OhCASTra fails to start with no error message

by Jim Cho 12. October 2010 16:01

[Update: if you are having issues with OhCASTra, please uninstall it through the control panel and re-install the updated version from OhCASTra's website, as this article probably no longer applies].

What is it?

OhCASTra is a Internet based application which allows viewing of Korean TV shows and dramas.  It appears to be an Adobe Flash based media player.

The Problem

After purchasing an ASUS Essentio CS5111-AP008 media center computer for my father, specifically to play ohCASTra content on his TV, the one program that it did not run, was ohCASTra.  It appeared to install correctly, it just wouldn’t launch.  No error.  No splash screen.  Nothing. More...