0xc0000142 for start a program

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Hi everyone!

I used that command to start a program, but show me error 0xc0000142. This:

Process.Start(C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\file.exe)

Please help me to fix it idk what command should i use. I can open that prog normally but with that proccess.start i cant.
Also this command works on 99.9% of my programs but on one no.

Please help me to find a solution!
Thank you

What I have tried:

Tried to find a solution on internet and i didnt find it.

Posted 29-Jul-21 9:07am

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Updated 29-Jul-21 21:39pm

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Richard MacCutchan 31-Jul-21 4:10am

Look at what you have in the parentheses. Do you notice some control characters missing?

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Richard MacCutchan · Answer 1 · 2021-07-29T21:39:00

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Tried to find a solution on internet and i didnt find it.

I guess you did not think to check the documentation: Process.Start Method (System.Diagnostics) | Microsoft Docs[^]

Posted 29-Jul-21 21:39pm

Richard MacCutchan

Updated 29-Jul-21 21:44pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2021-07-29T09:36:00

Solution 1

That code won't even compile: Process.Start takes a string, not a (to C#) odd sequence of characters.
Try:

C#

Process.Start(@"C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\file.exe");

Your error may be coming from a different version of your code given that this version will not compile.

Error 0xc0000142 is "the application failed to start" and may be related to application word size: if your app is 32 bit you may have problems starting a 64 bit app, and vice versa.

Posted 29-Jul-21 9:36am

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ionMEMBER 29-Jul-21 17:23pm

Thanks for ur answer. Idk, ive a program that can autostart him without error and maybe is from command but i dont use it cus haven't all things that i want.
Process.Start(C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\file.exe) was vb.net but i tagged some languages programming because is the same problem