No way to launch BS2

[Stretch]

So I've installed DCS: Black Shark 2 by uninstalling 1.0.2, installing 1.0, then running the updater. When the updater completed it launched the game for me, which was nice. No activation dialog. I set up my control configs and stuff, then quit the game intending to relaunch it.

 

I quit the game, but could not figure out how to relaunch it. There is nothing in the Start menu, nothing in the Games list, and no desktop shortcut. Inside the bin/ directory, if I double-click Launcher.exe, a terminal window briefly pops open, then disappears, and nothing else happens. If I double-click DCS.exe, I get an error: "DCS Warthog failed to launch."

 

Any ideas? Would love to fly the Shark.

[SimFreak]

My desktop short cut points to /bin/Launcher.exe

[Stretch]

Uninstalled both Black Sharks, removed all files, reinstalled BS1 and then BS2, uninstalled BS1 ... things seem to be working now.

 

However, devs take note: There is a bug -- if you uninstall BS1 after installing BS2, the Start Menu items for BS2 disappear! I had to back up my start menu items and restore them after uninstalling BS1.