# 8.5 doesn't load properly **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Created:** [March 31, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633 "2025-03-31T00:44:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/1 "2025-03-31T00:44:59Z")
8.0 works correctly in a VM, yet when I moved to 8.5, after loading, the framing is a dark blue/grey and I can’t open projects, not terminate the program except through task manager. Moved back to 8.0 with no issue. Yet in a different VM, 8.5 upgrade from 8.0 worked fine. Any suggestion? ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/2 "2025-03-31T00:57:47Z")
What beta version do you have installed? If it’s .3453 try 3454 - I uploaded that a day after the beta release after finding some other issues. Also what hypervisor are you using? I have it working here on hyper-v and proxmox (kvm). ---
**Author:** ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/3 "2025-03-31T01:41:46Z")
VMWare 17.6.3 with Windows 11 VM’s. 3454 is the build of FB in both. The working VM has Delphi 12.x and is mostly used just for building my EXE’s. The non-working one is my build VM and has more things, like Advanced Installer, Help and Manual, etc for the release build. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/4 "2025-03-31T01:43:41Z")
Ok that’s really odd, nothing has changed that could cause this. I will generate another build and see if that makes any difference. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 1:45am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/5 "2025-03-31T01:45:30Z")
Hmm, looks like 3454 didn’t actually have the changes I thought it did, try this build [https://downloads.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/850/FB850\_3455.exe](https://downloads.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/850/FB850_3455.exe) ---
**Author:** ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/6 "2025-03-31T16:46:35Z")
Still not functioning. When starting, I notice a “Information” dialog with a getting information and a progress bar showing, then hiding. Then when trying to exit, dialog shows and hides again, but FB wont close. I have to end with task manager. ![2025-03-31_09-44-40](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8d1b3c78f93e841fcf4841e9dbaf1a232124dfdb.png) ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/7 "2025-03-31T21:23:27Z")
Check in the %TEMP% folder and see if there is a bugreport.txt file - if so send it to support. What is the host OS that VMWare is running on? ---
**Author:** ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/8 "2025-03-31T23:07:32Z")
Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 Guest that doesn’t work, yet same on one that works. Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Host. Just emailed the log. Shoulda recognized the progress dialog and MadExcept. lol ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/9 "2025-03-31T23:30:30Z")
Yes madexcept 😉 Got the file and it has some good clues - looking into it now. ---
**Author:** ![Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/user_avatar/www.finalbuilder.com/vincent/32/938_2.png) [@Vincent](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/Vincent)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 1:27am UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/10 "2025-04-01T01:27:58Z")
Hi Lance Thanks for the bugreport, found and fixed. This build has the fix (will update the downloads page with this build shortly). [https://downloads.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/850/FB850\_3457.exe](https://downloads.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/850/FB850_3457.exe) ---
**Author:** ![lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@lancerasmussen](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/u/lancerasmussen)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.finalbuilder.com/forums/t/8-5-doesnt-load-properly/7633/11 "2025-04-08T21:53:40Z")
Apologies. I was sidetracked. Confirming that the latest changes fixed issue.