Muse Score not working
When I try to open Musescore on my computer nothing happens, i tried reinstalling and it still didnt fix the issue.
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When I try to open Musescore on my computer nothing happens, i tried reinstalling and it still didnt fix the issue.
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Which version of musescore and what operating system.
In reply to Which version of musescore… by mike320
version 2.3.2 and i use Windows 10
In reply to version 2.3.2 and i use… by The822man
Did it work previously? If so, what changed since then?
There are some known issues that can cause problems on some systems, see the Handbook under Known incompatibilities.
In reply to Did it work previously? If… by Marc Sabatella
It did break before, but a simple reinstall fixed it, now that doesn't work. I know my computer has an issue with the Boot Configuration Drive, which shouldnt be a problem and it worked before when the drive was janked up
In reply to It did break before, but a… by The822man
So, it sounds like after the reinstall, it was working, and now it isn't. So, again, the same question - what changed on your system between the time it last worked (yesterday? a week ago? a month ago?) and now? Perhaps an OS update, maybe a new device, some new fonts, ... ? And have you checked out the Handbook section I mentioned?
In reply to So, it sounds like after the… by Marc Sabatella
The only thing i can recall that had changed was I swapped my 3rd hard drive out for another one but musescore is installed on the first one. i did check out the handbook section and nothing on there I use or have. im sorry for bugging you all
In reply to The only thing i can recall… by The822man
Hmm. Did you also try to "revert to factory settings" as also explained in the Handbook? When you folow those instructions, you'll see a part about using a command line option "-F". If that doesn't fix it right away, then also try "-s" (which disables sound) and "-w" which disables the web view used in the Start Center). Maybe one of those will allow MuseScore to start?
No need for apology, we do want to help!
In reply to Hmm. Did you also try to … by Marc Sabatella
yeah i just did that and it still didnt fix the issue i dont know what to do
In reply to yeah i just did that and it… by The822man
So to be clear: neither -F, nor -s, nor -w alloed MuseScore to start? What about all three at once (with a space between them)?
Also, did you try rebooting? There could a "zombie" process preventing MuseScore from starting.
If one of these help, there is a tool that will allow you to capture the console output from MuseScore as it attempts to start, and based on the output there, we might be able to figure something out. See https://musescore.org/en/node/271213#comment-829450 for more info on that.
In reply to So to be clear: neither -F,… by Marc Sabatella
I restarted and my computer and it seemed to fix it for now. sorry for wasting your time thanks for the help
In reply to I restarted and my computer… by The822man
Glad it's working, and not a waste at all - you got help, and we learned to recommend rebooting more often :-)
Same problem with me. The mistake I made was installing musescore 3 to open a newer score. So I uninstalled 3 - and 2 not working. Tried uninstalling and re-installing 2 without success. I've restarted the computer a few times with no luck.
In reply to Same problem with me. The… by spojaw
MuseScore 1, 2, and 3 work independently of one another, on the same computer and even at the same time. One failing has got nothing to do with another failing.
But only the one installed last registers itself to start on double click onto a score.
Uninstalling and reinstalling rarely fixes anything (here though it might fix that double click issue), reverting to factory settings much more often so.
When I reinstalled Musescore 2 after having same problems (did this 2x), I checked in expolorer and found that there were no musescore files there - so reinstalled again - this time it worked.
In reply to When I reinstalled Musescore… by spojaw
Well, it happen at the same time. Anyway, I discovered that when I had problems and reinstalled 2, it didn't installed properly - the folders for the program were empty.
I reinstalled with success. Thanks.
I have a similar problem. It started while I was using musescore 3 on win10, had been starting and stopping a score playing. (5 instruments, 1 muted) Tthe window minimised as if at my command, and now wont open. It is shown in the task bar, and in task manager. If I right click the taskbar icon it offers run, pin to start or close. If I close and restart, it continues the same. It had been working fine for about an hour.
Russell
In reply to I have a similar problem. It… by rcrosser
Dual screen, with 2nd screen not on/connected at the moment?
Since my post I downloaded Musescore 3 BVBA (whatever that means), and it works fine. It was installed next to the other version from about 14 mths ago, I'm unable to say the version as I couldn't run it. It actually downloaded and ran while the older version seemed to be running. On uninstalling now I see it was 3.2.3.7635.
Russell
In reply to Since my post I downloaded… by rcrosser
MuseScore BVBA is the company (BVBA is to Belgium what Limited is to the UK/US), not the software
The exact version is always found in Help > About