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This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem (14001).

Asked by: UdiRaz

When running the application in debug mode, it fails to start and displays the following error
"This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem (14001)."
I've tried advices used in similar problem mentioned in other posts but it did not help.
Application runs fine on release. Problem seems to be related to importing functions from
a dll which uses atl, while the application does not.

Any idea?

Thanks

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2009-05-17 at 01:29:21ID24415390
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Windows MFC Programming

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Answers

 

by: jkrPosted on 2009-05-17 at 08:31:29ID: 24406543

The debug runtime DLLs are probably missing on your target machine, which is absolutely normal - MS' license agreement does not allow these to be distributed, only the release versions can be.

 

by: UdiRazPosted on 2009-05-17 at 23:03:53ID: 24409291

I don't think this is the problem since other mfc projects are able to run in debug mode.

 

by: jkrPosted on 2009-05-18 at 07:05:27ID: 24412173

You can easily check that by opening your app with the Dependency Walker (www.dependencywalker.com) - does that tool report any DLLs as missing?

 

by: UdiRazPosted on 2009-05-19 at 03:53:17ID: 24420431

thanks, I've tried this tool before (after reading simliar posts) and it gives an error "Warning : At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay - load dependent module".
My main application is using mfc but not using atl, and the dll uses both, although I've tried
changing this and it did not help. I'm exporting classes using dllexport, but there is a warning
regarding CString in header files.

 

by: jkrPosted on 2009-05-19 at 14:03:42ID: 24426655

If that is about mpr.dll, don't even bother - this message is explained in the FAQ. Any others reported as missing?

 

by: UdiRazPosted on 2009-05-19 at 23:47:21ID: 24429067

this is not regarding mpr dll. it is related to exporting functions from an MFC dll I'm creating.
The weird thing is that it works in release.

 

by: Subrat2009Posted on 2009-05-25 at 21:03:43ID: 24470182

I think this may help u.
In VS2008,
project->properties
ConfigurationProperties->C/C++->Code generation->Runtime Library
change here to /MD  or /MT depending ur project.....

Thanks.

 

by: UdiRazPosted on 2009-05-26 at 03:18:59ID: 24471641

Well done. This solved the issue.
Thanks

 

by: UdiRazPosted on 2009-05-26 at 03:19:44ID: 31582332

Simple and effective. Well done.

 

by: Subrat2009Posted on 2009-05-26 at 03:21:16ID: 24471649

U r wel - come.

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