Vista - Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library box with Runtime Error

I loaded MapCreate on my computer and I have an error message appearing. It
a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library box with Runtime Error..Program:
C:\ProgramFiles\LCI\MapCreateUSAHuntTopo6.3\Mapcreate.exe....Abnormal program
termination.
Any suggestions...I have uninstalled rebooted and reinstalled and rebooted
the computer and still the same problem?

"Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...
>I loaded MapCreate on my computer and I have an error message appearing.
>It
> a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library box with Runtime Error..Program:
> C:\ProgramFiles\LCI\MapCreateUSAHuntTopo6.3\Mapcreate.exe....Abnormal
> program
> termination.
> Any suggestions...I have uninstalled rebooted and reinstalled and rebooted
> the computer and still the same problem?

Hi Michael,

You may need to ask Lowrance about the problem. As per their website,
MapCreate has many compatibility issues with Vista. MaCreate 7 does not run
at all on Vista, so don't bother upgrading from version 6, just yet!

As a first stab ... try turning on Compatibility mode for MapCreate.
Highlight the MapCreate icon in the Start menu, then right-click and choose
Properties from the context menu. Select the Compatibility tab. Click the
check box to trun on Comaptibility mode, and select a suitable version from
the dropdown list - say, Windows 95.

Hope it helps,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au

I've talked to Lowrance Tech and tryed their patch which included what you
recommended and it still has the same error message...my dvd does lockup when
I try to enguage the startup.exe.

"Andrew McLaren" wrote:

> "Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote...
> >I loaded MapCreate on my computer and I have an error message appearing.
> >It
> > a Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library box with Runtime Error..Program:
> > C:\ProgramFiles\LCI\MapCreateUSAHuntTopo6.3\Mapcreate.exe....Abnormal
> > program
> > termination.
> > Any suggestions...I have uninstalled rebooted and reinstalled and rebooted
> > the computer and still the same problem?
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> You may need to ask Lowrance about the problem. As per their website,
> MapCreate has many compatibility issues with Vista. MaCreate 7 does not run
> at all on Vista, so don't bother upgrading from version 6, just yet!
>
> As a first stab ... try turning on Compatibility mode for MapCreate.
> Highlight the MapCreate icon in the Start menu, then right-click and choose
> Properties from the context menu. Select the Compatibility tab. Click the
> check box to trun on Comaptibility mode, and select a suitable version from
> the dropdown list - say, Windows 95.
>
> Hope it helps,
> --
> Andrew McLaren
> amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au
>
>

"Michael" <Michael@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote ...
> I've talked to Lowrance Tech and tryed their patch which included what you
> recommended and it still has the same error message...my dvd does lockup
> when
> I try to enguage the startup.exe.

Is there any additonal information in the Runtme error? Like an error code
(0xC0000005) or similar?

Or, go to Control Panel, System and Maintenance, Problem Reports and
Solutions. Under Problem History, you may find more detailed information
about the crash. The info might not be very meaningful to and end-user, but
it might help support specialists identify the problem.

You might also need to use Compatibility Mode to run the Startup.exe from
the DVD, itself - right-click the EXE file in Explorer and configure
compatibility, as described earlier.

Beyond that ... sorry, I dunno. It's the kind of problem which could be
easily debugged by a computer technician sitting in front of the machine,
but very difficult to solve via newsgroup support. You may need to push
Lowrance a bit harder for an answer.

Hope it helps a little bit,
--
Andrew McLaren
amclar (at) optusnet dot com dot au