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Inkscape 1.4.2 not opening(crashing) in windows 7

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Summary:

... Inkscape not working after updating/reinstalling new version

Steps to reproduce:

  • open Inkscape
  • inkscape has crashed and will now close. Popup window shown

What happened?

... Inkscape can't open

What should have happened?

...

Sample attachments:

 0# boost::stacktrace::basic_stacktrace >::init(unsigned long long, unsigned long long) in libinkscape_base
 1# Inkscape::Application::crash_handler(int) in libinkscape_base
 2# _raise in ucrtbase
 3# _abort in ucrtbase
 4# _g_io_channel_new_file_utf8 in libglib_2_0_0
 5# _g_assertion_message in libglib_2_0_0
 6# _g_assertion_message_error in libglib_2_0_0
 7# _gtk_header_bar_get_decoration_layout in libgtk_3_0
 8# _gtk_header_bar_get_decoration_layout in libgtk_3_0
 9# _gtk_header_bar_get_decoration_layout in libgtk_3_0
10# _gtk_icon_view_get_activate_on_single_click in libgtk_3_0
11# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
12# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
13# _gtk_icon_view_get_activate_on_single_click in libgtk_3_0
14# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
15# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
16# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
17# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
18# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
19# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
20# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
21# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
22# _gtk_action_group_add_radio_actions in libgtk_3_0
23# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
24# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
25# _gtk_distribute_natural_allocation in libgtk_3_0
26# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
27# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
28# _gtk_builder_get_application in libgtk_3_0
29# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
30# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
31# _gtk_grid_get_row_baseline_position in libgtk_3_0
32# _gtk_grid_get_row_baseline_position in libgtk_3_0
33# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
34# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
35# _gtk_gl_area_attach_buffers in libgtk_3_0
36# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
37# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
38# _gtk_grid_get_row_baseline_position in libgtk_3_0
39# _gtk_grid_get_row_baseline_position in libgtk_3_0
40# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
41# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
42# _gtk_gl_area_attach_buffers in libgtk_3_0
43# Gtk::Widget_Class::get_preferred_width_vfunc_callback(_GtkWidget*, int*, int*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
44# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
45# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
46# Inkscape::UI::Dialog::DialogMultipaned::get_preferred_width_vfunc(int&, int&) const in libinkscape_base
47# Gtk::Widget_Class::get_preferred_width_vfunc_callback(_GtkWidget*, int*, int*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
48# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
49# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
50# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
51# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
52# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
53# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
54# Gtk::Widget_Class::get_preferred_width_vfunc_callback(_GtkWidget*, int*, int*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
55# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
56# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
57# _gtk_distribute_natural_allocation in libgtk_3_0
58# _gtk_page_setup_new_from_gvariant in libgtk_3_0
59# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
60# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
61# _gtk_page_setup_new_from_gvariant in libgtk_3_0
62# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
63# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
64# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
65# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
66# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
67# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
68# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
69# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
70# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
71# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
72# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
73# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
74# Gtk::Widget_Class::get_preferred_width_vfunc_callback(_GtkWidget*, int*, int*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
75# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
76# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
77# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
78# _gtk_container_get_path_for_child in libgtk_3_0
79# _gtk_style_properties_lookup_property in libgtk_3_0
80# _gtk_border_get_type in libgtk_3_0
81# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
82# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
83# _gtk_widget_path_has_parent in libgtk_3_0
84# _gtk_application_get_menu_by_id in libgtk_3_0
85# Gtk::Widget_Class::get_preferred_width_vfunc_callback(_GtkWidget*, int*, int*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
86# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height in libgtk_3_0
87# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_width in libgtk_3_0
88# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_height_and_baseline_for_width in libgtk_3_0
89# _gtk_widget_get_preferred_size in libgtk_3_0
90# _gtk_widget_path_has_parent in libgtk_3_0
91# _gtk_window_propagate_key_event in libgtk_3_0
92# Gtk::Container_Class::check_resize_callback(_GtkContainer*) in libgtkmm_3_0_1
93# _g_closure_invoke in libgobject_2_0_0
94# _g_param_spec_variant in libgobject_2_0_0
95# _g_signal_emit in libgobject_2_0_0
96# _gtk_container_check_resize in libgtk_3_0
97# _g_closure_invoke in libgobject_2_0_0
98# _g_param_spec_variant in libgobject_2_0_0
99# _g_signal_emit in libgobject_2_0_0
100# _gdk_frame_clock_get_refresh_info in libgdk_3_0
101# _gdk__private__ in libgdk_3_0
102# _g_source_get_time in libglib_2_0_0
103# _g_clear_list in libglib_2_0_0
104# _g_get_monotonic_time in libglib_2_0_0
105# _g_main_context_iteration in libglib_2_0_0
106# _g_application_run in libgio_2_0_0
107# 0x000000013FEB4052 in inkscape
108# 0x000000013FEB1319 in inkscape
109# 0x000000013FEB1406 in inkscape
110# _BaseThreadInitThunk in kernel32
111# _RtlUserThreadStart in ntdll
System info Inkscape 1.4.2 (ebf0e94, 2025-05-08)
                  Compile  (Run)
GLib version:     2.84.0
GTK version:      3.24.49 (3.24.49)
glibmm version:   2.66.7
gtkmm version:    3.24.9
libxml2 version:  2.12.10
libxslt version:  1.1.43
Cairo version:    1.18.4 (1.18.4)
Pango version:    1.56.3 (1.56.3)
HarfBuzz version: 10.4.0 (10.4.0)

OS version:       Windows 7 SP17Vista SP2Vista SP1VistaXP SP3XP SP2XP SP1XP
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