Return of Reckoning

Getting this message when I try to restart game after exiting:

Error starting: System.IO.IOException: The process cannot access the file 'D:\Program Files (x86)\Warhammer Online - Age of Reckoning\WAR.exe' because it is being used by another process.
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode)
at RoRLauncher.Client.patchExe()
at RoRLauncher.Client.Handle(PacketIn packet)


Need a complete system restart to launch, so I'm guessing a process is not shutting down correctly?

Is your launcher in the same folder like the WAR.exe and not in a special folder?

Run launcher as Administrator, make sure the folder isn't set to "read only".

This can be done by right clicking the game folder > properties > uncheck "Read Only" > OK.

Yes, launcher is in the same folder and worked fine up until last 24 hours. This problem only occurs after I exit game, and try to restart. On first run of game everything works fine. After every exit from game now I have to restart pc if I want the launcher to work.

The server was down for 5 minutes. Should be ok to log now.

This isn't a problem initially launching the game, it only happens after I have logged off from RoR and then attempt to re-launch. For instance I start PC up, launch RoR, play some SCs no problem, shut the game down (due to combat bug etc.), attempt launch again, and I get the above error message from the launcher. I have to restart my PC to able to get back in game. It seems to me that a process associated with the client or the launcher is not terminating on shut down.

Well then open task manager and end it yourelf

I had the same problem. I just restarted my PC and everything worked fine again.

Ley wrote:Well then open task manager and end it yourelf

I have tried this, but I am finding it difficult to determine which process is causing the problem. The launcher and client appear to terminate correctly in the task manager when I close them, but I still get the error message when I attempt to restart. I am going to try a restore to see if that get rid of the problem.