I tried to install Houdini today and it keeps crashing. hkey.exe will crash at install. hescape.exe and houdinifx.exe will both crash within seconds of opening the program. I installed with both antivirus and Firewall software turned off. Thanks for taking the time to look at this. I am really hoping I can start to learn this software.
My system specs:
Windows 7 64 bit
8 gig memory
Nvidia Geforce GTX 680
All windows patches applied, Newest graphics driver.
I tried both:
Production build (13.0.509)
Latest daily build (13.0.543)
Error messages I receive are:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/22/2014 10:04:09 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: S
Description:
Faulting application name: houdinifx.exe, version: 13.0.0.543, time stamp: 0x541fbb66
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.6161, time stamp: 0x4dace4e7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000001e480
Faulting process id: 0x2194
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd6ebc628af73
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\houdinifx.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll
Report Id: 0cbd633f-42df-11e4-b362-000272ae5183
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]“>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Application Error“ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0“>1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-09-23T05:04:09.000000000Z“ />
<EventRecordID>7910</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>S</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>houdinifx.exe</Data>
<Data>13.0.0.543</Data>
<Data>541fbb66</Data>
<Data>MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>9.0.30729.6161</Data>
<Data>4dace4e7</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>000000000001e480</Data>
<Data>2194</Data>
<Data>01cfd6ebc628af73</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\houdinifx.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>0cbd633f-42df-11e4-b362-000272ae5183</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/22/2014 10:03:25 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: S
Description:
Faulting application name: hkey.exe, version: 13.0.0.543, time stamp: 0x541fbce7
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.6161, time stamp: 0x4dace4e7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000001e480
Faulting process id: 0x1370
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd6ebafbe4a1d
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\hkey.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll
Report Id: f2a0213c-42de-11e4-b362-000272ae5183
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]“>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Application Error“ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0“>1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-09-23T05:03:25.000000000Z“ />
<EventRecordID>7908</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>S</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>13.0.0.543</Data>
<Data>541fbce7</Data>
<Data>MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>9.0.30729.6161</Data>
<Data>4dace4e7</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>000000000001e480</Data>
<Data>1370</Data>
<Data>01cfd6ebafbe4a1d</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>f2a0213c-42de-11e4-b362-000272ae5183</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/22/2014 10:01:45 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: S
Description:
Faulting application name: hescape.exe, version: 13.0.0.543, time stamp: 0x541fbb4e
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.6161, time stamp: 0x4dace4e7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000001e480
Faulting process id: 0x728
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd6eb61f24b5f
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\hescape.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll
Report Id: b6872fa6-42de-11e4-b362-000272ae5183
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]“>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Application Error“ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0“>1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-09-23T05:01:45.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>7906</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>S</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>hescape.exe</Data>
<Data>13.0.0.543</Data>
<Data>541fbb4e</Data>
<Data>MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>9.0.30729.6161</Data>
<Data>4dace4e7</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>000000000001e480</Data>
<Data>728</Data>
<Data>01cfd6eb61f24b5f</Data>
<Data>C:\Program Files\Side Effects Software\Houdini 13.0.543\bin\hescape.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>b6872fa6-42de-11e4-b362-000272ae5183</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
Houdini Apprentice Crashing
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After some more investigation it turns out the msvcr90.dll is the problem. For some reason it hates Houdini. If I rename it I get an error saying it can't be found, but Houdini no longer crashes.
I am reluctant to keep the name turned off since it seems to have undesirable effects on my system. Explorer takes forever to open, etc.
Any ideas on how I can get Houdini to like this file?
TIA
I am reluctant to keep the name turned off since it seems to have undesirable effects on my system. Explorer takes forever to open, etc.
Any ideas on how I can get Houdini to like this file?
TIA
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Perhaps you have something in your PATH environment that is interfering. First, go look at your environment variables. Right-click on Computer > Properties on the Start menu. Now click on Advanced System Properties on the left. Then on the Advanced Tab, click on the Environment Variables button.
- Make sure that you have no other copies of Houdini running. To be safe, you might want to uninstall all Houdini installations, and then reinstall only the latest VC11 64-bit daily build.
- Confirm that your only have Path listed under System Variables
- Make a backup copy of your Path environment variable:
- Double-click on Path. Rename it from Path to PathX so that we try a default value. Copy the environment variable's value before clicking OK.
- Click on the New… button, for the name put in Path as the variables new name and then paste the previous value into the Variable Name field.
- Now we can edit the Path environment variable. Remove all paths that do not have %SystemRoot% root in it. In my case, the variable value becomes:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
- Now try running Houdini FX from from the VC11 install of Houdini.
- Make sure that you have no other copies of Houdini running. To be safe, you might want to uninstall all Houdini installations, and then reinstall only the latest VC11 64-bit daily build.
- Confirm that your only have Path listed under System Variables
- Make a backup copy of your Path environment variable:
- Double-click on Path. Rename it from Path to PathX so that we try a default value. Copy the environment variable's value before clicking OK.
- Click on the New… button, for the name put in Path as the variables new name and then paste the previous value into the Variable Name field.
- Now we can edit the Path environment variable. Remove all paths that do not have %SystemRoot% root in it. In my case, the variable value becomes:
%SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
- Now try running Houdini FX from from the VC11 install of Houdini.
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Edward thanks for trying to help but still no luck. I trimmed my environment variables to this.
Then I uninstalled Houdini, rebooted and reinstalled VC11. Still same issue.
Hkey.exe crashes immediately when trying to set up license.
Houdinifx crashes within seconds of opening the program, or immediately if I click on anything.
Then I uninstalled Houdini, rebooted and reinstalled VC11. Still same issue.
Hkey.exe crashes immediately when trying to set up license.
Houdinifx crashes within seconds of opening the program, or immediately if I click on anything.
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PPS. On a long shot, try downloading and installing this:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 [microsoft.com]
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30679 [microsoft.com]
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Edward: Thank you for continuing to help me with this.
This is the file that is giving me problems:
It is in this path:
C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251
If I rename it then Houdini throws and error that it can't find it at start up, but then it continues to work without crashing.
I do not have any Visual Studio programs installed except for the redistributable ones. I have uninstalled 2008 and reinstalled it. I also just repaired the one you linked. So far still crashing
This is the error I receive when I open the license administrator:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/23/2014 9:24:41 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: S
Description:
Faulting application name: hkey.exe, version: 13.0.0.509, time stamp: 0x53f2e45e
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.6161, time stamp: 0x4dace4e7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000001e480
Faulting process id: 0x1f98
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd7af6e84de96
Faulting application path: C:\Houdini\bin\hkey.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll
Report Id: b36e7431-43a2-11e4-b189-000272ae5183
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]“>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Application Error“ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0“>1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-09-24T04:24:41.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>9266</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>S</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>13.0.0.509</Data>
<Data>53f2e45e</Data>
<Data>MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>9.0.30729.6161</Data>
<Data>4dace4e7</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>000000000001e480</Data>
<Data>1f98</Data>
<Data>01cfd7af6e84de96</Data>
<Data>C:\Houdini\bin\hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>b36e7431-43a2-11e4-b189-000272ae5183</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
This is the file that is giving me problems:
It is in this path:
C:\WINDOWS\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251
If I rename it then Houdini throws and error that it can't find it at start up, but then it continues to work without crashing.
I do not have any Visual Studio programs installed except for the redistributable ones. I have uninstalled 2008 and reinstalled it. I also just repaired the one you linked. So far still crashing
This is the error I receive when I open the license administrator:
Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 9/23/2014 9:24:41 PM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: S
Description:
Faulting application name: hkey.exe, version: 13.0.0.509, time stamp: 0x53f2e45e
Faulting module name: MSVCR90.dll, version: 9.0.30729.6161, time stamp: 0x4dace4e7
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000001e480
Faulting process id: 0x1f98
Faulting application start time: 0x01cfd7af6e84de96
Faulting application path: C:\Houdini\bin\hkey.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll
Report Id: b36e7431-43a2-11e4-b189-000272ae5183
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event [schemas.microsoft.com]“>
<System>
<Provider Name=”Application Error“ />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0“>1000</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>100</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2014-09-24T04:24:41.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>9266</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>S</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>13.0.0.509</Data>
<Data>53f2e45e</Data>
<Data>MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>9.0.30729.6161</Data>
<Data>4dace4e7</Data>
<Data>c0000005</Data>
<Data>000000000001e480</Data>
<Data>1f98</Data>
<Data>01cfd7af6e84de96</Data>
<Data>C:\Houdini\bin\hkey.exe</Data>
<Data>C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_08e61857a83bc251\MSVCR90.dll</Data>
<Data>b36e7431-43a2-11e4-b189-000272ae5183</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>
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Edward - I had an old trial of Houdini 12.xx can't remember the number but I have installed a new SSD since then and did a clean install of windows so I doubt that that is causing the issue.
I put Houdini on my work computer as a test to see if it installed fine. And it did using the same installer. And it is using the msvcr110.dll file. I tested it by renaming that file and Houdini wouldn't even load with it renamed.
Do you or anyone know of a command line switch I can use to install the program to force it to use msvcr110.dll ?
Thanks,
I put Houdini on my work computer as a test to see if it installed fine. And it did using the same installer. And it is using the msvcr110.dll file. I tested it by renaming that file and Houdini wouldn't even load with it renamed.
Do you or anyone know of a command line switch I can use to install the program to force it to use msvcr110.dll ?
Thanks,
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Renamed the MSVCR110.DLL file on my home computer and Houdini won't even open until I change the name back. Tried the new build from today, still same issue.
For now I think I am just going to put a shortcut on my desktop to the MSVCR90.DLL file and just rename it every time I want to use Houdini. Hopefully that won't bite me in the rear later on down the road.
Thanks for the help Edward and eetu.
For now I think I am just going to put a shortcut on my desktop to the MSVCR90.DLL file and just rename it every time I want to use Houdini. Hopefully that won't bite me in the rear later on down the road.
Thanks for the help Edward and eetu.
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Can you try profiling the load of hkey.exe using the Dependency Walker? (make sure you do *NOT* have MSVCR90.DLL renamed)
http://www.dependencywalker.com/ [dependencywalker.com]
I'm curious as to what's trying to load MSVCR90.DLL when nothing should be.
http://www.dependencywalker.com/ [dependencywalker.com]
I'm curious as to what's trying to load MSVCR90.DLL when nothing should be.
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Fixed!!
Or at least I found to culprit!
Edward thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Using DependencyWalker I was able to track the problem down to Wintab32.dll. This is installed with my tablet. I got the latest drivers from them but the issue remains. At least I know where the problem is and I will email them to so they can get new drivers out.
I removed the tablet driver software and Houdini works like a champ now!
Thanks again everyone for the help!
Or at least I found to culprit!
Edward thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Using DependencyWalker I was able to track the problem down to Wintab32.dll. This is installed with my tablet. I got the latest drivers from them but the issue remains. At least I know where the problem is and I will email them to so they can get new drivers out.
I removed the tablet driver software and Houdini works like a champ now!
Thanks again everyone for the help!
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Another long shot idea:
- Reinstall your tablet driver
- Now install this: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336 [microsoft.com]
- Reboot
- Check for security updates and install any that show up. Reboot.
- Now try running Houdini
- Reinstall your tablet driver
- Now install this: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=15336 [microsoft.com]
- Reboot
- Check for security updates and install any that show up. Reboot.
- Now try running Houdini
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