WebMatrix crashes upon opening

Question

Hello.

I am well aware that MS WebMatrix is no longer supported as an IDE, but I would like to know why it keeps crashing upon start-up.

Here are the details from event viewer:

AppName WebMatrix.exe

AppVersion 7.1.1932.0

AppTimeStamp 52589c06

ModuleName KERNELBASE.dll

ModuleVersion 10.0.22621.2283

ModuleTimeStamp 27eb36ec

ExceptionCode c000041d

FaultingOffset 001489f2

ProcessId 0x4250

ProcessCreationTime 0x1d9e97c3b2061e6

AppPath C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft WebMatrix\WebMatrix.exe

ModulePath C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll

IntegratorReportId c51358e4-2b29-4ea9-81ce-55c2a09d1317

Thanks in advance for any help!

Answer 1

Hi @Slender Tech,

I am well aware that MS WebMatrix is no longer supported as an IDE, but I would like to know why it keeps crashing upon start-up.

The reason it always crashes on startup is the launchpad for WebMatrix: Web Platform Installer (WebPI).

Microsoft Web Platform Installer (WebPI) was retired on December 31, 2022.

For more information please see this blog post: https://blogs.iis.net/iisteam/web-platform-installer-end-of-support-feed

• December 31st, 2022 - The WebPI feed will be removed from the servers and the product installers will be pulled from the Microsoft download center

Best regards,
Lan Huang

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