Snip is not compatible in Windows 10 about snip HOT 25 CLOSED

This happens only when you try to play a song? Does it happen with any/all songs you try to play or only specific songs? Can you perhaps provide a spotify link for a song that this is happening to?

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It happens with almost every song. This song it crashed on right now as soon as I started playing the song:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2SFIYtyBSG8afcBgeFySZY

Some others I can listen through the whole song, but after 2-3 songs it comes back.

I've tried mixing with .NET 3.5 & 4.0, backing up to 1-2 years old Spotify version, half year old Snip version but I always seem to get the "Invalid JSON string" error.

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Can you tell me what the Spotify title says exactly when the song is playing? Just hover your mouse over Spotify in the taskbar.

Also, try to access this url:
http://ws.spotify.com/search/1/track.json?q=Halsey%20-%20Hold%20Me%20Down

If you can copy and paste that information into pastebin.com or something like that and post that link here.

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Is this what you wanted? Screenshot was taken exactly when the error appeared. I'm also using the function with the artwork, if that could have anything to do with it.

http://i.imgur.com/NAJrqlz.png

http://pastebin.com/UQx4QwzN

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I have Windows 10 64 bit Pro and I see no issues with Snip in Spotify. I am using seperate files and Artwork, so I am guessing it has to be your PC. Did you extract the resources folder?

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Not sure what could be the issue if not Snip. I'm currently using another program like Snip that shows now playing in a text document and it has never failed me, but it doesn't have a artwork option which saddens me.

Extract resources folder? No I have just unzipped the Snip folder and started the .exe file. That has worked for me before when I was using Windows 8.1. How do you do it?

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Are you using the latest version of Spotify? There's a message to update it at the top of yours.

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I've tried both the newest and backing up to 1,5 years version of Spotify. Read that backing up to a older version would help, but didn't help with my issue.

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Okay I have found out that it is the function that saves the information separately that is crashing, what could the issue be? Snip randomly freezes after a song has changed to a new one and doesn't retrieve the information about the new song.

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I've been testing this and it's been working just fine. Using the latest release of Snip, the latest version of Spotify, and all options and settings work as intended.

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I've reinstalled my Windows 10 and it still gives me the same error. I don't know what to believe seeing that I don't get this error from anything but Snip, given I'm not a programmer but on a daily basis. No Windows updates, installed .NET 2.0, 3.0 and 4.6. What could it be complaining about?

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Send me an email and I'll get together a version for you that should help debug this issue.

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Just wanted to chime in. I'm on Windows 10 Home 64bit, and I've gotten a Java error once. Unfortunately I didn't screenshot it. Not as frequently as the OP's, but just wanted to mention his isn't the only W10 system it has happened to.

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Thanks Johnny for letting me know I am not alone.

@dlrudie you can send it to [email protected]

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Haven't gotten any mail from you so far, you sure you sent it?

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I have the same issue but with windows 8.1.

Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click Continue, the application will ignore this error and attempt to continue. If you click Quit, the application will close immediately.

Invalid JSON string.


See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

************** Exception Text **************
System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Invalid JSON string
   at SimpleJson.SimpleJson.DeserializeObject(String json)
   at Winter.Spotify.Update()
   at Winter.Snip.TimerScanMediaPlayer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.OnTick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Timer.TimerNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


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    Assembly Version: 5.1.0.0
    Win32 Version: 5.1.0.0
    CodeBase: file:///C:/Snip/Snip.exe
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************** JIT Debugging **************
To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this
application or computer (machine.config) must have the
jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.
The application must also be compiled with debugging
enabled.

For example:

<configuration>
    <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />
</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception
will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer
rather than be handled by this dialog box.

The last error occurred with this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/2sNvitW3TxiTeC9xT9f2ZZ

If I click "Continue" then this error is thrown with every following song. Just for your info: I'm a German user but set English as the system language. I also tested this with Spotify in English and German (only the client). The account itself is set to German (didn't tested to change this).

You can find my email address in my profile if you want to send me any debug files etc.

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http://www.pastebin.com/embed_js/JEUBa3y4
I get JSON error on W10 + Snip v5.1.0 when attempting to launch it. Link is JSON error file.

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Are there any particular songs this happens with?

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It happens when trying to launch Snip. I dont even get that far lol

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oh, for gosh sakes, I'm stupid.. nevermind, I figured out what I was NOT doing right.. 👎

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What were you doing wrong?

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well, I was wrong again.. it will not work on any spotify song. i get the JSON errors. With foobar, it works fine.
if I launch Snip, and select spotify, then launch Spotify, Snip instantly JSON errors.

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Getting same if I have spotify open I can get Snip to launch but as soon as anything plays it does the JSON error (Win 8.1 , the other night I was forced to install .net 4.6 ( i think it was) because a program I need required it (so it is ether the .net or the latest spotify update, it updated today for me)

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I was getting an index out of range error whenever I started playing a song from spotify. I realized I got linked to snip from an old reddit post and it was linked to an older release(v4.6.0.7). I downloaded the newest release (v5.2.1.7) and the error went away.

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I'm going to close this. Make sure you're all using the latest version and that you have .NET framework 4.5 installed. If this persists then feel free to open it up again.

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