Bug #62628 MySQL Workbench won't start
Submitted: 5 Oct 2011 3:25 Modified: 8 Oct 2011 21:03
Reporter: Dan Tilley Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:5.2.35 OS:Windows (7 Ultimate)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[5 Oct 2011 3:25] Dan Tilley
Description:
Every time I try to start MySQL Workbench I get a message "Parameter is not valid" and Workbench cannot open. Stack Trace:

Exception = System.ArgumentException
Message = Parameter is not valid.
FullText = System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
   at System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor(String filename, Boolean useIcm)
   at MySQL.Forms.TriangleNodeControl..ctor()
   at MySQL.Forms.GRTTreeViewImpl.add_column(GRTTreeColumnType type, Int32 model_column, String name, Boolean editable)
   at MySQL.Forms.GRTTreeViewImpl.add_column(GRTTreeView* self, GRTTreeColumnType type, Int32 model_column, basic_string<char\,std::char_traits<char>\,std::allocator<char> >* title)
   at MySQL.MCallback4<int\,mforms::GRTTreeView \*\,enum mforms::GRTTreeColumnType\,int\,std::basic_string<char\,std::char_traits<char>\,std::allocator<char> > const \&>.cpp_callback(GRTTreeView* a1, GRTTreeColumnType a2, Int32 a3, basic_string<char\,std::char_traits<char>\,std::allocator<char> >* a4)
   at wb.WBContextUI.{ctor}(WBContextUI* , Boolean )
   at MySQL.Workbench.WbContext..ctor(Boolean verbose)
   at MySQL.GUI.Workbench.Program.Main(String[] Args)

How to repeat:
Start MySQl Workbench. Error appears every time.
[5 Oct 2011 4:08] Valeriy Kravchuk
What exact version, 5.2.x, do you use?
[5 Oct 2011 4:13] Dan Tilley
5.2.35 CE Revision 7915.

By the way, reinstalling it seems to have fixed it, I can load it now.
[5 Oct 2011 11:08] MySQL Verification Team
So the issue was fixed with the re-install?. Thanks.
[6 Oct 2011 2:03] Dan Tilley
Yes, after re-installing it now works.
[8 Oct 2011 21:03] MySQL Verification Team
Closed according last comment.