App crashes in InitializeComponent();

**chanmm** · Oct 17 '06, 02:35 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

Have you check the NTFS right on the failing PC?

chanmm

"MJ" <no_s_pam@belmo nt.co.ukwrote in message
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>I have a strange (to me) problem with a c# forms application that I am
>developing. The application is installed on approxmatly 30 Windows XP
>machines and until recently they all worked perfectly. However since I have
>updated the application to a new version one of the machines fails with an
>unhandled exception when the application starts. The code in program.cs
>works fine and anything before the InitializeCompo nent(); method in the
>main form. As soon as the aplication enters the InitializeCompo nent method
>it crashes with mention of a filenotfound exception.
>
I have copied the application folder from the failing PC to a good PC and
it works fine which leads me to believe that it must be a system file that
is missing. Likewise if I copy the program folder from a good PC to the
failing one it again fails.
>
I have reinstalled the app and the .Net 2 framework but to no avail.
>
Having only done "basic debugging" I'm now a bit stuck.
>
Any help would be appreciated
>

MJ · Oct 17 '06, 02:45 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

chanmm,

Sorry but I don't know what you mean.

MJ
"chanmm" <chanmmn@hotmai l.comwrote in message
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Have you check the NTFS right on the failing PC?
>
chanmm
>
"MJ" <no_s_pam@belmo nt.co.ukwrote in message
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>>I have a strange (to me) problem with a c# forms application that I am
>>developing. The application is installed on approxmatly 30 Windows XP
>>machines and until recently they all worked perfectly. However since I
>>have updated the application to a new version one of the machines fails
>>with an unhandled exception when the application starts. The code in
>>program.cs works fine and anything before the InitializeCompo nent();
>>method in the main form. As soon as the aplication enters the
>>InitializeCom ponent method it crashes with mention of a filenotfound
>>exception.
>>
>I have copied the application folder from the failing PC to a good PC and
>it works fine which leads me to believe that it must be a system file
>that is missing. Likewise if I copy the program folder from a good PC to
>the failing one it again fails.
>>
>I have reinstalled the app and the .Net 2 framework but to no avail.
>>
>Having only done "basic debugging" I'm now a bit stuck.
>>
>Any help would be appreciated
>>

>
>

**Stoitcho Goutsev \(100\)** · Oct 17 '06, 03:15 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

Does the message say what file is missing?
Mybe you are trying to open a file that is not in the application folder and
for some reason all machines have that file, but one.

--
HTH
Stoitcho Goutsev (100)

"MJ" <no_s_pam@belmo nt.co.ukwrote in message
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>I have a strange (to me) problem with a c# forms application that I am
>developing. The application is installed on approxmatly 30 Windows XP
>machines and until recently they all worked perfectly. However since I have
>updated the application to a new version one of the machines fails with an
>unhandled exception when the application starts. The code in program.cs
>works fine and anything before the InitializeCompo nent(); method in the
>main form. As soon as the aplication enters the InitializeCompo nent method
>it crashes with mention of a filenotfound exception.
>
I have copied the application folder from the failing PC to a good PC and
it works fine which leads me to believe that it must be a system file that
is missing. Likewise if I copy the program folder from a good PC to the
failing one it again fails.
>
I have reinstalled the app and the .Net 2 framework but to no avail.
>
Having only done "basic debugging" I'm now a bit stuck.
>
Any help would be appreciated
>

MJ · Oct 17 '06, 06:35 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

It's not quite as simple as that.
See the following code which is the constructor of the main form:
public Form1()

{

MessageBox.Show ("This message will show as normal");

InitializeCompo nent();

MessageBox.Show ("This message never shows as the application has now
failed");

}

I am not aware of accessing any files outside of the application directory.

MJ

"Stoitcho Goutsev (100)" <100@100.comwro te in message
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Does the message say what file is missing?
Mybe you are trying to open a file that is not in the application folder
and for some reason all machines have that file, but one.
>
>
--
HTH
Stoitcho Goutsev (100)
>
"MJ" <no_s_pam@belmo nt.co.ukwrote in message
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>>I have a strange (to me) problem with a c# forms application that I am
>>developing. The application is installed on approxmatly 30 Windows XP
>>machines and until recently they all worked perfectly. However since I
>>have updated the application to a new version one of the machines fails
>>with an unhandled exception when the application starts. The code in
>>program.cs works fine and anything before the InitializeCompo nent();
>>method in the main form. As soon as the aplication enters the
>>InitializeCom ponent method it crashes with mention of a filenotfound
>>exception.
>>
>I have copied the application folder from the failing PC to a good PC and
>it works fine which leads me to believe that it must be a system file
>that is missing. Likewise if I copy the program folder from a good PC to
>the failing one it again fails.
>>
>I have reinstalled the app and the .Net 2 framework but to no avail.
>>
>Having only done "basic debugging" I'm now a bit stuck.
>>
>Any help would be appreciated
>>

>
>

**Bruce Wood** · Oct 17 '06, 08:05 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

MJ wrote:

It's not quite as simple as that.
See the following code which is the constructor of the main form:
public Form1()
>
{
>
MessageBox.Show ("This message will show as normal");
>
InitializeCompo nent();
>
>
MessageBox.Show ("This message never shows as the application has now
failed");
>
}
>
I am not aware of accessing any files outside of the application directory.
>
MJ

....but you still haven't posted the exact text of the message that
you're getting when the application fails. Without that information,
we're just guessing here.

MJ · Oct 17 '06, 08:35 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

I get an error offering to send the report to Microsoft. The error signature
is as follows:

EventType cls20r3 P1: planit.exe P2 1.0.0.0 P3 452f8119
P4: planit P5: 1.0.0.0 P6: 452f8119 P7: 1f5 P8 9b
P9: system.io.filen otfoundexceptio n

MJ
"Bruce Wood" <brucewood@cana da.comwrote in message
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>
MJ wrote:

>It's not quite as simple as that.
>See the following code which is the constructor of the main form:
>public Form1()
>>
>{
>>
>MessageBox.Sho w("This message will show as normal");
>>
>InitializeComp onent();
>>
>>
>MessageBox.Sho w("This message never shows as the application has now
>failed");
>>
>}
>>
>I am not aware of accessing any files outside of the application
>directory.
>>
>MJ

>
...but you still haven't posted the exact text of the message that
you're getting when the application fails. Without that information,
we're just guessing here.
>

**Bruce Wood** · Oct 17 '06, 09:35 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

MJ wrote:

I get an error offering to send the report to Microsoft. The error signature
is as follows:
>
EventType cls20r3 P1: planit.exe P2 1.0.0.0 P3 452f8119
P4: planit P5: 1.0.0.0 P6: 452f8119 P7: 1f5 P8 9b
P9: system.io.filen otfoundexceptio n
>
MJ

That's hard-core. My first guess would be that there is something wrong
with the install of .NET on that machine. I would uninstall and then
reinstall .NET on that machine and see if that fixes the problem.

**Stoitcho Goutsev \(100\)** · Oct 27 '06, 01:15 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

Bruce,

It is not necessary that a file your application creates and uses is
missing. It could be system or third party dll. .NET loads assemblies on
demand that's why it is absolultely possible that in the code you posted the
first msg box shows up and the second doesn't.

If it is possible try to debug you application in that machine, reinstall
..NET framework and make sure that if you use some third party dlls in for
the GAC they are isnatalled.

--
Stoitcho Goutsev (100)

"Bruce Wood" <brucewood@cana da.comwrote in message
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>
MJ wrote:

>It's not quite as simple as that.
>See the following code which is the constructor of the main form:
>public Form1()
>>
>{
>>
>MessageBox.Sho w("This message will show as normal");
>>
>InitializeComp onent();
>>
>>
>MessageBox.Sho w("This message never shows as the application has now
>failed");
>>
>}
>>
>I am not aware of accessing any files outside of the application
>directory.
>>
>MJ

>
...but you still haven't posted the exact text of the message that
you're getting when the application fails. Without that information,
we're just guessing here.
>

**Marc Gravell** · Oct 27 '06, 01:25 PM

Re: App crashes in InitializeCompo nent();

If it is, as suggested, a missing assembly, then you should be able to watch
the output in debug mode to see what assemblies are loaded. Make sure that
anything non-framework is included as appropriate (EULA permitting...).

Other than that... does the initialisation code attempt e.g. to load an
image from the disk that isn't included?

Marc

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