Bug #53923 Crashes on startup after 2nd or 3rd usage
Submitted: 23 May 2010 9:38 Modified: 25 May 2010 7:35
Reporter: Richard Croxall Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:5.2 OSS OS:Windows (7 (32-bit))
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: crash, startup, windows 7

[23 May 2010 9:38] Richard Croxall 
Description:
After 2nd or 3rd successful use, it crashed whilst doing something quite simply and now crashes everytime when attempting to startup.

I get the "Welcome to MytSQL Workbench" splash screen.
After a few seconds a message box comes up with a red circle and white cross and the following text lines:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library
Runtime Error!

Program: ...m Files\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 OSS\MySQLWorkbench.exe

abnormal program termination.

With an OK button to quit.

How to repeat:
Attempt to startup.

I guess the key to this was what I was doing when it originally crashed, but as that we several days ago, sorry I don't remember.
[23 May 2010 9:43] Richard Croxall 
I tried re-installing from the MSI file and it works again (at least on 1st attempt).
[25 May 2010 7:28] Johannes Taxacher 
Hi Richard,
does it work now for you? otherwise, could you upload your demo files (you can mark them as private)?
thanks in advance
[25 May 2010 7:35] Richard Croxall 
Sorry, but I subsequently discovered that the occasional Windows-7 chkdsk runs at start up were actually sufficiently severe to cause corrupted user files. (Microsoft were completely useless at addressing this issue!)

Since re-running the installation causes the system to run properly for use over the whole weekend, I now think this must have been the result of file corruption which has happened since upgrading to Windows 7.

Sorry for any wasted effort this may have caused.