Hello plummleys,
Like described here:
https://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8082
Please uninstall Minion and remove the Minion.xml and Minion.log files too (here is written where you find those:
https://www.esoui.com/forums/showthread.php?t=236)
Download and install the 32bit version to a folder that you choose, e.g. c:\Minion.
Add the minion.exe and it's folder to your Antivirus (Windows Defender e.g.) and Firewall (Windows Firewall e.g.) whitelist/exclusion lists and also allow the Minion.exe at the anti-malware protection so it's able to work properly and access the folders needed properly.
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Check point 13 of the troubleshooting link I have linked above and follow the description there how to change your Java application to use ip4 connections again.
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After first start it should try to update Minion to the newest version so a popup should ask if this is allowed. Let it update properly there.
It should automatically start Minion again afterwards.
If this is never hapening then your connection to the esoui website and Minion database is blocked somehow, either your IP is blacklisted for any reason or your firewall is blocking this!
If after the fresh install the updater is not comign up and you never see any Minion UI:
Close Minion from the Task Manager.
Attach the Minion.log file here please so I can have a look what exactly it has done and says as error messages etc.
There should be an attachment button in your reply post, scroll down.
if you cannot see or find it post the whole contents of the Minion.log file !BETWEEN CODE tags! (mark the log file text and then press on the icon above the editbox -> # sign will add the code tags around it).
Attention: The log file contains your windows username e.g. c:\users\<your windows username here>
If you do not want us to see it use search and replace and repalce it with e.g. "username".
btw: Minion won't work if your windows username contains any non latin characters, so if your Windows username contains such you need to rename the username and only use latin characters, or use another windows user to run Minion!