How do I resolve my problem with appcompat.txt?

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I too face the same problem. Very often i get the message "Tata Indicom Dialer has encountered a problem and needs to close". I am sure this is a software bug and no where related with OS. Tata Indicom sucks.. Bullshit product. Also, the net connection is too slow. Download speed is just 15 Kbps and Web pages downloads at 25 Kbps. It really sucks.

C:\docume~1\hp_owner\locals~1\temp\1150_appcompat.txt

Hi;
I just subscribed to your Newsletter and, while scrolling down and reading what you said about the appcompat errors, I noticed that the word "application" was lit up in dark blue. I clicked on it and it took me to some job application website and I could not get out of it. Thought you might like to know. I recently ran into a trojan smart worm which caused me to actually get another PC (this one) from a friend who no longer used it. She said that it "crashed" which is a nebulous term and she had stuck it into a closet and was going to throw it away. She purchased a $1200 laptop to use and gave me this one. The PC with the worm, I dismantled and removed the HD, used a powerful magnet all over it and tried to reinstall an OS but I could not even get it to format or petition. Anyway, I have been getting these Blue Screen Stop errors and cannot figure out why. I do notice that when it is booting up and the screen is black with the red Compaq logo, the logo quivers noticeably until the monitor clicks and then it stops. While it is going farther in the boot process, the black screen has a few rapid flashes. I wonder if it is a bad video card or whatever that card,board is that the monitor plugs into on the back of the tower. If it is symptomatic of that, I will use the board and plug from my other PC since it did not have that problem.
A few of the Blue Error screens led off with Page_Fault_IN_NONPAGED_Area and it ended with Physical Dump complete. All of the Blue Errors ended with the physical dump. One or two errors led off with Driver_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL and went on to say something about atapi.sys with an address and a date stamp. This stuff is all new to me and I have never had to deal with it before. I recently downloaded IE7 and tried to download the SP3 but the service pack refused to load for some reason. Perhaps it has something to do with whatever is causing the Blue Errors.
Anyway, this is a good site and I have added it to my favorites so I can look for other peoples' fixes. The article above is instructional. I'd never have guessed. The testimonials/others' problems are strange. I do not have any games. I have a new HP printer. That is all.
Dr. Tony Thannisch

in regard to tony and his/her post.

Just because a computer crashes, or you get a trojan virus, does not mean you should throw away your computer, or go out and buy a new one. Problems such as viruses are only software related and OS related. They do not ruin hardware such as RAM, processors, hard drives etc. It is absolutely asinine to throw away a computer because it's OS crashed, you can tell your friend she needs to get a professional standpoint before throwing away a perfectly good piece of machinery.

That's what I mean! Window XP and Windo Vista PAIN IN THE bUtt. I can't open or close many programs and system errors and messages about errorrs and when I call Dell for tech support my call goes to Lindia:)

Gina

hi again;
i just want to say this i fixed itunes(connection) my computer between problem.i am so glad.i fixed my myself. i used to assembling codec(ace mega codec) (windowsmedia player,winamp,quick time and other media players)but now i won't use anymore..my problem's source is this codec.this codec was hindering data way my computer with itunes.anyway i fixed..you couldn't help me but i resolved...Despite everything thank you...
dear user..
if you happen same problem like me.first you must look 2 coincidence programs then you should remove this programs..second you must look a codec in your computer..you will see it works...take care

I have spent a day or two fixing a computer that was infeted with the "Brontok" virus.

The PC is now free of the virus, but it stillgives a thousand and one errors, always saying appcompat.txt or with a variation with numbered files. These files do not exist. I was getting Dr. Watson errors - eventually I put a weight on the enter key, to hold it down for about half an hour so it could clear all the "appcompat" errors so windows could come up.

The problem is that the brontok virus makes changes to your registry so it can hook into anything you run at all. This is so it can see if you are running an antivirus program or starting a command window - if you try to do any of these then it will reboot your PC. After the virus is removed, some of these hooks into the system remai.

I have removed manually all the Run keys under registry keys software/microsoft/windows/current version/run and also some from the explorer key in the same place, which were hooks preventing explorer from running. Then I reinstalled windows (a repair install so I don't lose all the printer settings, isp settings and so on) and now it is up and running.

But I am going to run a bunch of antivirus programs against it first, before I give it back to the owners.

dis problem arise, when i trying to send any email to anyone,internet exp shows that-"Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
dis was basically arised when i attaching any docoments, how could i resolve dis prob???

Simply put, the only real solution to this problem is to dump Windows and buy a Mac. This problem isn`t fixable because Microsoft doesn`t want it to be fixable... It`s the same thing technique they`ve been using for years in order to push products, patches and faulty OS` on the unsuspecting public... "appcompat.txt" is pretty much just a file that tells you what they`ve successfully managed to break on your PC so that they know how well their bugs and viruses affect different applications on different PCs and systems.

Once you Send the "Error report" to them, they use this information to make patches and fixes for whatever product or OS they are currently trying to push so that it works properly enough for a short enough time that people will buy it. Then a few years later, they use this same information to break the new product again so that you`ll have to buy an even newer model. Microsoft could easily roll out a patch or an update of some kind to fix an issue like this. They do it all the time and within days of "worm" and " big virus infections". They just choose not to do so with this because it keeps people right where they want them to be... Trapped and completely reliant on them.

You`ll notice the trend whenever they announce that they will no longer be providing support for a previous product (like Windows XP). A few months later something like this happens or a "virus" breaks out that requires extensive troubleshooting (with little promise of a permanent fix other than "buying the newer / upgraded version"). Of course they don`t want it to look like it`s completely their own OS`s fault so they write code to sabotage other applications on your PC which they roll out on via Internet Explorer and Windows Upgrades or whenever you visit the Microsoft homepage for troubleshooting tips. Take a look back through time and you`ll see that the same thing happens over and over again. If Microsoft DIDN`T want this to happen all the time, then that@s still a good reason for you to consider switching to a Mac because that basically means that they have no control or security over their own products (much less your personal information submitted to them via various means)....

This is all staged so Microsoft can make more money off of you with their defective products. Witch to Mac and your life will be a whole lot easier with less application crashes and more reliable performance. Or... you can keep posting blogs like this 5 years from now when they`ve decided to "discontinue support of Windows Vista".

That`s my conspiracy theory of the day!

Hi, I wanted to ask you about the appcompat.txt. What would cause this error report to appear instead of the standard application mini dump created when an app crashes? Thanks, because as you say, this file is useless. At least I can look into a crash dump and establish which thread caused the crash!

To be honest, I'm not sure. It's related to exactly what component of Windows detects the error, but I don't know the rules.

I disagree that it's useless. If people would simply look inside appcompat.txt - even in a text editor - there is information therein that can often help identify the source of the error.

04-Aug-2009

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