Lcdr_Swizzle]

After I select which world this morning (Thelanis!) I never successfully connect. I get the "searching for a login server" at the bottom of the screen ... and it sits there.

No DDO for me before going to work this Monday! I was hoping to do a "Raiding the Giant's Vault" for some loot ...

[ArgentMage]

Okay First i log in, then i click (ex.) Ghallanda now i'll press play. I have to do the I agree thing, so i scroll all the way to the bottom so i can press "I agree" now i get a

launcher error

an error has occurred
please contact technical support with the following information
system.objectdisposedexception: Cannot access disposed objected named "GroupBox".
Object name: "GroupBox"

at systems.windows.forms.control.createhandle()
etc.,

If you're seeing the Terms of Service dialog every time you start, then something isn't
getting updated. Did you install the game as Administrator, then try to run it as a
regular user?

[Neah_ap_Rhomaar]

-sigh- I've got exactly the same problem as the original post-er.

Nothing's changed since yesterday except for the Update 7 patch. And the game launched flawlessly prior to the patch.

I'm stumped.

[Kaldahr]

The groupbox fix might be renaming the launchusersettings.xml file. Further info here.

[Neah_ap_Rhomaar]

I fixed my version of the problem by re-naming the 'LauncherUserSettings.xml' file as described in the thread linked to in the post just above this one.

NOTE: you have to start the game TWICE for the fix to take effect. The first time I tried starting the game after re-naming the file, the same error occurred. The second time I tried to log in, the game worked just fine.

[Lozi01]

These fixes only help if you have the .xml file. I did a search and there was no file in there of that name or anything similar

[Kaldahr]

These fixes only help if you have the .xml file. I did a search and there was no file in there of that name or anything similar

You'll need to enable viewing of hidden files and folders - it may not show up on a straight search.

If you're using XP, through Explorer, look in: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Turbine\Dungeons and Dragons Online\Launcher\
(replace <user name> with whatever name you're using, ATM)

If you're using Vista or Win7, through Explorer, look in: c:\users\<user name>\appdata\local\turbine\dungeons and dragons online\launcher\
(again, replace <user name> with whatever name you're using)

The file launchusersettings.xml should be in that location. Once you've found it, you should be able to right-click and rename the file to something else.

[kren.cooper]

Thanks for your post "Neah_ap_Rhomaar".

I had the error message following update 7

Launcher is checking if GLS ticket is valid...                                                       20/10/2010 19:17:42
Remote launcher config 'Launcher.GlsTicketLifespan' is missing or incorrect.                         20/10/2010 19:17:42
World selected: Argonnessen                                                                          20/10/2010 19:17:42
Transition to phase: EulaControl                                                                     20/10/2010 19:17:42
An error has occurred.
Please contact Technical Support with the following information:

System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object named "GroupBox".
Object name: "GroupBox".
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateHandle()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.get_Handle()
   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.FocusActiveControlInternal()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.set_Active(Boolean value)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmActivate(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m)
   at com.turbine.launcher.Forms.BaseForm.WndProc(Message& m)
   at com.turbine.launcher.Forms.MainForm.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) 20/10/2010 19:17:51

After reading through here, I renamed my LauncherUserSettings.xml file and restarted TWICE. Game is now letting me in ok.

[zier01]

Guys.... stop the madness... your going to laugh.

After any new patch you always see the ULA displayed, this is making a call somewhere in the code and expects an immediate response. Here ln lies the problem.

Work-around: LEAVE THE "Enter last played world..." CHECKED.

Its as simple as that, don't worry which server it goes to, once you agree to the ULA you won't see it again until the next update. do I really need to say this?... after agreeing to the ULA and your not logged into the server you want... logout and log back in the 2nd time you can uncheck the 'Enter last...'

P.S. and yes this drove me crazy until I understood more of what the program was doing