The application failed to initialize properly (0x0000142). Click OK to terminate the application.

Hi,   

Welcome to Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum!

To troubleshoot this problem you can follow the steps provided below.

Try performing SFC scan on the computer.

 1.     Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are 

             prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Allow

 2.      Type the following command, and then press ENTER:  sfc /scannow 

[The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.]

A message will appear stating that 'The system scan will begin'. Be patient because the scan may take some time

3.       If any files require a replace SFC will replace them. You may be asked to insert your 

              Win7 DVD for this process to continue

4.       If everything is okay you should, after the scan, see the following message "Windows 

             resource protection did not find any integrity violations"

5.       After the scan has completed, close the command prompt window, restart the

            computer and check.

 Check the below mentioned link for further guidance on SFC scan –

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833

Here you may try disabling the security software on your computer and check if the issue gets fixed.

Thanks and Regards:

Suresh Kumar- Microsoft Support.    

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Hi,   

 

Welcome to Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum!

 

To troubleshoot this problem you can follow the steps provided below.

 

Try performing SFC scan on the computer.

...
4.       If everything is okay you should, after the scan, see the following message "Windows 

 

             resource protection did not find any integrity violations"

 

Thanks and Regards:

Suresh Kumar- Microsoft Support.    

Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum  and let us know what you think.

Hello Suresh Kumar

...

After rebooting my computer it has since run constantly since 2009-12-24 at about 15.45 in the afternoon and the error hasn't recurred. Though I haven't been using the system as much as I do when I'm at home (currently away for Christmas celebrations), it is still online and never powered down.

I've chosen not to mark your response as an answer, since it so far hasn't helped me any. I would like this question to remain open a little while longer, to see if the error comes back. I plan to go back home tomorrow and the strain on my system will then immediately increase.

For now, I wish you and your colleagues a Merry Christmas and I will get back to this topic in a few days.
/Kim

Hi Nithyananda,

   Did you not read the original complaint? Here I'll quote it for you, "This error is hindering the start of any console-related programs . Not even cmd.exe will run!"  How is he or I for that matter supposed to run SFC /scannow from a command prompt when a command prompt is not available at all anywhere on my Windows 10 PC. I can't access a command prompt from Start, I can't access a command prompt from Safe Mode, I can't even get a command prompt when I start my PC in Safe Mode with a Command Prompt. All I get then is a black screen. If I give my PC the three finger salute, the Security Options pop up and I can choose Task Manager, for example, but no command prompt. Additionally, I cannot execute Powershell even.

So please try again to think about a solution to the problem as presented rather than the visions of normalcy floating in your head. I have the same problem and I have never encoutered this before so I'm struggling to solve this without blowing away my OS and starting over. 

Shannon