Hmm after fresh install and narrow the programs down using diskless-snapshots, i think i know what might actually blocking it from starting, i have a billing program called ez billing, which unfortunately it is necessary in my environment.
I run it startup by putting the exe path in registry. e,g : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
And it seems to disrupt or prevent rainmeter from starting.
Interestingly, the billing program only blocks rainmeter AFTER its configured to the server, if it's not in configured state, e.g not talking to other machines in my network, it's not blocking rainmter,..
I'm using 2 skins, the first pulls images from a lan-shared folder, but the other one simply displays a note..
and yet neither appears..
NOTE (09:42:17.802) : Path: C:\Program Files\Rainmeter\
NOTE (09:42:17.802) : IniFile: C:\Users\cemara\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
NOTE (09:42:17.802) : SkinPath: C:\Users\cemara\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : * EnumDisplayDevices / EnumDisplaySettings API
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : \\.\DISPLAY1
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Name : Generic PnP Monitor
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Adapter : AMD Radeon HD 8400
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Flags : ACTIVE PRIMARY PRUNED (0x08000005)
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Handle : 0x0000000000010001
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : ScrArea : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1080 (W=1920, H=1080)
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : WorkArea : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1040 (W=1920, H=1040)
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : \\.\DISPLAY2
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Adapter : AMD Radeon HD 8400
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Flags : (0x00000000)
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : \\.\DISPLAYV1
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Adapter : RDPDD Chained DD
DBUG (09:42:17.833) : Flags : MIRROR (0x00200008)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : \\.\DISPLAYV2
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Adapter : RDP Encoder Mirror Driver
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Flags : MIRROR (0x00200008)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : \\.\DISPLAYV3
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Adapter : RDP Reflector Display Driver
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Flags : MIRROR (0x00200008)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : * EnumDisplayMonitors API
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : \\.\DISPLAY1
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Flags : PRIMARY (0x00000001)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : Handle : 0x0000000000010001
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : ScrArea : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1080 (W=1920, H=1080)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : WorkArea : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1040 (W=1920, H=1040)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : * METHOD: EnumDisplayDevices + EnumDisplaySettings Mode
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : * MONITORS: Count=2, Primary=@1
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : @0: Virtual screen
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1080 (W=1920, H=1080)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : @1: \\.\DISPLAY1 (active), MonitorName: Generic PnP Monitor
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : L=0, T=0, R=1920, B=1080 (W=1920, H=1080)
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : @2: \\.\DISPLAY2 (inactive), MonitorName:
DBUG (09:42:17.849) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : * NETWORK-INTERFACE: Count=21
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 1: Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI)
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 9
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Other(1), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 2: Bluetooth Device (RFCOMM Protocol TDI) #2
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 11
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Other(1), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 3: WAN Miniport (IPv6)
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 6
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 4: WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 7
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 5: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=Yes
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 6: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller-WFP LightWeight Filter-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection-WFP LightWeight Filter-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=Yes
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 7: WAN Miniport (IP)
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 8
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 8: WAN Miniport (Network Monitor)-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 7-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=Yes
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 9: Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=Yes, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 10: WAN Miniport (IP)-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 8-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=Yes
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 11: WAN Miniport (IPv6)-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 6-QoS Packet Scheduler-0000
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=Yes
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 12: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Bluetooth Network Connection
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 13: Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) #2
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Alias: Bluetooth Network Connection 2
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : Type=Ethernet(6), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.864) : 14: WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 5
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=PPP(23), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 15: RAS Async Adapter
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 10
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=PPP(23), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 16: Software Loopback Interface 1
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Loopback(24), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 17: WAN Miniport (SSTP)
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection*
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Tunnel(131), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 18: WAN Miniport (IKEv2)
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 2
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Tunnel(131), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 19: WAN Miniport (L2TP)
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 3
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Tunnel(131), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 20: WAN Miniport (PPTP)
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: Local Area Connection* 4
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Tunnel(131), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : 21: Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Alias: isatap.{D6511B19-265A-4EE2-8C99-742149BDAFFE}
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : Type=Tunnel(131), Hardware=No, Filter=No
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : * Font families:
WARN (09:42:17.880) : Arial, Arial Black, Arial Narrow, Bodoni Bd BT, Bodoni Bk BT, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style, Bookshelf Symbol 7, Calibri, Calibri Light, Cambria, Cambria Math, CentSchbkCyrill BT, Century, Century725 Cn BT, Century751 BT, Century751 No2 BT, Century751 SeBd BT, Clarendon Blk BT, Clarendon BT, Clarendon Lt BT, Comic Sans MS, Consolas, Courier New, David, DeVinne Txt BT, DFGothic-EB, DFMincho-SU, DFMincho-UB, DFPOP1-W9, Embassy BT, EngraversGothic BT, Exotc350 Bd BT, Exotc350 DmBd BT, FangSong, Freehand521 BT, Futura Bk BT, Futura Md BT, Gadugi, Garamond, Geometr212 BkCn BT, Geometr415 Blk BT, Geometr706 BlkCn BT, Georgia, GeoSlab703 Md BT, GeoSlab703 MdCn BT, Humanst521 BT, Humanst521 Lt BT, Humnst777 Blk BT, Humnst777 BlkCn BT, Humnst777 BT, Humnst777 Cn BT, Humnst777 Lt BT, KaiTi, Kaufmann BT, Leelawadee, Lucida Console, Lucida Sans Unicode, Marlett, Meiryo, Meiryo UI, Microsoft JhengHei, Microsoft JhengHei UI, Microsoft Sans Serif, Microsoft Uighur, Microsoft YaHei, Microsoft YaHei UI, Miriam, Miriam Fixed, Monotype Corsiva, MS Reference Sans Serif, MS Reference Specialty, News701 BT, News706 BT, NewsGoth BT, NewsGoth Cn BT, NewsGoth Lt BT, Nirmala UI, OCR-A BT, OCR-B 10 BT, Rod, Schadow BT, Segoe UI, Segoe UI Light, Segoe UI Semibold, Segoe UI Semilight, Segoe UI Symbol, Square721 BT, Square721 Cn BT, Swis721 Blk BT, Swis721 BlkCn BT, Swis721 BT, Swis721 Cn BT, Swis721 Hv BT, Swis721 Lt BT, Swis721 LtEx BT, Swis721 WGL4 BT, Sylfaen, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Trebuchet MS, TypoUpright BT, Verdana, Wingdings, Wingdings 2, Wingdings 3, DF中太楷書体, DF明朝体W5,
DBUG (09:42:17.880) : ------------------------------
DBUG (09:42:17.911) : Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
NOTE (09:42:18.055) : ConfigEditor: C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE
DBUG (09:42:18.058) : Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.stats
NOTE (09:42:18.064) slideshowpic\MoviePoster.ini: Refreshing skin
DBUG (09:42:18.065) : Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
DBUG (09:42:18.067) slideshowpic\MoviePoster.ini: Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\slideshowpic\MoviePoster.ini
DBUG (09:42:18.543) : \\CEMARA14\Serial_Asia\Serial_Asia_0-H\Serial_Asia_A-D\BLACKPINK House\Season 1\BLACKPINK House - S01E06 - Chapter 6 HDTV-720p.mp4
NOTE (09:42:19.193) easy-art\minimal\notes\full.ini: Refreshing skin
DBUG (09:42:19.193) : Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\AppData\Roaming\Rainmeter\Rainmeter.ini
DBUG (09:42:19.193) easy-art\minimal\notes\full.ini: Reading file: C:\Users\cemara\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\easy-art\minimal\notes\full.ini