Musicbee 0xc000007b error on launch

[arindamc]

I probably woke up on the wrong side of my bed today. The app won't launch. I am using the latest version on windows 7 ultimate 32 bit. I am shown this error

http://postimg.org/image/4igudzzeb/

I wonder what went wrong. I used both the net framework and visual basic repair tool, even used the chkdisk tool as suggested in other forums but still no help

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1991597/windows-bit-error-0xc000007b.html

BTW, on another note, I thought being portable means that the software would work without any dependencies. Maybe I was wrong

[psychoadept]

Have you tried reinstalling MusicBee?

Being portable basically means you can use it without a regular installation, i.e. you can run it without administrator permissions.

[arindamc]

What is there to reinstall? I am using the portable version Dunno how can I uninstall and reinstall a portable app except to delete it which I did multiple times anyway

However I also tried the standalone installer but the same error happened. I also tried running it with admin permissions, running it in compatibility mode, but same thing. I have also reinstalled directx, visual basic, net framework

I guess all that is left to do is, if someone can tell me about the dependencies musicbee needs to run on windows I can start reinstalling them one by one

[Bee-liever]

What is there to reinstall? I am using the portable version

You still need to run the installer on the portable version.
This can be downloaded from here - http://www.mediafire.com/download/rt5jq4bb75v7inu/MusicBeePortable_2_4.zip

Portable just means it can be loaded to and run from an external drive without using the default Users/%user%/AppData folder.
All the normal cached files that MB uses will be in the MusicBee installation folder set up when running the installer.

[arindamc]

Well I did that too but that didn't fix it. I guess the problem might not be with mb after all, maybe one or more of my computer's components is missing. Because another software I use keepass portable also seems to be unable to launch displaying the same error message. Anyways, until I can figure it out I have temporarily switched to foobar. I miss mb sure I am afraid though I have lost all my custom mb lists forever unless someone here volunteers to have them converted/exported for me to m3u format

[Zak]

My guess would be a problem with .net, but if reinstalling that didn't help, I'm not sure what else to suggest. 
If you can upload your playlists to a public file sharing site - maybe in a zip file - I'll be happy to convert them for you.

[Steven]

doing a quick google for this error code, i would suggest its the result of some software you installed thats messed up the C++ runtime libraries which i believe .NET has a dependency on. You might try restoring your machine to the state it was before the last software you installed.

[arindamc]

My guess would be a problem with .net, but if reinstalling that didn't help, I'm not sure what else to suggest. 
If you can upload your playlists to a public file sharing site - maybe in a zip file - I'll be happy to convert them for you.

Thanks Zak. Will pm you. if I can ever get mb to work I wud at least make sure the playlists are in m3u from now on

[redwing]

I'd try, at least, reinstalling Windows before deciding to migrate to other apps when it's apparent something's broken with the machine.

@Steven:

You might want to consider offering a command line utility that can convert playlists from mbp to m3u format so that people could convert them without having to launch MB.