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    Prowin32.exe - Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0150002) (0xc000007B). Click OK to close the application. - When launching FIMS on a new workstation
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    Prowin32.exe - Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0150002) (0xc000007B). Click OK to close the application. - When launching FIMS on a new workstation

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    After installing FIMS on a new workstation, launching FIMS for the first time results in a prowin32.exe Application Error that reads: Application Error: The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0150002). Click OK to close the application.

    Steps To Duplicate:
    1. Right click on the FIMS icon on a new workstation > Receive the error 
    2. Go to Computer management > Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application
    3. When viewing the Application logs, look for the log recorded at the time FIMS failed to launch last >  Select the log
    4. In the General description notice the error below
      • Activation context generation failed for "\\(FIMS Server name)\npo\dlc\prow32.dll". Dependent Assembly Microsfot.VC80.MFC,prossessorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyTocken="1fc8b3b9a",type=win32", version="8.0.50608.0' Could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
    Answer:
    The event log error indicates that Visual C++ is not installed on the workstation trying to run FIMS. However, Visual C++ is required to run FIMS. Visual C++ is installed during step #3 of the article below:
    How do I setup FIMS on a Workstation?

    See also the following:
    https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/Error-0xc000007b-occurs-when-running-any-OpenEdge-11-executable
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