Does not work with DxO PhotoLab 9

[hovil]

What versions of DxO PhotoLab has this been verified with?
Trying with DxO PhotoLab 9 v9.2.0 Build 524 results in the application exiting shortly after boot, I can see that it does enable "Elite" but after the splash screen the process exits. If I get a chance I will turn on the patches one by one to identify which one causes the software to quit prematurely.

AffinityPatcher-win-x64.exe --verbose --keep --mode DxO --input "D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9"
Checking write access to D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9: True
Patching product "DxO" - if this is incorrect, make sure you have selected the desired product via the "--mode" switch.
Starting DxO PhotoLab patching process...
Backed up original DxO assembly as "D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9\DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.dll.bak".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsActivated(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_HasAnyLicense(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsValid(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsDemo(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsExpired(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsTemporary(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.UInt32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_RemainingDays(), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Int32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsActivated(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_HasAnyLicense(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsValid(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsDemo(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsTemporary(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsExpired(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.UInt32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_RemainingDays(), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Int32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.PhotoLabAllFeature::get_IsActivated(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.String DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.FeatureSplashContents.FeatureSplashContentBase`1::FormatRemainingDays(System.UInt32),
patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.FeatureSplashContents.PhotoLabFeatureSplashContent::get_IsValid(), patching with "return
1;".
┌─Patched (DxO)────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                                                                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsActivated()                                         │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_HasAnyLicense()                                       │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsValid()                                             │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsDemo()                                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsExpired()                                           │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_IsTemporary()                                         │
│ - System.UInt32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::get_RemainingDays()                                        │
│ - System.Int32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.AllFeatureBase`2::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&)                         │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsActivated()                                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_HasAnyLicense()                                            │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsValid()                                                  │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsDemo()                                                   │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsTemporary()                                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_IsExpired()                                                │
│ - System.UInt32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::get_RemainingDays()                                             │
│ - System.Int32 DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.FeatureBase::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&)                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Feature.PhotoLabAllFeature::get_IsActivated()                                       │
│ - System.String DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.FeatureSplashContents.FeatureSplashContentBase`1::FormatRemainingDays(System.UInt32) │
│ - System.Boolean DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.FeatureSplashContents.PhotoLabFeatureSplashContent::get_IsValid()                   │
│                                                                                                                              │
│                                                                                                                              │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Assembly saved as D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9\DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.dll with file size 154.5 KB.
Backed up original DxO assembly as "D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9\DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Interop.dll.bak".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsValid(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsActivated(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsDemo(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsExpired(), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsTemporary(), patching with "return 0;".
Located DxOActivation.ActivationResult DxOActivation.Activation::Check(System.Boolean,System.Int16&), patching with "return 0;".
Located System.Int32 DxOActivation.Activation::get_RemainingDays(), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Int32 DxOActivation.Activation::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&), patching with "return 99;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.FilmPack5Activation::get_IsElite(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.FilmPack6Activation::get_IsElite(), patching with "return 1;".
Located System.Boolean DxOActivation.PhotoLabActivation::get_IsElite(), patching with "return 1;".
┌─Patched (DxO)──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                                                                                                │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsValid()                                       │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsActivated()                                   │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsDemo()                                        │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsExpired()                                     │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.Activation::get_IsTemporary()                                   │
│ - DxOActivation.ActivationResult DxOActivation.Activation::Check(System.Boolean,System.Int16&) │
│ - System.Int32 DxOActivation.Activation::get_RemainingDays()                                   │
│ - System.Int32 DxOActivation.Activation::RemainingOfflineDays(System.Int16&)                   │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.FilmPack5Activation::get_IsElite()                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.FilmPack6Activation::get_IsElite()                              │
│ - System.Boolean DxOActivation.PhotoLabActivation::get_IsElite()                               │
│                                                                                                │
│                                                                                                │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Assembly saved as D:\Program Files\DxO\DxO PhotoLab 9\DxO.PhotoLab.Activation.Interop.dll with file size 10.48 MB.

[Atomiser]

Hi, I was going to post today, to say the same thing, but will add my comments too instead, then.

This was with DxO Photolab 9.2.0 Build 524 (I think) trial. What I did originally, was not use the activation key, and patch straight away. That didn't work. So, I uninstalled and reinstalled the trial. Activated and tested to see if it worked OK, which it did. THEN I tried patching, and as posted above, the launcher does show 'Elite' status etc. but just closes soon afterwards. No processes running in the task window afterwards.

This is on Windows 11 25H2. I tried on Windows 7 but couldn't get Net 4.8 installed, so no go.

Also wanted to say thank you for this patcher. It's been working great for me on Affinity Photo 2 and Affinity Designer 2 for a few months now. Nice!

[Still34]

I will take a look later this or next week. I've not used DxO in a while so I have not tested 9 yet.

[Still34]

What versions of DxO PhotoLab has this been verified with?

A note regarding compatibility has been added in the README to address this: 78ddbe8

[Still34]

The patch now crashes on the latest versions of v8 and v9. I cannot locate the cause of the crash.

[sebastianstanislawmichael-web]

About two weeks ago, this patcher was working fine with DxO PhotoLab 9. Then suddenly (I’m not sure exactly when) it stopped working after I reinstalled DxO. I didn’t download a new DxO installer, but it just wouldn’t work anymore. I even reinstalled Windows, thinking that after five years it might’ve finally gone mad and started launching programs at random, but that didn’t help either. I’m a bit of a layman, so this might sound stupid, but could it be due to a Windows update, or maybe DxO injects something while downloading the AI profiles during installation?

[Still34]

No, it's likely something else completely unrelated. To be fair, the original patches were pretty shoddy - it was a miracle that it worked at all given there were many things that were supposed to be patched that weren't. I've since added a few more patches, but that didn't work either.

This will likely require a few days of concentrated work that I haven't been able to get around to. If anyone else is able to help identify the cause of the crash that'd be great.