Why does MATLAB crash on startup with the error: "Application Failed to Initialize Properly (0xc0000142)?
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MathWorks Support Team
on 16 Jul 2009
Edited: MathWorks Support Team
on 19 Apr 2023
When starting MATLAB 7.6 (R2008a), MATLAB 7.7 (R2008b), or MATLAB 7.8 (R2009a) on Windows, I get the following error:
ERROR: Application Failed to Initialize Properly (0xc0000142)
MATLAB fails to start thereafter. I would like to know how to fix this issue so I can start MATLAB?
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MathWorks Support Team
on 18 Apr 2023
Edited: MathWorks Support Team
on 19 Apr 2023
This issue can be resolved by modifying the MATLAB shortcut to point to the matlab.exe file located in the $MATLAB\bin\$ARCH folder (where $MATLAB is the installation folder for MATLAB and $ARCH is either win32 or win64 depending upon wheter 32-bit or 64-bit MATLAB is installed). To do so:
1) Right click on the shortcut to MATLAB and select "Properties".
2) Go to the Target field in the shortcut properties.
3) Change the value $MATLAB\bin\matlab.exe to $MATLAB\bin\win32\matlab.exe. For example:
"C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2009a\bin\win32\matlab.exe"
4) Press OK to save the changes.
Once saved, try launching MATLAB once more. If the error still occurs, contact the Installation and Licensing team here:
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