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    • K Offline
      klaufi
      last edited by

      SketchUp doesn't start anymore on my PC (Windows 7) either. As soon as I doubleclick it, the BugSplat-Window appears. I tried to install the newest version, reinstalled it completely, updated my graphics driver, looked into the registry, but nothing's helping. That's really odd, because last week it worked just fine. My PC has some issues right now, slow startup and some other problems, might that be the cause? I have no idea...

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        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        In case you have recently added a tool that is causing issues...
        Try renaming your Plugins folder PluginsX temporarily... and make a new empty folder called Plugins...
        If SketchUp starts up OK now you need to add back the plugins in steps until you recreate the crash...
        Then you have a probable culprit... seek more advice when you have that tracked down... πŸ˜•

        TIG

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          ammo111
          last edited by

          β˜€ Greetings Sir, i would like to consult this problem that occurred this morning, about the BUG SPLAT, actually this not the first time i encountered it but this morning was the Worst Nightmare for me, when i double click the Sketch-up icon in my desktop (Windows 7, 32-bit User), the message said: " Sketch-up 8 has produced a Bug Splat", i double / thrice re installed it but still same scenario, Can't Open the Sketch-up!, Second Step i made was, trying to troubleshoot the problem through Control Panel and try to REPAIR it but it says that the " GOOGLESKETCHUP.msi" is missing, what will i do i'm not familiar with this stuff? 😞 Thank you and looking forward for a solution/s!

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Sounds like you have an old 'Google' v8 anyway... The newer 'Trimble' v8 is [was] current for almost a year,
            If you have kept the original file you downloaded to install 'SketchUp 8 Free' you can reuse that and you should get asked about a repair if there's an existing installation.
            [The msi file referred to is the file the installer extracts then uses, but if your Users/../Local/Temp folder has been 'cleaned up' over the preceding months then it's probably no longer around...]
            Otherwise you'll need to find replacement version 8 Free installer from SketchUp.com...
            Or upgrade to version 2013 Make [aka Free].
            Several versions can coexist on one PC...

            TIG

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            • G Offline
              GhostFist
              last edited by

              HI, new here. I'm also having this immediate crash/bug splat on starting up a fresh install of Sketchup make. Sketchup 8 was running fine un til I installed this along side it now neither work. uninstalled both, reinstalled 2013 works once then I get the crash on start up. Graphics drivers are up to date. Running on Windows 8. really disappointing.

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                Is that with or without plugins installed?

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                  GhostFist
                  last edited by

                  this is a stock download as it comes off the trimble site. never had this problem on earlier versions of sketchup

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                    Anton_S
                    last edited by

                    Download CCleaner and run both cleaner and registry section. I had the same error a long time ago, tried CCleaner, and got the magic. 😎

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                      GhostFist
                      last edited by

                      CCleaner did not work

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        @anton_s said:

                        Download CCleaner and run both cleaner and registry section. I had the same error a long time ago, tried CCleaner, and got the magic. 😎

                        I find that these registry cleaners can mess up more than they fix. I'd really not recommend them.

                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Uninstall 2013.
                          Reinstall 2013, this time 'run as admin'.
                          Report back...

                          TIG

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                            GhostFist
                            last edited by

                            Been there done that, same issue.

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Did you install it 'as admin'?
                              Then set it to always 'run as admin'?

                              πŸ˜•

                              TIG

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                                GhostFist
                                last edited by

                                yup, really scratching my head on this.

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                                  GhostFist
                                  last edited by

                                  Problem resolved when rolling back the graphics driver

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    @ghostfist said:

                                    Problem resolved when rolling back the graphics driver

                                    Out of interest, what is/was your GC / drivers set ?
                                    It might help others to be forewarned...

                                    TIG

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                                      GhostFist
                                      last edited by

                                      Sketchup was running into problems using the Microsoft surface PRO after updating the graphics drivers from INTEL's site. Microsoft has written a custom driver for the surface pro's chipset and so a conflict was created. Removing Intel's generic driver and rolling back to Microsoft's resolved all issues.

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                                      • sketch3d.deS Offline
                                        sketch3d.de
                                        last edited by

                                        @coulteri said:

                                        I will try to upgrade the graphic card drivers.

                                        you may want try also to disable the SU hardware acceleration (= OpenGL) from outside SU by using our concerning standalone support tool (Win only).

                                        free for private & commercial usage (no adware/spyware/installation)

                                        [update]
                                        tool updated for being compatible with SU v2013/2014.
                                        [/update]

                                        hth,
                                        Norbert

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                                          MILENIUMFALCON
                                          last edited by

                                          hey tig i found the culprit rb folder crashing my sketchup and it was your axo+iso plugin. Any ideas how to make the plugin work? reply ASAP..
                                          Thanks in advance.

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            I can't see how the axo-iso RB could do this...
                                            It's very simple...
                                            Does SketchUp crash when SketchUp is starting or when you try and run the RB ?

                                            I have it installed in v2017 and it works just fine !

                                            TIG

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