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Im using a winXP and alwayz getting an error on appcompat.txt everytime when i start yahoo messenger and/or Ineternet Explorer. The problem occurs a couple of weeks ago and i dont know what to do. i also scan for viruses and adwares but still the problem is the same. I also tried to delete the TEMP files on the TEMP folder but still doesnt work.

appcompat *.txt* is simply a reporting file used when uploading error reports to Microsoft. The real issue is with whatever error message preceded it. Without more information it's hard to say.

In XP. Loaded Yahoo messenger 6.0. In chat for 2-3 min., and get shut down. Msg. is: C:\DOCUME~1\OWNER\LOCALS~1\TEMP\WER90.TMP.DIR00\APPCOMPAT.TXT. Uninstalled Messanger 6.0, and re-installed. Same problem. ?????

Ref. "my Chris at July 31, 2004 12:34 PM." No problem with messenger 5.8 before or after installing 6.0.

appcompat.txt is just the file that contains the details of what really crashed. So it's hard to say what happened here.

When I tried to reinstall my scanner I got
C:\docume~1\Pauline\locals~1\temp\wer36.tmp.dir001\appcompat.txt.
Also, my Picture It program "make array"
and Webshot will not upload because it can't fine the first file that I mentioned. Is there hope for this computer to ever work again

i cannot get into anything on my start menu. i keep getting error messages. the detail is c:\windows\temp\wer11.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt.

Everytime I open my Paperport Application for my scanner I keep getting the same error "appcompat.txt" It wont let me click anything within the program and icons within the program will not show up. Sometimes my scanner will not scan because there is an error. Everytime I try to get it to work the same error comes up but sometimes it will have different file but it still has appcompat.txt in it. For example the last time I tried this error file came up: 1025_appcompat.txt. Also I have Windows XP and It works on certain user logins. Please help me!

My attemt to install and use Yahoo Messenger 6 on Windows 2000 failed as I was getting error about YpAGER. I believe this is a compatibility problem.

( Before reading this post I will make you a cliff notes .. It is not fixable , dont even bother just move on it has todo with how crappy windows is )

I figured since this was one of the first links posting up in google for appcompat.txt I would post about it to resolve peoples issues, or at least explain what is going on.

App compat is obviously short for application compatibility. My issue came about when i had reinstalled warcraft 3 after a slew of bad game titles and boredom .. Unfortunately as soon as the INTRO movie was done playing and loading to the menu screen this happened.

Alot of people seem to know exactly what this file does when in all actuality they have no idea. As I am sure if you are just looking or been looking you have seen no defined answer. Just a bunch of random "I know the fix" which it probably does not work for you , sometimes to turn off Error reporting in your services has seen to work. Some say log in as a different user. As in my case it has todo with video , unfortunately once i installed media player 9 i could not roll back to a previous version since i turn off the data saving for system restore ( only thing that could go wrong is windows screws up since i hardly ever make mistakes with my computer ) .. windows media player 9 imbedded into windows so i am screwed.

As for your answer? and solution to stop it! There isnt one . The only thing you can do is FULLY format and reinstall windows .. and avoid microsofts horrible updates besides things like directx etc. You can spend the rest of the night reading on "its because of peer to peer programs or HOTTEXT etc etc" but to be honest it has todo with windows and that somewhere along the line it screwed up in its "space of things" and no matter if you clean your registry , try every virus remover ( which it isnt a virus ). You will never find a single solid answer on this subject nor will you find someone who knows what they are talking about , dont bother locating the file because it is just a temp file which holds the information of the error you are getting before it sends it to microsoft.

As leo has stated it is almost impossible to find out the source of the error . but one thing is for sure it has todo more with windows than the application you are trying to run.

My advice , format , dont get any uneeded updates , just critical ones.

As for me I am going back to linux\windows98

but if you want to waste your time and think you can find a solution by all means "search" appcompat away friends.

brian