MKV 1.9.9 Application Failed To Initialize

[mkvsmurf71]

Sorry if this has appeared somewhere else before, as I done a search and got nothing relating to this issue.

I have uninstalled previous version and rebooted PC, installed 1.9.9 Beta again rebooted and each time I try to open the application I keep getting a Popup Box which say Application Failed to Initialize. I have never had this problem with other versions, my PC has not had a Windows Update or anything so cannot explain why this is happening, so I hope someone else can shed any light on this issue, and hopefully have a solution .

Thanks in advance

[Woodstock]

Try this. If your normal user account isn't an administrator, you will have to do it logged in with an administrator account.

Uninstall MakeMKV.

Reboot, log in.

Go to the directory C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV\ with explorer.

Delete anything you find there, with the exception of any customized profiles; they will be listed as being type "xml".

Empty your recycle bin.

Install 1.9.0.

"Fail to initialize" can come from two scenarios... First is missing files, second is mixed versions of files. It is actually rather easy to get mixed versions... if you're too quick with telling the installer to continue before the uninstall finishes, a file can be installed just before the uninstaller deletes it, or an old file could be there that blocked the installation of the new one. Unfortunately, the prompt to continue the install often covers up the prompt to uninstall....

[mkvsmurf71]

Thanks for the reply Woodstock

I uninstalled then rebooted, deleted all content in recycle bin, looked for the directory nothing there, reinstalled the version 1.9.0 and ran the programme same problem persists. This is frustrating cause it seems despite other version which worked, why is it some updates cause more problems than ever before?

[Woodstock]

We will have to wait for Mike on this one, then. It is possible that there is a file missing on the operating system side, or something that MakeMKV is being denied access to.

Below is the list of files showing in my 1.9.0 installation, minus my edited profiles:

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 Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\MakeMKV
04/25/2013  09:34 AM         3,356,904 20130425gui.txt
11/16/2014  08:42 AM             8,724 aac-stereo.mmcp.xml
11/16/2014  08:42 AM             2,595 default.mmcp.xml
11/16/2014  08:42 AM             4,344 flac.mmcp.xml
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            16,384 libdriveio.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            22,016 libdriveio64.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           377,856 libfdk.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           404,992 libfdk64.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           828,416 libffm.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           894,976 libffm64.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           139,776 libmakemkv.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM           264,192 libmakemkv64.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            28,672 libmmbd.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            34,304 libmmbd64.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM         3,244,544 libmqt.dll
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            45,765 License.rtf
11/16/2014  08:42 AM        25,134,592 makemkv.exe
11/20/2014  01:30 PM                48 MakeMKV.url
11/16/2014  08:42 AM         3,239,936 makemkvcon.exe
11/16/2014  08:42 AM         4,469,760 makemkvcon64.exe
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            11,281 makemkv_chi.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,856 makemkv_dan.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,876 makemkv_deu.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,313 makemkv_dut.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            12,597 makemkv_fra.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            11,547 makemkv_ita.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,411 makemkv_jpn.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            12,218 makemkv_pol.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,469 makemkv_ptb.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,463 makemkv_spa.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            10,017 makemkv_swe.mo.gz
11/16/2014  08:42 AM            73,728 mmdtsdec.exe
11/16/2014  08:42 AM             2,053 Readme.rtf
11/20/2014  01:30 PM            93,767 uninst.exe
11/16/2014  08:42 AM             3,257 wdtv.mmcp.xml

[mike admin]

Please try running makemkvcon.exe (or makemkvcon64.exe) from the command line and see what happens.

[rexdragon]

If you're running Windows 7, try this:
1. Go into control panel--->uninstall/install programs--->look for makemkv in programs list and click UNINSTALL.
2. After it finishes uninstalling, exit control panel.
3. Navigate to C:/Program Files (x86)/MakeMKV and DELETE ENTIRE FOLDER MakeMKV (not just the contents). This step is to ensure that there is NO MakeMKV FOLDER at all in the directory Program Files (x86).
4. Then empty the recycle bin & restart the computer.
5. Once you rebooted to your desktop, go ahead and install MakeMKV 1.9.9.
6. After installation completes, reboot computer.
7. After rebooting, launch MakeMKV and see if it works.

Hope this helps coz thats all I can think of.

[ndjamena]

Add to that, delete the MakeMKV_log.txt log and the .MakeMKV folder in c:\Users\* then run RegEdit and delete the MakeMKV key (Making sure you've saved you registration key first, of course).

I'm not even sure if I'm being serious or not.


(and its MakeMKV v1.9.0 win(x64-release) NOT 1.9.9...)

[mkvsmurf71]

Tried all the methods mentioned and still will not work. How frustrating