Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio error at startup

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BUG picture BUG · May 6, 2020 · Viewed 8.5k times · Source

I get this error when I try to run Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio:

The 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 detail.

error window image

SxSTrace detail:

1, 2

What I did for solving the problem:

  • reinstalled SQL Server
  • reinstalled Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
  • updated at recent version of .NET Framework
  • reinstalled Visual C++ Redistributable

And I still get that same error.

What should I do?

Answer

Patrick Dantas picture Patrick Dantas · Aug 18, 2020

you should install an earlier version. I had the same error and I installed version 18.5 and it worked just fine.

https://docs.microsoft.com/pt-br/sql/ssms/release-notes-ssms?view=sql-server-ver15#185

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