# \[Restart resolved\] Error/Crash when trying to start Scrivener: 'Procedure Entry Point could not be located'

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/restart-resolved-error-crash-when-trying-to-start-scrivener-procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/146379>\
**Category:** Scrivener for Windows\
**Tags:** bug, crash\
**Created:** [March 12, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/restart-resolved-error-crash-when-trying-to-start-scrivener-procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/146379 "2025-03-12T06:31:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![GadenKerensky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@GadenKerensky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/GadenKerensky)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 6:31am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/restart-resolved-error-crash-when-trying-to-start-scrivener-procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/146379/1 "2025-03-12T06:31:57Z")

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An image of the specific error code.

[An image of the specific error popup.](https://i.imgur.com/IkrDVRM.png)

Scrivener was working fine yesterday, and upon trying to start it up at the usual time, I received this error code. I shall try restarting the computer, but I fear that this will not work all that well. If it doesn’t, this post will be made already. If it does, well, just shows ‘turning it off and on again’ still reigns supreme.

OS is Windows 10. I can’t recall what version of Scrivener I was using, and don’t know how to check…

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**Author:** ![GadenKerensky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@GadenKerensky](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/GadenKerensky)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/restart-resolved-error-crash-when-trying-to-start-scrivener-procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/146379/2 "2025-03-12T06:46:40Z")

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An update: A restart fixed the issue. Oh well, serves me jumping the gun.

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**Author:** ![BClarke](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/bclarke/32/15735_2.png) [@BClarke](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/BClarke)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/restart-resolved-error-crash-when-trying-to-start-scrivener-procedure-entry-point-could-not-be-located/146379/3 "2025-03-12T15:50:47Z")

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You can check your Scrivener version by opening any project, then going to Help / About. Look at the bottom of the dialog box that appears. If you are up to date, it will display “Version: 3.1.5.1 (2073405) 64-bit - 06 Jul 2023”.