Blend doesn't show live preview

Question

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

Answer 1

Open Results Panel and check if there are any messages in the Errors/Output sections

Answer 2

Open Results Panel and check if there are any messages in the Errors/Output sections

Both are empty - errors and output

Answer 3

Anything in the Event Log?

Are you able to build and run your app?

Answer 4

Anything in the Event Log?

Are you able to build and run your app?

Yes, I can build and run the app. Which log do I see in the event viewer? There are so many!

Answer 5

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

Answer 6

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

Answer 7

Make sure you have all Windows Updates installed.

If that doesn't help, try repairing\reinstalling.

Answer 8

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 of

Answer 9

Is there any registry fix or something?

Answer 10

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

Answer 11

This actually seems to be related to Blend. Blend's designer uses WWAHost, and killing WWAHost results in the screenshot you have posted.

Answer 12

What do I do now?

Answer 13

I doubt this will help, but try runing "sfc /scannow" in the admin cmd.

Answer 14

Nothing really. What should I do? Any other solution other than reinstalling Windows? I installed on Friday!

Answer 15

Pratyush, were you able to get this figured out at all? Please let me know.

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