Countdown Timer does not open

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Clean install of Windows 10, and installed Countdown Timer 105. Program does not open. See Event Viewer errors listed below. Please advise.

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Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 8/22/2025 10:10:01 AM
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Home
Description:
Faulting application name: Timers.exe, version: 1.0.4.0, time stamp: 0x5252b0c9
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.19041.6157, time stamp: 0x817d6404
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x0000000000025369
Faulting process id: 0xcd8
Faulting application start time: 0x01dc136e72f60902
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Engineforce\CountdownTimer\Timers.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: d7bf8204-8496-4273-9acd-4bb7e1f4d2dd
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
Event Xml:



1000
0
2
100
0
0x80000000000000

354470


Application
Home



Timers.exe
1.0.4.0
5252b0c9
KERNELBASE.dll
10.0.19041.6157
817d6404
e0434352
0000000000025369
cd8
01dc136e72f60902
C:\Program Files (x86)\Engineforce\CountdownTimer\Timers.exe
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
d7bf8204-8496-4273-9acd-4bb7e1f4d2dd

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Log Name: Application
Source: .NET Runtime
Date: 8/22/2025 10:10:01 AM
Event ID: 1026
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: Home
Description:
Application: Timers.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(System.RuntimeType, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean ByRef, System.RuntimeMethodHandleInternal ByRef, Boolean ByRef)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type, Boolean)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type)
at CustomTimers.Model.WindowsSoundPlayer..ctor()
at CustomTimers.View.CountdownUserControl..ctor()
at CustomTimers.TimerForm.InitializeComponent()
at CustomTimers.TimerForm..ctor()
at CustomTimers.Program.Main()

Event Xml:



1026
0
2
0
0
0x80000000000000

354469


Application
Home



Application: Timers.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.CreateInstance(System.RuntimeType, Boolean, Boolean, Boolean ByRef, System.RuntimeMethodHandleInternal ByRef, Boolean ByRef)
at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceSlow(Boolean, Boolean, Boolean, System.Threading.StackCrawlMark ByRef)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type, Boolean)
at System.Activator.CreateInstance(System.Type)
at CustomTimers.Model.WindowsSoundPlayer..ctor()
at CustomTimers.View.CountdownUserControl..ctor()
at CustomTimers.TimerForm.InitializeComponent()
at CustomTimers.TimerForm..ctor()
at CustomTimers.Program.Main()