My OS is windows 7 ultimate 64 bits. I have downloaded the MySQL workbench ZIP from here.
Dearchivating, launching MySQLWorkbench.exe and..nothing happens.
It is loading for a few seconds and then nothing.
Please help !
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Use the Microsoft Installer(.msi) instead of the .zip file. That should clear up your issue. I believe Windows 7 and up requires the installer to avoid issues for certain software suites.
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Actually this was my first attempt, the result is the same. – Alexander Nikolov Jun 24 '15 at 10:28
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The msi would have warned you if a prerquisite is missing as it has specific checks exactly for that (and the .net 3.5 framework). – Mike Lischke Jun 24 '15 at 16:15
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I found this other answer about this that may help you on here already. Click the link and scroll down. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22112657/how-install-and-configure-mysql-5-6-16-in-windows-7 – Razelle Jun 25 '15 at 04:53
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The last version supports Windows zip is 6.3.8. – schemacs Apr 02 '21 at 09:15
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There is a nice MySQL installer that does all the checks for you, points you to the download location if something is missing and eases setup on Win to a really simple task. I strongly recommend that you make use of that great (and free) tool.
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After few investigation I have resolved this by installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Packages. Then the workbench starts successfuly.
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Here is the link for latest Microsoft Visual 2015 C++ Redistributable package: https://download.microsoft.com/download/9/3/F/93FCF1E7-E6A4-478B-96E7-D4B285925B00/vc_redist.x64.exe – Jassi Jun 16 '17 at 06:06