Hello, have a machine, XP with service pack 3. When starting Eclipse client splash screen appears, and graph showing progress. When graph gets all the way to the right, splash screen disappears and Notes does not start. I can run Notes with the “-sa” switch on this pc, but would prefer to run eclipse - anyone have any ideas ? Thanks
Subject: *Delete the workspace directory under your Notes data directory and try again
Subject: Didn’t help
Removing the workspace folder didn’t help.After launching lotus notes and filling in the password, it loads for about 1 minute and then it closes.
Only the icon in the in the systray is visible.
Relauching lotus notes isn’t working, clicking on the icon will remove the icon 
The only thing that is working normal is using the -sa option.
Ps. what is the difference between the eclips client and the normal client?
Subject: Re:Notes 8.5 client won’t start
Did you find a solution to this problem? I am having exactly the same issue on a PC, fixed it by re-installing but it came back after 1 week!
If you can help it would be appreciated.
Subject: Same problem here
I have the same problem. Started last week. I don’t recall any other events but perhaps I may have installed some MS updates? I’m on Windows 7 build 7100. I do recall that I crashed just before the first occurrence of this problem.
Are there any other common elements?
Subject: Same issue after upgrading to 8.5.1
I just did the upgrade of my client to 8.5.1.
It would then load the splash screen I’d login and then when the splash screen disappeared there’d be nothing. I looked at tasks and nlnotes.exe and notes2.exe were running. I tried reinstalling with the repair option - no different. Then found this post and deleted the workspace folder. That did the trick. I just hope it stays working.
Subject: Designer won’t start, other clients OK
I have a similar situation, I updated my Notes 8.5 Standard to 8.5.1, and I find that Designer won’t start. But the client and administrator start OK.
Deleting the workspace did not help.
Can you suggest anything? Thank you.
Subject: Worked for me in 8.5.2
Had this problem recently. Renamed the workspace folder and Designer started normally. Strange, but obvisouly still a problem, albeit with a solution.
Subject: Possible Solution
I found out that the process rcplauncher.exe was running on my windows machine. Apparently this process was locking some of the files in the notes folder. I killed the two copies that were running, and restarting the notes client (without worskspace folder deletion, after also killing nlnotes.exe) worked.
Hope this helps.
Subject: Works for 6.5.4 to 8.5.x
You are seriously the man, that is exactly the issue I’ve been having with one user after a 6.5.4 upgrade to 8.5.2 then FP2, then FP4, then downgrade and months later attempted 8.5.3 with same frustrating result. Friday is now mine!
Is this a one time fix after upgrade, or does the rcplauncher.exe need to be manually upgraded / fixed or destroyed. To be clear, I prefer destroyed.
Subject: We immediately try to launch again and it does.
I can’t explain it but we live with the workarounds.