Crash upon startup for latest version on XP

To further elaborate this is an older XP machine within a work network on a single-domain implementation, though there are no group policies or anything of that nature that would inhibit this software from properly operating.

That is the entire context of the log file, I will have to check the framework version later since the user is currently utilizing their machine, but Kinovea is the latest version and it never worked, it just crashes upon loading.

Ok, if it never worked it might not change anything but could you go to:

C:\Documents and Settings\[your user name]\Local Settings\Application Data\

(note that this is not the same place than the log and preferences files, it's under Local Settings.)

- Do you have a Kinovea folder there ?
- If so, does it contain one or more subfolders ? something like "Kinovea.exe_Url_zp3dzp…"

You can safely delete the whole "Kinovea" directory there, it will be generated back. Try to launch Kinovea again.

This folder contain a "user.config" file with some more info like the recent file history.
A problem with this file is the most likely cause of "Configuration system failed to initialize" error.

If it still doesn't work and the directory actually exists, try to get a hold of the user.config file (inside subdirectories). 
Please attach it to the bug 225 ("Upload File" section) or post the content here, thanks!

All .NET Frameworks are installed appropriately, there is no Kinovea directory within Local Settings, I am assuming it has not had a chance to build config files and settings since it crashes immediately upon opening.

5921 - DEBUG - [1] - Program - Kinovea starting.
6218 - DEBUG - [1] - Program - Application level initialisations.
6796 - DEBUG - [1] - Program - Show SplashScreen.
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - Unhandled Crash -------------------------
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - Message: Configuration system failed to initialize
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - Source: System.Configuration
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - Target site: Void PrepareConfigSystem()
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - InnerException: System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section system.serviceModel. (C:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Config\machine.config line 146)
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors()
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
11577 - ERROR - [1] - Program - Stack:    at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.PrepareConfigSystem()
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.RefreshSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.ClientSettingsStore.ReadSettings(String sectionName, Boolean isUserScoped)
   at System.Configuration.LocalFileSettingsProvider.GetPropertyValues(SettingsContext context, SettingsPropertyCollection properties)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.GetPropertiesFromProvider(SettingsProvider provider)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.SetPropertyValueByName(String propertyName, Object propertyValue)
   at System.Configuration.SettingsBase.set_Item(String propertyName, Object value)
   at System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.set_Item(String propertyName, Object value)
   at Kinovea.Services.PreferencesManager.set_ReleaseVersion(String value)
   at Kinovea.Root.RootKernel..ctor()
   at Kinovea.Root.Program.Main()

This is the new error log.  I just installed it on a similar PC with no issue, though the other PC is only updated to a version of .NET 3.5

Could it somehow be .NET 4.0 that is conflicting with 2.0, which is clearly the root of the issue here.