


I was getting the same error when launching QGIS2.18. I have overcome this issue after hours of trying on my Windows 7 圆4. No error messages were given during the Stand-alone installation but the same error message when I attempt to open QGIS pops up: If there is a known problem with the latest QGIS and older operating systems, what is the last version of QGIS that is known to work correctly with Windows Vista? Īdditional issue: QGIS 2.18.14 (latest release in December 2017) nor QGIS 2.14 (long-term repository release) nor OSGeo4W does not install on my Windows 7 64-bit computer. Re-installing the application may fix this problem." "This application failed to start because api.ms. was not found. When I try to open QGIS, I get the following error message: "Could not find C:/Program Files/QGIS 2.18/postinstall.log" but I can find a postinstall.txt file when I look manually My computer is running Windows Vista (upgrading my operating system is not an option in my case) with 32-bit operating system.ĭuring installation (which I have tried with both QGIS 2.18 and QGIS 2.14 several times now), the following error shows up: However, attempts to install QGIS have failed. I used to have QGIS installed on my computer (functioning) but I decided recently to upgrade.
