Thursday 21 January 2016

DYMO Label v.8: Fatal Error - Cannot create instance of 'MainWindow' defined in assembly

Error on launch of DYMO Label v.8:

Cannot create instance of 'MainWindow' defined in assembly 'DYMO.DLS', Version=8.5.1.1816, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5426002a38745af9'. Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. Error in markup file 'DYMO.DLS;component/MainWindow.xaml'.


This issue can be commonly be caused if the DYMO printer is shared from a print server (eg: \\server\printer) and is no longer available or the share name has been changed.

To resolve:

Review the printer object in Devices and Printers.
Delete the printer object and reinstall via the print server.

Alternatively:

Download and run Microsoft.NET Framework Repair Tool:

Uninstall DYMO Label v.8 from Programs and Features
Delete printer object from Devices and Printers
Remove driver (Devices and Printers > select a printer > Print server properties > Drivers)
Delete C:\ProgramData\DYMO
Delete C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\DYMO
Delete C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Sanford,_L.P
Delete C:\Users\username\Documents\DYMO Label (optional)

Open Registry Editor
Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ and delete DYMO key
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ and delete DYMO key

Restart the computer
Download and install latest version of DYMO Label:
Install printer locally or from print server

3 comments:

  1. Mine did this as well, followed your steps, and then after re-installation from a clean start the problem reoccurred at first run of the DYMO Lable v.8 software. Interestingly, I could get the software to start up successfully if I, "Run As Administrator", which is interesting.

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  2. My Problem was that the password for the computer sharing the printer was not added correctly

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  3. For me it was as simple as deleting the printer and reinstalling it. In so doing I discovered that there were 2, so I deleted both. It might have had something to do with the root cause of the problem.

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