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Hello,

System : W7 64 Ultimate SP1 - VLC 2.2.0 32 bits

When I click "File Associations" I have this error:
Microsft Visual C ++ Runtime Library

Report:

Nom d’événement de problème: APPCRASH
Nom de l’application: vlc.exe
Version de l’application: 2.2.0.0
Horodatage de l’application: 00000004
Nom du module par défaut: libqt4_plugin.dll
Version du module par défaut: 2.2.0.0
Horodateur du module par défaut: 00020002
Code de l’exception: 40000015
Décalage de l’exception: 008f20e8
Version du système: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1
Identificateur de paramètres régionaux: 1036

Thank you for your answers.

Same on W8.1x64.
Thank you.

Idem
System : W7 64 SP1 - VLC 2.2.0 64 bits

Use 32bits.

I use 32bits but the same issue!

Same error here.

System : W7 64 SP1 - VLC 2.2.0 64 bits

Same, use 32bits.

I have this issue as well. Both x86 and the x64 version exhibit the same behaviour.

I tried installing the Visual C++ Redistributable Package but it still crashes when you click on the file associations button.

It crashes since vlc is using a new compiler version.
The issue is on x64 AND x86.

Bug ticket: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/11953

Has anything been said about this - rather infamous - bug?
Have anyone made any attempt to fix it?
Or have any way around (fix) been suggested ?
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The bug is still (after YEARS) with us - here with version 2.2.0 - running here as 64bit on Win 7 Home Prem - all fixes.
ANY OTHER way of setting assoc's other than setting it file by file as Default Actions ?

After all those 0.057 years since VLC 2.2 came out, the bug is still under investigation: https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/11953 patch welcome

Yes, I agree that the bug have not been officially ticketed for very long, but it has been an often reported, well known error for many years.
Heres a sample from 3 years ago (there are older ones too);
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Re: File associations window crashes VLC 2.0.1 on pressing A
Postby VLC_help » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:22 pm

I try to patch the dialog away this weekend.
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and the reply to that one was;
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Postby Roger#73 » Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:48 am

VLC_help wrote:
Known issue. That File association dialog is broken. You use Windows XP?

Yes, I use Windows XP SP3.

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But please, I do not attempt to offend here. I recognize that the bug has now become official.
So if we are fortunate enough we may get a resolution to this in the near future.

Regards, erben

I agree with erben.

But the bug is "not started" yet

Here's the earliest reference I found searching through quite an amount of talk about this issue.
This is approx. 4 to 5 years ago.

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VLC crash
Postby valmont » Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:50 am

hello VLC admins...ive updated to the lates VLC player version and im having a problem after updating...when i manage to setup the file assosiation,and i click apply,VLC crashes...thats my only problem...i havent encountered this in the previous VLC versions...please help

Yes, I agree that the bug have not been officially ticketed for very long, but it has been an often reported, well known error for many years.

Sorry for not realizing that there were mediums in the VLC community.

The bug was released with VLC 2.1.5 on 64-bits, and VLC 2.2.0 on 32-bits. So it must have crept in between February 2014 (release of version 2.1.4) and July 2014 (release of version 2.1.5).

So much for many years. On Mercury, right.

But please, I do not attempt to offend here. I recognize that the bug has now become official.
So if we are fortunate enough we may get a resolution to this in the near future.

Debating about the severity or age of the bug is not getting the bug any closer to resolution.

Generating a human-readable stack trace and bisecting the crash in the source repository would be more helpful. Or put money behind a bounty.

Hello,

Bug resolved with version 2.2.1

Thanks

not properly.
its better, but if I *change* the file associations and then I click "Save" and then i close VLC, I still go the crash. If I dont change file associations, then is ok, no crash. hmmmm

Hello anuswara,

I just tested for example by checking .asf, double click on Register and close VLC, I have not had a crash.

Good day!

I can reproduce it.
Vista.

Why double click? I dont see this double click. Only "Save" option.
here:
http://postimg.org/image/avyy39ngb/

If I dont change the associations I dont notice the crash. What could I do to avoid the crash?
on both my machines.
where can I find the logs of the crash?

Thanks for suggestions.

Use 2.2.1

Yes I am using 2.2.1

with 2.2.0 the crash happened just by clicking on Set associations.

now with 2.2.1 it happens only when I change some associations, clicking on botton Save (see photo above), and then I close vlc and I go the crash.
therefore I said that 2.2.1 *partially* solved the issue.

Проблема с назначением ассоциаций, похоже, длится уже 5 лет. Возникает на разных компьютерах с Windows 8.1 64-bit со всеми обновлениями как в VLC 2.2.0 64-bit, так и в VLC 2.2.0 32-bit. Возникает и в Windows 7 32-bit в VLC 2.2.0 32-bit. То же самое было и в версии 2.1.5.

The problem with button "Set up assotiation", it seems, has been going on for 5 years. Occurs on different computers with 64-bit 8.1 Windows with all updates as of VLC 64-bit 2.2.0 and VLC 2.2.0 32-bit. Occurs in Windows 7 32-bit with VLC 2.2.0 32-bit. It was the same in version 2.1.5.