Persisting "0xc000007b" error

[ApolloMaster]

I've been trying to get polishedmap running for a while now, but no matter how much i troubleshoot it, whether by reinstalling NET Framework, Visual C++, or PolishedMap itself, trying to install PolishedMap++, doing a disk check, the program always gives me this error.

I've tried basically everything i can and i'm not sure what would be causing this, and my hack can't really go anywhere without it. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Rangi42]

No idea why that's happening. :/ 0xc000007b is a pretty generic error. If everything on your system is updated—.NET framework, video drivers, Windows updates, etc—and it's still happening, then you could follow the instructions to build your own copy.

[aaaaaa123456789]

0xC000007B (STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_FORMAT) actually indicates a problem with one of the binaries. Whatever the problem is, rebuilding the binaries should help.

EDIT: please keep in mind that "image" in that error's name refers to "program image" (a term used by OS developers to refer to the representation of a program in memory), not to actual images.

[Rangi42]

Maybe your polishedmap.exe download was corrupt? Try downloading the 4.4.0 release. Or if that still doesn't work, you can follow the instructions to build your own copy with Visual Studio.