Impulse error

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Any idea what this could mean? This is on a new install of Impulse on Windows XP (all patches etc up to date)

 

-- [3/7/2009 12:35:43 AM] ----------------------------------------------------
Context:    Program Error
Message:   
Build #:    975
Exception:    Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Stack Trace:
   at a.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, EventHandler A_3)
   at a..ctor(cw A_0)
   at a.a(cw A_0)
   at Stardock.Central.Client.SDCWindow.AddSubTabWebpage_Community(Int32 ParentTab, String Label, String BaseUrl)
   at Stardock.Central.Client.SDCMain.InitializeUI_WebControls()
   at Stardock.Central.Client.SDCMain.<>c__DisplayClass8.<.ctor>b__4()
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackDo(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbackHelper(Object obj)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallback(ThreadMethodEntry tme)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.InvokeMarshaledCallbacks()

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

You may need to repair/reinstall your .NET Framework, specifically .NET Framework 2.0.

Try using the following utility to clean .NET framework from the machine.

http://cid-27e6a35d1a492af7.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Blog_Tools/dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip

Use one of the links below for reinstallation (depending on which version of Windows you are using).

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en (for 32 bit Windows)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=B44A0000-ACF8-4FA1-AFFB-40E78D788B00&displaylang=en (for 64 bit Windows)

Follow this process: Remove Impulse, remove .NET, reboot, reinstall .NET, and then reinstall Impulse from the full installer http://www.impulsedriven.com/impulse_setup_full.exe

If you still have trouble, send us a support ticket with your system information by following the 'Getting Official Stardock Support' section here: https://forums.stardock.com/341573

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

The instructions to remove and reinstall .NET will work for Windows XP but not so much for Windows Vista. For anyone running Vista and having a similar error, try the following.

-For VISTA Users: click Start, in the start search field type 'cmd'. Right-click on the search result and select 'Run as administrator'.
 For XP Users: Click Start and then Run, Type 'cmd' and hit enter.
-VISTA ONLY: If UAC is enabled, click 'Continue'
-Type: sfc /scannow
-Wait for the scan to complete (this can take several minutes)
-When the scan has completed, it should give you some feedback as to the result (hopefully it will have repaired any .NET problems)