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Blend doesn't show live preview

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Hi
I just installed Visual Studio 2012 for developing Windows 8 apps. I was trying out Blend and noticed it doesn't show the live preview and gives an error. What's the problem? I have attached a screenshot. Please help :)
I have clicked 'Reload' as well but it doesn't help. I'm on Windows 8 Pro
- Edited by pratnala Sunday, December 2, 2012 10:27 AM added detail
Sunday, December 2, 2012 10:25 AM
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Open Results Panel and check if there are any messages in the Errors/Output sectionsSunday, December 2, 2012 2:06 PM
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Open Results Panel and check if there are any messages in the Errors/Output sections
Both are empty - errors and outputSunday, December 2, 2012 3:31 PM -
Anything in the Event Log?
Are you able to build and run your app?
Sunday, December 2, 2012 4:44 PM -
Anything in the Event Log?
Are you able to build and run your app?
Sunday, December 2, 2012 4:54 PM -
Windows Logs\Application
Windows Logs\System
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppModel-Runtime
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\Apps
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppXDeployment
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppXDeployment-Server
Sunday, December 2, 2012 5:09 PM -
Windows Logs\Application
Windows Logs\System
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppModel-Runtime
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\Apps
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppXDeployment
Applications and Services Logs\Microsoft\Windows\AppXDeployment-Server
I don't know if it is this but this log in Windows\Applications from WER had the word blend in it
Fault bucket -903229648, type 5 Event Name: MoAppCrash Response: Not available Cab Id: -917088639 Problem signature: P1: blend-3af162a4-7b09-4079-8efa-26323aa3f9ee_1.0.0.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe P2: praid:App P3: 6.2.9200.16420 P4: 505a90d6 P5: KERNELBASE.dll P6: 6.2.9200.16384 P7: 5010ac2f P8: e06d7363 P9: 00014b32 P10: Attached files: C:\Users\Pratyush Nalam\AppData\Local\Temp\WER5A3D.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml C:\Users\Pratyush Nalam\AppData\Local\Temp\WER5FCA.tmp.appcompat.txt C:\Users\Pratyush Nalam\AppData\Local\Temp\WER6112.tmp.dmp These files may be available here: C:\Users\Pratyush Nalam\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_blend-3af162a4-7_73757463f6a193fa596ab356811c42632f1c15_cab_129b6f53 Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: a315255f-3cf8-11e2-be7d-7cd1c37bb657 Report Status: 24 Hashed bucket: 81056f87c7bedb7dd87614a64c67d28e
AppXDeployment just had this
The calling process is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Blend\Blend.exe
Couldn't find anything else
Monday, December 3, 2012 3:34 AM -
Make sure you have all Windows Updates installed.
If that doesn't help, try repairing\reinstalling.
Monday, December 3, 2012 12:34 PM -
All updates are installed. I have repaired/uninstalled and reinstalled at least 3-4 times now. Even Update 1 has been installed. It used to work before. But then, I had to reinstall Windows 8 and after the reinstall it has stopped working. Any other fix? I am trying to learn to make Windows 8 apps from the Programming Windows 8 apps book and a lot of the initial thing is in Blend. What do I do now? I have hit a barrier sort ofMonday, December 3, 2012 2:36 PM
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Is there any registry fix or something?Monday, December 3, 2012 2:38 PM
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Ok I found this error now. It says wwahost (which is related to Metro apps isn't it?) but anyways I'm pasting it here.
Faulting application name: wwahost.exe, version: 6.2.9200.16420, time stamp: 0x505a90d6 Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.2.9200.16384, time stamp: 0x5010ac2f Exception code: 0xe06d7363 Fault offset: 0x00014b32 Faulting process id: 0x1868 Faulting application start time: 0x01cdd163dbaff192 Faulting application path: C:\Windows\syswow64\wwahost.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: 19a03ca7-3d57-11e2-be80-7cd1c37bb657 Faulting package full name: blend-b5893c90-ea03-405f-9556-13b061a6ea33_1.0.0.0_x86__8wekyb3d8bbwe Faulting package-relative application ID: App
Monday, December 3, 2012 2:39 PM -
This actually seems to be related to Blend. Blend's designer uses WWAHost, and killing WWAHost results in the screenshot you have posted.Monday, December 3, 2012 3:58 PM
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What do I do now?Monday, December 3, 2012 4:05 PM
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I doubt this will help, but try runing "sfc /scannow" in the admin cmd.Monday, December 3, 2012 5:17 PM
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Nothing really. What should I do? Any other solution other than reinstalling Windows? I installed on Friday!Tuesday, December 4, 2012 11:28 AM
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Pratyush, were you able to get this figured out at all? Please let me know.
- Avani Chandrasekaran
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 4:40 PM