Bug #68862 MySQL Workbench does not start on Win8
Submitted: 3 Apr 2013 22:25 Modified: 13 Jun 2013 2:06
Reporter: Meher Saride Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:5.2.47.1039 OS:Other (Windows 8 PRO)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: KERNELBASE.dll, Windows 8 Pro

[3 Apr 2013 22:25] Meher Saride
Description:
Workbench does not start.

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Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          4/3/2013 6:02:23 PM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      iQuadWin8
Description:
Faulting application name: MySQLWorkbench.exe, version: 5.2.47.10398, time stamp: 0x511d76f0
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16451, time stamp: 0x50988950
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x00014b32
Faulting process id: 0x6f0
Faulting application start time: 0x01ce30b6ea6a678f
Faulting application path: D:\apps\mysql\MySQL Workbench 5.2.47 CE\MySQLWorkbench.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 2936f900-9caa-11e2-be6a-00269eb4d860
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-03T22:02:23.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>615</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>iQuadWin8</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>MySQLWorkbench.exe</Data>
    <Data>5.2.47.10398</Data>
    <Data>511d76f0</Data>
    <Data>KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>6.2.9200.16451</Data>
    <Data>50988950</Data>
    <Data>e0434352</Data>
    <Data>00014b32</Data>
    <Data>6f0</Data>
    <Data>01ce30b6ea6a678f</Data>
    <Data>D:\apps\mysql\MySQL Workbench 5.2.47 CE\MySQLWorkbench.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\KERNELBASE.dll</Data>
    <Data>2936f900-9caa-11e2-be6a-00269eb4d860</Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
    <Data>
    </Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
============================================================================

Log Name:      Application
Source:        .NET Runtime
Date:          4/3/2013 6:02:23 PM
Event ID:      1026
Task Category: None
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      iQuadWin8
Description:
Application: MySQLWorkbench.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
Stack:
   at MySQL.GUI.Workbench.Program.Main(System.String[])

Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name=".NET Runtime" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1026</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>0</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-04-03T22:02:23.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>614</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>iQuadWin8</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Application: MySQLWorkbench.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.TypeInitializationException
Stack:
   at MySQL.GUI.Workbench.Program.Main(System.String[])
</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>
============================================================================

How to repeat:
On new Windows 8 PRO
1: Download MySQL Workbench 
Windows (x86, 32-bit), ZIP Archive 		5.2.47 	29.5M 	
Download
(mysql-workbench-gpl-5.2.47-win32-noinstall.zip) MD5: ffe80ff47f84a118c8116259bd9b5358

2: Extract to D: drive (different from std c:\)
3: Start MySQLWorkbench.exe .... does not start ..
[13 Apr 2013 21:03] MySQL Verification Team
Thank you for the bug report. Verified as described.
[13 Jun 2013 2:06] Philip Olson
Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Workbench 6.0.2 public beta release, and here's the changelog entry:

On Microsoft Windows 8, MySQL Workbench would not start when loaded from a
network folder.

Thank you for the bug report.