Windows 10 ERROR:This application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. What does this mean.

[DanielRezania]

Ok so I have had my computer for 2 years and everyday I have used Firefox without a problem. However, this morning when I turned on my PC I could not start Firefox. It told me "This application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more details." What, I though there was a problem so I did some digging and found out about way to use the sxstrace log. so I did it and I got this:


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Begin Activation Context Generation.
Input Parameter:
Flags = 0
ProcessorArchitecture = AMD64
CultureFallBacks = en-US;en
ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
Application Config File =
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INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is Firefox,processorArchitecture="*",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0".
INFO: Reference: Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls,language="*",processorArchitecture="*",publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df",type="win32",version="6.0.0.0"
INFO: Reference: mozglue,language="*",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0"
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls,language="*",processorArchitecture="*",publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df",type="win32",version="6.0.0.0".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture AMD64.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en-US.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No publisher policy found.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_64\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls\6.0.0.0_en-US_6595b64144ccf1df\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.DLL.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en-US.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No publisher policy found.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_64\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls\6.0.0.0_en_6595b64144ccf1df\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.DLL.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: Auto Servicing Policy redirected assembly version.
INFO: Post policy assembly identity is Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls,processorArchitecture="AMD64",publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df",type="win32",version="6.0.17763.379".
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\manifests\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.17763.379_none_05b83be8071c94a1.manifest.
INFO: Manifest found at C:\WINDOWS\WinSxS\manifests\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.17763.379_none_05b83be8071c94a1.manifest.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.mui,language="*",processorArchitecture="AMD64",publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df",type="win32",version="6.0.17763.379".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture AMD64.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en-US.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No publisher policy found.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_64\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.mui\6.0.17763.379_en-US_6595b64144ccf1df\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.mui.DLL.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en-US.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No publisher policy found.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\WINDOWS\assembly\GAC_64\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.mui\6.0.17763.379_en_6595b64144ccf1df\Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls.mui.DLL.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference mozglue,language="*",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture mozglue,language="*",type="win32",version="1.0.0.0".
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en-US.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en-US.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture en.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture en.
INFO: End assembly probing.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\mozglue.DLL.
INFO: End assembly probing.
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.


This is nonsense to me I don't understand it. Some people said to reinstall all my c++ redistributables so I did that. still no fix.

will someone please help.


Daniel Rezania

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