Bandcamp downloader crashes on start

[Efreak]

I'm getting a crash when I start BandcampDownloader. I saw another issue mentioning windows event viewer; without this, I never would have thought to look there for an application crash log; another issue asked for an ini file, but I have no such file (that I know of); there's a json file here, but I think that's for an older version... Error text below:

Application Error

``` Faulting application name: BandcampDownloader.exe, version: 1.3.1.0, time stamp: 0x5dbd9974 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.488, time stamp: 0x5b4a3325 Exception code: 0xe0434352 Fault offset: 0x0000000000023e49 Faulting process id: 0x2634 Faulting application start time: 0x01d69a0da0fdfe0b Faulting application path: C:\Programs\BandcampDownloader.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: b5686c4e-e829-458b-8159-f3a00a293502 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: ```

.NET Runtime

``` Application: BandcampDownloader.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.MissingMethodException at BandcampDownloader.App.InitializeLogger() at BandcampDownloader.App.OnStartup(System.Windows.StartupEventArgs) at System.Windows.Application.<.ctor>b__1_0(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl() at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.CallbackWrapper(System.Object) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext.Run(MS.Internal.CulturePreservingExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke() at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue() at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32) at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr) at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(System.Windows.Interop.MSG ByRef) at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherFrame) at System.Windows.Application.RunDispatcher(System.Object) at System.Windows.Application.RunInternal(System.Windows.Window) at BandcampDownloader.App.Main() ```

[Otiel]

Is .NET Framework v4.7.2 or later installed on your machine?

[Efreak]

output from dotnetversions&& ver:

Currently installed "classic" .NET Versions in the system:
2.0.50727.4927 Service Pack 2
3.0.30729.4926 Service Pack 2
3.5.30729.4926 Service Pack 1
4.0.0.0
4.8.04084

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.508]

If 4.7.x counts, then yes; if not, then no (.NET is weird about version numbers, so I'm not actually sure here)

[Otiel]

It should be good with what you have installed.

Is there a BandcampDownloader.log file created next to the BandcampDownloader.exe? Do you still have the issue with v1.3.3?

[Efreak]

I'm on the latest version, so yes. I just replaced it. No, there's no log file here; there's a log file in a system folder, but it only has some .net info in it, nothing related to the actual running/crashing of the application.

[Otiel]

There's a BandcampDownloader.log file created in another folder than BandcampDownloader.exe?

Where are you running BandcampDownloader.exe from?

[Efreak]

It's being run from c:\Programs, an all-users-rw folder I have for portable single-binary/small folder software and python, etc applications that I run from source; permission-wise, it's effectively the same as my downloads folder, but less messy.

(Apologies for delay, I keep messing to get the location/contents of other log file, but life keeps happening and I've been trying to stay out of the browser in my little free time)

[Otiel]

Hmm if there are other programs located in the same folder, it might be a conflict between a dll included in BandcampDownloader.exe and another one in the folder. Can you try moving BandcampDownloader.exe to its own folder?

(No worries for the delay, I'm myself not flawless these days to provide support around here)

[Efreak]

V1.3.3 has launched successfully with that (I'm on mobile/remote access, so I haven't tested anything else yet). It's odd, though--I have several other single-binary .net applications that run just fine from here. I'm have to see if I can figure out what's messing up...

[Otiel]

Do you have any NLog.dll or similarly named file in your C:\Programs folder?

[Otiel]

Closing this since it seems to be resolved. Do not hesitate to reopen if needed.