Expression Blend 4 Doesn't Work in Windows 8

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When I run Expression Blend 4 on my Windows 8 x64, it just shows the splash screen and closes itself. Is there any way to make it work on W8?

I have tried re-installing Expression Blend 4, uninstalling Expression Blend 5 but the same problem arises.

Have you checked the eventlogs for errors? Out of curiosity why would you install Blend 4 on W8? — ChristiaanV, Jan 09 '12 at 08:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 15 '12 at 18:06

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Ran it with Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (SP3) and Run this program as an administrator option. Opened up a bit slow but worked fine.

answered Jan 15 '12 at 18:06

Elmo

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 09 '12 at 15:43

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You could try running it in compatibility mode for the time being?

answered Jan 09 '12 at 15:43

Chris W.

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Wow really? Have to say that's surprising, do you get any kind of an error you could post for reference? – Chris W. Jan 09 '12 at 15:51
Have you tried any of these? http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/toolsforwinapps/thread/38847ac8-e387-4af6-8411-c9c95c27e67f – Chris W. Jan 09 '12 at 16:17

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 15 '12 at 17:52

Try the following fix:

Create a bat file with this information (Expression Blend 4 Fix.bat):

cd  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319 
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Framework.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.Project.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend 4\Microsoft.Expression.WindowsPhone.dll"

Create a bat file with this information (Expression Blend 5 Fix.bat):

cd  %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Framework.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Blend.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.Project.dll"
ngen uninstall "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Expression\Blend Preview for Silverlight 5\Microsoft.Expression.WindowsPhone.dll"

Run the bat file as a Administrator

Or Download it from my SkyDrive

Expression Blend 4 Doesn't Work in Windows 8

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