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Debugging the dreaded 'Application has failed to initialize' error

Answer 1

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If I recall correctly, exception code c0000022 stands for Access Denied. Usually, it means Windows blocked access to a resource, like a domain controller or a driver.

You haven't specified the nature of your application, but it is evident from the stack dump that it deals with 3D/OpenGL devices. Perhaps your issue lies with a misconfigured driver or library. I suggest testing on another machine and/or re-installing your drivers.

Traveling Tech Guy 2010-02-06 19:56:58

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Most likely you (or glut32.dll) are dependent on a DLL and you either don't have access to it (c0000022 is Access Denied) or some other process has it open for exclusive access. Did you check the event log?

You can also use Dependency Walker to figure out the DLL dependencies and find out which dll is the issue. You could also set a break point at LoadLibrary and see which one fails.

I would also recommend using SysInternals tools to help figure out which process might be holding onto the dll you require. (Sorry, I don't remember exactly which one. Perhaps process explorer).

Hope that helps.

Moron 2010-02-06 19:59:30

There do not appear to be any events in the event log related to this. Dependency walker shows all the DLLs but fails to see any problems. Putting a breakpoint in LoadLibray never seems to get hit, though from the debugger spew, it looks like it never even tries to put in the breakpoint until AFTER the exception stuff that is causing the problem.

Chris Dodd 2010-02-06 20:17:32

You should be able to start the exe in the debugger so that it breaks immediately (look for command line options of debugger). Once it is broken, you can set the LoabLibrary break point and let the exe run and the loading continue.

Moron 2010-02-06 20:23:47

Answer 3

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Usually the "Application has failed to initialize" error is related to missing imports from dlls; combined with the 0xC0000022 it may mean that a dll needed by your application cannot be loaded because of an access denied error (maybe the user hasn't got the rights to open/execute that file).

Matteo Italia 2010-02-06 20:01:29

I saw now the resolution... wow, my psychic debugging powers were right!

Matteo Italia 2010-02-07 13:25:05

Answer 4

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Try running with the dependency walker. http://dependencywalker.com/

It does static analysis of dependencies, and it can also trace through the startup of an application.

jdv 2010-02-06 20:10:32

Answer 5

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Following up on Moron's answer, You should run Process Monitor.

This tool will tell you exactly what your process does, and which files it tried (and likely at least for one failed) to load, and what the errors are.

It does more than this, and for any process troubleshooting, it's an amazing time-saver.

Bahbar 2010-02-06 20:57:35

This tool was finally able to identify where the problem was -- missing execute permissions on glew32.dll

Chris Dodd 2010-02-07 01:14:35

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