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appcompat error
I have run across this error on several machines. I get a message that an app has caused an error and has to close. It wants to send the following file C:\DOCUME~1\username\LOCALS!1\Temp\WER2.tmp.dir00\accompat.txt. On three of these machines it kept the app from working at all. I finally had to reformat the PC to get all the apps to work correctly.

How can I find out what is causing this and how to fix it without reformatting? Thanks ahead of time for your help.

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by gary56789

First thing to do is disable error reporting in the Services tab of the System configuration Utility, then reboot

Some possible causes or fixes for the error:
1. Your default user profile contains an incompatible program.
2. The file belongs to a media software, which is part of the kaza package. it's something like delfin media. uninstall this program, and you problem will be solved. go to control panel, then add&remove, and then find this media and remove it.
3. Often involved with MS Word; its plug-ins or error reporting to MS.
4. Appcompat.txt is an error file generated by the compatibility mode of windows xp when a program crashes unexpectedly.
5. Empty your temp folder and do a virus scan.
6. Give administrator privileges to the user with the error message.
7. May arise from a MS update; MS02-070 was mentioned in one post.
8. Another post blamed an AOL update.
9. Replace your processor or motherboard (some disagree that it is a hardware problem).
10. Upgrade the BIOS

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