Edit: Please see post further down as well for more detail.
Hi
I've a new default install of Atmel Studio 7.0 installed from a full download of as-installer-7.0.2397-full.exe
The system is a rock-solid un-messed-with, fully patched, Windows 10 Pro version 2004 system, OS build # 19041.329 with the Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2202.130.0
AS 7 installs cleanly, but will not start - on clicking, I get the splash screen, then the screen goes white with the hourglass, then the white disappears (app has terminated).
Bit of a loss as where to go now - rather irritating. All my other dev environments (MSP430/ESP32/PIC/Xilinx etc.) are fine. I do have MS VB 2010 Express, MS VC# 2010 Express, MS VC++ 2010 Express, MS VS 2005 Express installed. There is a bunch of other stuff, mostly National Instruments GPIB, some HP stuff
Windows Application Event Log contains:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 29/06/2020 14:06:16
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: NICK11
Description:
Faulting application name: AtmelStudio.exe, version: 7.0.0.3908, time stamp: 0x5d6e3559
Faulting module name: PresentationFramework.ni.dll, version: 4.8.4180.0, time stamp: 0x5e7d255f
Exception code: 0xc000041d
Fault offset: 0x003d4186
Faulting process id: 0x59c8
Faulting application start time: 0x01d64e160bee0995
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Studio\7.0\AtmelStudio.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\assembly\NativeImages_v4.0.30319_32\Presentatio5ae0f00f#\8681b49f8f2e3fb6d7848aef17e4fb1f\PresentationFramework.ni.dll
Report Id: 85375514-5a71-44d9-be11-491e88c53b18
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win...">
<System>
<Provider Name="Application Error" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2020-06-29T13:06:16.1308732Z" />
<EventRecordID>8304</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>NICK11</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>AtmelStudio.exe</Data>
<Data>7.0.0.3908</Data>
<Data>5d6e3559</Data>
<Data>PresentationFramework.ni.dll</Data>
<Data>4.8.4180.0</Data>
<Data>5e7d255f</Data>
<Data>c000041d</Data>
<Data>003d4186</Data>
<Data>59c8</Data>
<Data>01d64e160bee0995</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Studio\7.0\AtmelStudio.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\WINDOWS\assembly\NativeImages_v4.0.30319_32\Presentatio5ae0f00f#\8681b49f8f2e3fb6d7848aef17e4fb1f\PresentationFramework.ni.dll</Data>
<Data>85375514-5a71-44d9-be11-491e88c53b18</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
<Data>
</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
I started the app from the command line with /log and get (in C:\Users\Nick\AppData\Roaming\Atmel\AtmelStudio\7.0\ApplicationStatus.log)
14:06:06.923: Constructing a new instance of Status Report Service
14:06:06.923:
14:06:06.923: Providing a new reference to the instance of Status Report Service
14:06:06.937: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.BackendService.BackendServicePackage
14:06:06.938: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.BackendService.BackendServicePackage
14:06:06.964: 14:06:06: [INFO] Starting local Backend Agent atbackend.exe 127.0.0.1:0
14:06:06.983: 14:06:06: [INFO] Process: C:\Program Files (x86)\Atmel\Studio\7.0\atbackend\atbackend.exe /connection-port=49639
14:06:07.014: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Debugging.DataBreakpoint.DataBreakpointPackage
14:06:07.016: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Debugging.DataBreakpoint.DataBreakpointPackage
14:06:07.158: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Debugging.DebugCommands.DebugCommandsPackage
14:06:07.166: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.DeviceService.DeviceServicePackage
14:06:07.167: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.DeviceService.DeviceServicePackage
14:06:07.173: Entering constructor for help about Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Branding.HelpAbout.HelpAboutPackage
14:06:07.174: 14:06:07: [INFO] Initializing help package Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Branding.HelpAbout.HelpAboutPackage
14:06:07.190: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.LanguageServices.Packages.ServiceProviderImplementations
14:06:07.191: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.LanguageServices.Packages.ServiceProviderImplementations
14:06:08.390: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.TargetService.TargetManagerPackage
14:06:08.391: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Services.TargetService.TargetManagerPackage
14:06:08.476: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.AsfPackage.AsfPackage
14:06:08.642: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Asf.Service.AsfServicePackage
14:06:08.643: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Asf.Service.AsfServicePackage
14:06:08.648: Entering constructor for: Atmel.FDK.FDKPackage
14:06:08.658: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.FDK.FDKPackage
14:06:08.690: Entering constructor for: Atmel.AtmelKits.AtmelKitsPackage
14:06:08.690: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.AtmelKits.AtmelKitsPackage
14:06:08.696: Entering constructor for: ToolchainProvider.AvrStudioToolchainExtensionPackage
14:06:08.696: Entering Initialize() of: ToolchainProvider.AvrStudioToolchainExtensionPackage
14:06:08.702: Entering constructor for: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Extensions.AvrAssembler.AvrAssemblerToolchainPackage
14:06:08.703: Entering Initialize() of: Atmel.VsIde.AvrStudio.Extensions.AvrAssembler.AvrAssemblerToolchainPackage
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