Hey guys,
I have been having problems with Composite 2012/2013/2014 starting up during launch. I finally found out what the problem was. This page on xsisupport hightlights my issue.
http://xsisupport.com/2012/11/14/the-case-of-the-fatal-missing-registry-key/
For some reason during installs of newer or reinstalls of olders version my registry file for Composite was not created. Hence it does not know where the installed location was. So I created one for my missing version and then pointed it to the installed location and boom it worked.
Hope this helps.
Femi
My guess would be not installing as Administrator (right-click the installer > Run As Admin) - standard users may not have sufficient rights to create the registry key(s). Most AD s/ware needs to be installed, and run at least once, as Admin before "normal" users can run it successfully.
Why was the registry key missing? I don’t know.
It worked for a while then it stopped. I then installed Maya/Softimage 2015 and some other software then it stopped. So uninstalled it and re-installed as Admin but still had the same issue. Not sure why it disappered in the first place but hopefully this will help others find a solution.
Femi