Create Report in ArcMap Failed

[JackieFisher]

While trying to launch a new report writter in ArcMap, it failed to load and gave me the following error message : "System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize".  Suggestions?

[JayantaPoddar]

A few things you could test

1. Restart ArcMap. Check.

2. Reset your ArcGIS application profile‌. Check again.

3. Turn-off the anti-virus in your machine and check.

[DanPatterson_Retired]

The only link with that error message is here https://community.esri.com/thread/77799

Note, don't get thrown by the Business Analyst link, it had nothing to do with it.  The error makes reference to a windows issue, so you may have to do a 'repair' on your installation if this is the first time you have tried to do a report or something has been recently updates. 

[JackieFisher]

It is not the first time I've been in the report writer.  System will still let me run previous reports but I can neither create new, nor modify an existing report in ArcMap.

[JackieFisher]

Have attempted all of these (in this order) :

1. Restart ArcMap. Check.

2. Reset your ArcGIS application profile. Check again.

3. Turn-off the anti-virus in your machine and check.

Nothing has changed.  Still get the same error message.  I also did a repair of the ArcMap 10.4 install (through the Windows system).  Any other ideas?

[DanPatterson_Retired]

You have done the obvious and less than obvious, so unless you can pinpoint any changes in your operating system etc, then either try to upgrade to 10.5 incase a new version solves a problem that a repair doesn't or file a support issue.