GL Won't Open

v4.2.4.0 on Windows 10


On opening the app, I get green check marks by Signing In, No Cat Update, Syncing Annotations and syncing notebooks. Then, the hourglass just keeps spinning. I have uninstalled and reinstalled with no change. The unsupported LDS Tools also quit loading. BTW, I have no problem loading the app on my Android phone using the same account.

This started about two weeks ago. Any thoughts? Thanks.

Yeah, for me it started right before the class I was to teach. Sadly, mine isn't intermittent. . .it fails every time. I'm hoping this is the correct place for support. Given how many people use the library, I expected to see a lot more activity/response in this forum. Is there another site for official support?

RESOLVED:

Following a suggestion in another post, I reset the app instead of re/uninstalling. For me it's under Windows Settings | Apps | Gospel Library | Advanced Options. Scroll down and click Reset, and confirm.


So after the app opened and I selected defaults, it stalled out on the initial catalog download. I again reset the app, but skipped downloading of the default catalog. So far I've been able to download individual items without issue. So it's working again. . .for now.

bellfamily4 wrote:I'm hoping this is the correct place for support. Given how many people use the library, I expected to see a lot more activity/response in this forum. Is there another site for official support?

This forum is user-to-user assistance. There are some programmers who visit occasionally in an unofficial capacity, but official support is via feedback from within the app itself (I think feedback is in the help menu) or via lds.org if the app refuses to open. Posting issues here will sometimes find resolution if someone else has resolved the same issue and they provide info on their success, but there are no guarantees that will happen.

Following the guidance here, I also "reset" my gospel library an that did the trick.

I have a 2019 MacBook Pro running VMWare Fusion 11.0 with Windows 10 Home Edition installed as a virtual machine.

When I start GL, I get the screen that says the catalog is downloading. Then, I sign in with my LDS account info. I then get the configuration screen for the theme, colors, etc. I've clicked on both the Next button and the Skip This Step button. The program asks if I want to download some books. I've clicked both the Yes and No buttons. After this, the app screen goes white and does nothing.

I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app. I've done the Windows app reset procedure. I've thrown the laptop out the window... no, not really, but by this time, I'm so frustrated with the app not working that I feel like doing it.

Under VMWare, I have a Windows 8 virtual machine, also. I've tried installing GL on the Windows 8 virtual machine and I get the same results.

Anyone familiar with virtual machines who might have experienced this problem and figured out how to resolve it?

Thanks.

On your MacBook Pro, which version of Gospel Library is being installed? The latest version should be v5.0.4 and should work fine on Windows 10 in VMWare Fusion...Also, what version of Windows 10...type WINVER at the Cortana search box on the taskbar. The latest version of Windows 10 should be Version 1809 (OS Build 17763.379).

I'm using GL 5.0.4. My version of Win10 is 1903, which is an advance-release version. Lest we assume that the Win10 version is the problem, I also have a Win8 partition in VMWare and GL doesn't work in it, either.

The app for Win8 is a different version and hasn’t been updated for several years. I would focus on the windows 10 version. There may be an issue with the preview release of Windows 10. I have a spare machine that I’ll try to update to a pre release version of Windows 10 to see if there might be an issue there.

Just adding another data point regarding this issue. It happens for me with both the regular GL and the beta version, both of which are at version 5.0.4. I am running Windows 10 1809. Resetting or reinstalling gets it working again but only for a few launches and then it is back to being stuck at the launch window but never opens.

Thanks so much for your post! I was beginning to think I was the only person who was experiencing this problem.

Scott

I have very similar situation. I'm running Windows 10 v1809. I can reset, or reinstall and I stillcan't get the standard version (or the beta version) of gospel library to load any content. I've tried skipping steps (in different combinations), but nothing gets it to load. It's sits indefinitely with a blank white window. I'm beginning to think that perhaps Windows 10 v1809 is not compatible with the app. I'm open to any suggestion on how to get this working.

I think the problem is with VMWare Fusion and GL. I have Windows 8 installed in another partition and GL doesn't run in it, either.

sbirk wrote:I have Windows 8 installed in another partition and GL doesn't run in it, either.

Win8 isn't supported.

I am not using a virtual machine and am still experiencing the issue with my Dell laptop.

I am glad to report that I have been able to successfully open GL repeatedly since the most recent update. Thanks to all those involved that make the Windows edition possible!

There is an updated version just releasing now (v5.0.8). I have been testing this on pre-release versions of windows (1903), older versions (1803) and on the current version (1809) all successfully. I have created a Hyper-V instance of Windows 10 1803 VM and tested on that instance and it works there as well. I don't have a VM Ware fusion instance setup so I can't test that. My Macbook Pro only has 256 GB SSD so it is a little on the small side. I suppose I could find an external hard drive or flash drive and try it. Anyone have any updates on their testing, in particular on the Macbook Pro with VM Ware fusion?

I just tried both GL and the beta GL (5.0.8) and I still go to a white screen.

I just wanted to add that I've been having this problem with Gospel Library v5.1.9.0 running on Windows 10 (Build 19042). Thankfully, the recommend tip about resetting the app seems to have worked. I did not download the default works, as one user above recommended.

mine is stuck on "updating # content items in background" and wont change