Impulse is broken

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I've tried downloading, redownloading, downloading the full downloader, uninstalling, reinstalling, everything. Impulse refuses to work and I'm adamant that it like every other downloader is total garbage. So can anyone help me fix the error it's getting?

It installed with a significant amount of difficulty, installing .NET 4.0, then it didn't work so I had to install 2.0, then I had to install internet explorer before it would even start installing, after it started it finished just fine, then when it tried to run Impulse it just crashes and gives me a windows error.

 

Does anyone know what's going on with this?

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So can anyone help me fix the error it's getting?
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What's the error message?

It installed with a significant amount of difficulty
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I've never had any trouble installing it. Perhaps you should give us your computer's specs. (tech specs)

then I had to install internet explorer before it would even start installing
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Why? ie isn't a requirement for Impulse. Did you uninstall ie in the past and cause registry problems?

Do a  sfc /scannow  from the elevated cmd prompt (run as Administrator).

it just crashes and gives me a windows error
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What error? What does it say?

Please try to answer ALL of the above. 

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi, I had the exact same problem about 1 week ago when i ran impulse.  It went out and found updates and installed them.  Since that time every time i try to install, reinstall or run impulse it gets a windows error and asks if i want to send my results to microsoft.  It worked just fime before it had that last update.  Nothing has changed with my computer.  I installed .net35 since i hadn't updated windows in forever and now it works. Tom

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm getting the same problem on my XP virtual machine.

 

EventType : clr20r3     P1 : impulse.exe     P2 : 3.15.4106.22676     
P3 : 4d936a38     P4 : gibraltar.agent     P5 : 2.5.2.0     P6 : 4d0e3510     
P7 : 1faf     P8 : 77     P9 : system.typeloadexception
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

@PurrBall I was getting the exact same error when trying to install Impulse in Bootcamp. I followed @tkimgame's advice and installed .NET 3.5 and Impulse installed smoothly.