How do I resolve my problem with appcompat.txt?

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After 40 comments on the other article, closed previous to this new article, you explained you closed it because comments did not relate to the article? Hmm, well. The article was based around Appcompat.exe. And in no disrespect, I find that all questions had or lead on to the same problem.

WE ALL HAVE THE APPCOMPAT.TXT ERROR!

Yes, you've explained that Appcompat.txt is infact NOT the problem. That's understood.

So now, after hearing that, WITHOUT formatting my computer, how do we take action to get the error from occuring?

I and i hope everyone understands you are not in debt to help us. Though, you created this site to help us. And you blew the other article off and created a new one to explain the error itself.

I do not pose a stance against you, and no agression is intended. However, I just think everybody wants the simple questoin answered -

HOW DO WE STOP THE ERROR FROM OCCURING?

There is no single answer. It depends entirely on what you were doing at the time. Appcompat.txt is a single symptom that can result from hundreds, if not thousands, of different causes.

So without know a LOT of specifics, there simply is no answer to your question.

I took the advice to notepad C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERF4.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt in regedit.

It said The system cannot find the specified path.

Any suggestions?

I don't understand the use of regedit in your comment.

Just run:

notepad C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERF4.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt

Assuming that path is the exact one from the error message.

I think I can illustrate what Leo is trying to say.
If you have a flat right driver's side tire, your car will pull left. However, your car pulling left is not the problem- the problem is a flat tire.
If you get an error message in Word, it can have the appcompat.txt message. If you have an error message in Front Page it can have the appcompat.txt error. The SOLUTION is to find the real error- the appcompat.txt error is just a messgae to Microsoft techs and not meant for people that have to ask "What is an appcompat.txt error?"

appcompat.txt is application compatibility
whatever program you are running is not compatible with another program that is running

so if you open word and get an error
then word is not jiving with another running program

for example
i had an appcompat.txt with blaze dvd
because the codec it used did not work with one of the windows media player codecs that windows was trying to use

the best bet is to figure out which program is causing the imcompatibility and uninstall and reinstall
if this doesnt work
find a new program

"appcompat.txt is application compatibility"

That is INCORRECT. It's a misleading name, and has nothing to do with compatability - other than some program crashed. PLEASE read the article you just commented on, where this is explained.

I have just installed palm software for treo 650 and cannot open palm software - following is message forwarded to microsoft
C:\DOCUME~\ADMINI~\Tem|188a_appcompat.txt

Actually the appcompat.txt isnt much use at all either.

The .mdmp file is the file which is actually useful when fixing the problem. Unless the application is a Microsoft one, or its MS dlls that are at fault, or from a major company who have an agreement with MS, I doubt MS would do anything with the files you submit.

If anyone ever gets a crash with one of my apps, I would like them to send me the .mdmp as I can probably fix the problem given that file, but wont ever see it if they send to MS.

Before doing that, check with the author of the software you're using though, as they're not small and they may not know what to do with it.

Suddenly, every single time I turn on my computer, the first thing that pops up is a window that says ildosac.exe has encountered a problem, and to email MS, which doesn't seem to do anything because I haven't opened up my internet yet.
If I "click here" I get a file name C:\windows\temp\wer16.tmp.dir00\appcompat.txt
I can't find the C: file or ildosac.exe anywhere on my computer. The popup is annoying.
Do you have any suggestions to get rid of it?
Thanks!

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