Also have the same problem, but on vista x64. I've noticed that no one knows what this is about and thus suggest random solutions (try installing python? wtf?) Of course -swrendering didn't change anything, why would it? Does anyone have any clue how to write software that isn't so ridiculously broken that crashes upon loading? Do you guys even test? Give me the code and I'll fix it. Event log: ---------------------------------------- - - 1026 2 0 0x80000000000000 46978 Application Davidicus - 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[]) ---------------------------------------- windbg -> open executable -> g -> ModLoad: 75830000 758f6000 C:\Windows\syswow64\ADVAPI32.dll ModLoad: 75e80000 75f70000 C:\Windows\syswow64\RPCRT4.dll ModLoad: 75320000 75380000 C:\Windows\syswow64\Secur32.dll ModLoad: 72010000 72076000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll ModLoad: 75590000 755e9000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SHLWAPI.dll ModLoad: 75dc0000 75e50000 C:\Windows\syswow64\GDI32.dll ModLoad: 759a0000 75a70000 C:\Windows\syswow64\USER32.dll ModLoad: 75390000 7543a000 C:\Windows\syswow64\msvcrt.dll ModLoad: 76f10000 76f70000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\IMM32.DLL ModLoad: 761e0000 762a8000 C:\Windows\syswow64\MSCTF.dll ModLoad: 75990000 75999000 C:\Windows\syswow64\LPK.DLL ModLoad: 76080000 760fd000 C:\Windows\syswow64\USP10.dll ModLoad: 746a0000 7483e000 C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.6002.18305_none_5cb72f2a088b0ed3\comctl32.dll ModLoad: 59250000 598c0000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\clr.dll ModLoad: 5b220000 5b2de000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSVCR100_CLR0400.dll (15d50.15e78): Unknown exception - code 04242420 (first chance) ModLoad: 00000000`53cb0000 00000000`54a71000 C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v4.0.30319_32\mscorlib\74353039393f68f4c068cc37f759e5be\mscorlib.ni.dll ModLoad: 00000000`75440000 00000000`75585000 C:\Windows\syswow64\ole32.dll ModLoad: 00000000`728f0000 00000000`72970000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\uxtheme.dll ModLoad: 00000000`648b0000 00000000`648be000 C:\ProgramData\Real\RealPlayer\BrowserRecordPlugin\Chrome\Hook\rpchromebrowserrecordhelper.dll ModLoad: 00000000`74a00000 00000000`74aa3000 C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\MSVCR90.dll ModLoad: 00000000`763f0000 00000000`76f01000 C:\Windows\syswow64\SHELL32.dll ModLoad: 00000000`71f80000 00000000`7200e000 C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\MSVCP90.dll ModLoad: 00000000`73060000 00000000`730c0000 C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\tiptsf.dll ModLoad: 00000000`755f0000 00000000`7567d000 C:\Windows\syswow64\OLEAUT32.dll ModLoad: 00000000`74870000 00000000`74878000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\version.dll ModLoad: 00000000`64100000 00000000`6410d000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\culture.dll ModLoad: 00000000`71bd0000 00000000`71be0000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\nlssorting.dll ModLoad: 00000000`5cb70000 00000000`5cbd0000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\clrjit.dll ModLoad: 00000000`5c890000 00000000`5c976000 wbprivate.wr.dll ModLoad: 00000000`027e0000 00000000`028c6000 wbprivate.wr.dll ModLoad: 00000000`733b0000 00000000`733eb000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rsaenh.dll ModLoad: 00000000`5c890000 00000000`5c976000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\wbprivate.wr.dll ModLoad: 00000000`10000000 00000000`1046b000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\wbprivate.be.dll ModLoad: 00000000`672c0000 00000000`6735b000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\libglib-2.0-0.dll ModLoad: 00000000`04fe0000 00000000`050ba000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\iconv.dll ModLoad: 00000000`00960000 00000000`0096b000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\intl.dll ModLoad: 00000000`762b0000 00000000`762dd000 C:\Windows\syswow64\WS2_32.DLL ModLoad: 00000000`75380000 00000000`75386000 C:\Windows\syswow64\NSI.dll ModLoad: 00000000`053e0000 00000000`054cf000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\libxml2.dll ModLoad: 00000000`74cd0000 00000000`74cd7000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WSOCK32.dll ModLoad: 00000000`61b80000 00000000`61b96000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\zlib1.dll ModLoad: 00000000`5ad30000 00000000`5adc5000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\libcairo.dll ModLoad: 00000000`69c80000 00000000`69cae000 C:\Program Files (x86)\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 5.2 CE\libpng12-0.dll ModLoad: 00000000`724d0000 00000000`724d5000 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\MSIMG32.dll (15d50.15e78): C++ EH exception - code e06d7363 (first chance) (15d50.15e78): C++ EH exception - code e06d7363 (first chance) (15d50.15e78): C++ EH exception - code e06d7363 (first chance) (15d50.15e78): CLR exception - code e0434352 (first chance) (15d50.15e78): C++ EH exception - code e06d7363 (first chance) (15d50.15e78): CLR exception - code e0434352 (first chance) ModLoad: 5ad20000 5adca000 C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\diasymreader.dll (15d50.15e78): CLR exception - code e0434352 (!!! second chance !!!) KERNEL32!RaiseException+0x58: 75f8c83b c9 leave 0:000:x86> kn # ChildEBP RetAddr 00 0040e298 5937fd38 KERNEL32!RaiseException+0x58 01 0040e328 594c6afb clr!RaiseTheExceptionInternalOnly+0x276 02 0040e348 594c6b77 clr!RaiseTheException+0x87 03 0040e374 594c6bb5 clr!RaiseTheException+0xfe 04 0040e3a4 594c6bc8 clr!RealCOMPlusThrow+0x3d 05 0040e3b8 593af6ce clr!RealCOMPlusThrow+0x12 06 0040ed10 5928e9ae clr!MethodTable::DoRunClassInitThrowing+0x459 07 0040ed78 59272131 clr!MethodDesc::DoPrestub+0xf1 08 0040eddc 0297087a clr!PreStubWorker+0x12c WARNING: Frame IP not in any known module. Following frames may be wrong. 09 0040edf4 592521bb 0x297087a 0a 0040ee24 59274c02 clr!CallDescrWorker+0x33 0b 0040eea0 59274da4 clr!CallDescrWorkerWithHandler+0x8e 0c 0040efe0 59274dd9 clr!MethodDesc::CallDescr+0x194 0d 0040effc 59274df9 clr!MethodDesc::CallTargetWorker+0x21 0e 0040f014 593fcdba clr!MethodDescCallSite::Call_RetArgSlot+0x1c 0f 0040f178 593fcec8 clr!ClassLoader::RunMain+0x24c 10 0040f3e0 593fccdc clr!Assembly::ExecuteMainMethod+0xc1 11 0040f8c4 593fd0d5 clr!SystemDomain::ExecuteMainMethod+0x4ec 12 0040f918 593fcfd5 clr!ExecuteEXE+0x58 13 0040f964 593ee258 clr!_CorExeMainInternal+0x19f --------------------------------------------------------------- vsjitdebugger: > kernel32.dll!_RaiseException@16() + 0x59 bytes clr.dll!RaiseTheExceptionInternalOnly() + 0x172 bytes clr.dll!RaiseTheException() + 0x82 bytes clr.dll!RaiseTheException() + 0xfe bytes clr.dll!RealCOMPlusThrow() + 0x3d bytes clr.dll!RealCOMPlusThrow() + 0x12 bytes clr.dll!MethodTable::DoRunClassInitThrowing() + 0xa5345 bytes clr.dll!MethodDesc::DoPrestub() + 0x1cb49 bytes clr.dll!_PreStubWorker@4() + 0xd0 bytes 0048087a() clr.dll!_CallDescrWorker@20() + 0x33 bytes clr.dll!_CallDescrWorkerWithHandler@24() + 0x8a bytes clr.dll!MethodDesc::CallDescr() + 0x148 bytes clr.dll!MethodDesc::CallTargetWorker() + 0x21 bytes clr.dll!MethodDescCallSite::Call_RetArgSlot() + 0x1c bytes clr.dll!ClassLoader::RunMain() + 0x8ee3 bytes clr.dll!Assembly::ExecuteMainMethod() + 0x98 bytes clr.dll!SystemDomain::ExecuteMainMethod() + 0x46c bytes clr.dll!ExecuteEXE() + 0x55 bytes clr.dll!__CorExeMainInternal@0() + 0xb6 bytes clr.dll!__CorExeMain@0() + 0x1c bytes mscoreei.dll!_CorExeMain() + 0x38 bytes [Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for mscoreei.dll] mscoree.dll!CreateConfigStream() + 0x13f bytes mscoree.dll!_CorExeMain() + 0x8 bytes ntdll.dll!___RtlUserThreadStart@8() + 0x23 bytes ntdll.dll!__RtlUserThreadStart@8() + 0x1b bytes I ran the .net verifier and it all came back fine.