VS 2005 + Vista 'The Application Cannot Start'

**gp04lch** · Jul 17th, 2007, 01:41 AM

hi,

i do not know if this is the correct place to place this thread. however i'm really in need of help.

when i start up my visual studio 2005, i get the following error mesage:
'Application Cannot Start'. clicking ok would inevitably close the whole program.

i have tried accessing microsoft's support webpage but to no avil. i have installed both service packs as adviced by the microsoft after the installation. has anyone faced this problem before? i did not have this problem while using winxp in the past. please help.

regards

**RobDog888** · Jul 17th, 2007, 02:25 AM

You installed SP-1 for VS 2005 and also SP-1 Update for Vista too?

Vista update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Was this an upgrade to Vista and are you running VS 2005 Express or one of the Pro versions?

Does it crash on starting up VS for a new project or just a particular one?

**gp04lch** · Jul 17th, 2007, 03:12 AM

yes i installed both updates. if i'm not mistaken the system will prompt me to install the updates if i havent. no the system doesnt really crash, it will prompt the above error message then exits when i click ok. it didnt even gave me any indication whatsoever on what's going wrong.

**RobDog888** · Jul 17th, 2007, 03:14 AM

Are you running VS using Admin credientials?

Right click > Run as Administrator.

**gp04lch** · Jul 17th, 2007, 04:07 AM

yes i did that. i even set it as administrator privelege.

**xoggoth** · Jul 17th, 2007, 04:24 AM

I have found most of the many problems of Vista seem to be to do with screwed up user settings following installs. Trying again as another user is always worthwhile.

**RobDog888** · Jul 17th, 2007, 04:27 AM

But does this happen on the opening of a solution or project vs. a blank new project?

**gp04lch** · Jul 17th, 2007, 09:17 AM

nope. this happens when i open the application. which means even before a blank new project. and for the different user thingie. i'll try it tommorow. thanks guys. really appreciate your help!

**RobDog888** · Jul 18th, 2007, 02:58 AM

When all else fails, perhaps uninstalling and re-installing will do better.

**gp04lch** · Jul 18th, 2007, 03:27 AM

well..somehow got into the program..but i still get 'encountered a problem and needs to close' with the following error details:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: devenv.exe
Problem Signature 02: 8.0.50727.867
Problem Signature 03: 45d2c842
Problem Signature 04: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web
Problem Signature 05: 8.0.0.0
Problem Signature 06: 45715802
Problem Signature 07: e55
Problem Signature 08: e
Problem Signature 09: System.InvalidCastException
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033

Additional information about the problem:
LCID: 1033

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