runtime error

[Guest]

AOL and Picassa (from Google) has worked fine for several months on my XP
Pro/sp2 machine. Now I get a message "the application has requested the
runtime to terminate in an unusual way" and the programs will not open. I
have run
a registry repair (Registry Booster) and anti-virus (BeSafe) scan and no
luck. I installed Spybot but got the runtime error when I tried to run the
program. I found an article describing the problem in the MS knowledge base
and MS sent me a hotfix, but it didn't work. Any suggestions are
appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Alan Edwards]

The exact message????
If is this, read on:

Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library.
Runtime Error!
Program: c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
The application has requested the Runtime to terminate it in an
unusual way.
Please contact the application's support team for more information.
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Try uninstalling the Google toolbar using Control Panel-Add/Remove.

Another option:
Malware Removal:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Another option:
Another user receiving runtime errors fixed it by disabling McAfee's
Anti-Phishing filter.

....Alan