====== HippoEDIT crashes at startup after installing updates ======

Normally, this shall not happen. But if it happens, try:
  - Install the newest MFC libraries: uninstall the editor (not a full uninstall), install [[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26347|Microsoft redistributable modules for VS 2005]] and reinstall HippoEDIT. 
    * For HippoEDIT 1.6x x64, install Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package MFC Security Update and choose vcredist_x64.exe.
    * For HippoEDIT 1.6x x86, choose vcredist_x86.exe.
  - Call HippoEDIT with the --init flag to clean up cache files. cmd.exe hippoedit.exe --init
  - Do a full uninstall (including user settings) and a FULL reinstall.

===== If it does not help, try to locate the issue =====

  - Do full uninstall of the x86/x64 version (including user data)
  - Check [[options:installation-directory|Installation Directory]], if something has been left. If yes, note what is left (and send this info to supportbox), delete [[options:installation-directory|Installation Directory]].
  - Install HippoEDIT x86/x64 in the **Full** configuration: if you install on top of an older version, and the configuration of the installer has been changed, you can get //Custom// configuration automatically selected, and not all modules will be installed. 
  - If after fresh installation the application still crashes, try to delete plugins DLLs one by one in %[[options:installation-directory|Installation Directory]]%\plugins
  - If even after deleting all plugins the application still crashes on startup, download [[http://www.dependencywalker.com/|Dependency Walker]] and open %[[options:installation-directory|Installation Directory]]%\hippoedit.exe with it and check if some required DLLs are missing. //Dependency walker// will show missing dependencies in the log.

===== HippoEDIT 2.00 =====
If you tried HippoEDIT 2.00, you need another set of redistributables, as it builds with Visual Studio 2019.
They can be found on [[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/|Microsoft site]] - take the version passing to your HippoEDIT architecture (x86 or x64).
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Or you can use these direct links:
  * [[https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x86.exe|For HippoEDIT x86]]
  * [[https://aka.ms/vs/16/release/VC_redist.x64.exe|For HippoEDIT x64]]