What is a run time error?

trying to use my adobe photoshop elements 5.0 i want to edit a picture and a window comes up saying the following: "microsoft visual c++ runtime library". after this in the same window it has written "program:D:\photoshopelementseditor.exe"


can anyone explain whats wrong and how to correct this fault please.

What is a run time error?
It will be a long answer but so what.


This behavior occurs if a program conflicts with the Mosdmn.exe and Mosearch.exe files.The Mosdmn.exe and Mosearch.exe files are part of the "Support for fast searching" feature in Office XP. This feature is similar to the Find Fast feature in Microsoft Office 2000. Fast searching uses the Indexing Service in Office XP to create a catalog of Office files on your computer's hard disk.


Method 1: Clean Boot with Only MoSearch


The Mosearch.exe (Microsoft Office Search Service) and Mosdmn.exe (Microsoft Office 10 Search Filter Daemon) Startup items may be conflicting with some other program (or programs) running in the background. Therefore, clean boot your computer with only MoSearch selected on the Startup menu to determine whether this program is the source of the conflict. To do this, follow these steps: 1. Click Start, and then click Run.


2. In the Open box, type msconfig.exe, and then click OK.


3. On the General tab, click Selective startup.


4. On the Startup tab, click to clear all check boxes except for MoSearch.





NOTE: In Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), leave the *StateMgr check box selected as well.


5. Click OK, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer.


6. If the error message can be reproduced, repeat the preceding steps. In step 3, also click to clear the Process System.ini file and Process Win.ini file check boxes.


If the error message cannot be reproduced, this indicates that MoSearch is conflicting with some other program or programs running in the background. Follow these steps to locate the conflicting program:


1. Click Start, and then click Run.


2. In the Open box, type msconfig.exe, and then click OK.


3. On the Startup tab, click to select one of the check boxes.


4. Click OK, and then click Yes when you are prompted to restart the computer.


5. If the preceding steps reproduce the error message, the last item added to the Startup menu is causing the conflict. If the error message is not reproduced, repeat these steps until all Startup menu check boxes are selected.


6. If all the Startup menu check boxes are selected and the error message is still not reproduced, start Msconfig again, and then click to select the Process System.ini file and Process Win.ini file check boxes.


If these steps don't help you find and eliminate the conflict, proceed to the following method.


Method 2: Uninstall the "Support for Fast Searching" Feature


To uninstall the "Support for fast searching" feature from all Office XP products that are installed on your computer, follow these steps.





Note This applies only to computers that are running Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition.


1. Quit all Office programs.


2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


3. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.NOTE: Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.


4. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click Microsoft Office XP product, where Office XP product is the name of the specific Office product in question. If you are using a stand-alone version of one of the Office programs, click the appropriate product in the list.


5. Click Add/Remove.


6. In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, click Add or Remove Features, and then click Next.


7. Click the plus sign (+) next to Office Tools, point to the icon next to Support for fast searching, and then click Not Available.


8. Click Update.


9. Repeat steps 2 through 8 for all other Office XP products installed on your computer.


10. Restart your computer.


NOTE: After you perform these steps, search for the Mosearch.exe and Mosdmn.exe files. You should not find them. If you do find them, you can safely delete these two files.
Reply:right. now your adobe c++ is clashing with windows c++. it happens some time. best way remove the photoshop and re-install. if still happens then probabley need to install your windows again. because once their base files are currupted you can not repair them.





also try www.mircosoft.com/support





there might be chances that your hardware is not supporting your softwares. this often happens when you have less RAM on the system. so get that checked as well.








good luck.
Reply:Often you will get runtime errors if you haven't sufficient system resources (lack of RAM). Close all unnecessary programs then try to do your edit.





You may want to look at adding more RAM. You can see if your computer can handle more RAM by going to Crucial.com and running a scan.


http://www.crucial.com/index.asp





Also remember that everything takes RAM. Not only security products (such as active anti-spyware, anti-virus and firewall) eat up memory but your operating system, active browser windows, running applications (such as Word, Gaming, Messenger, Photoshop, etc) all compete for system resources.
Reply:"An error that occurs during the execution of a program. In contrast, compile-time errors occur while a program is being compiled. Runtime errors indicate bugs in the program or problems that the designers had anticipated but could do nothing about. For example, running out of memory will often cause a runtime error.





Note that runtime errors differ from bombs or crashes in that you can often recover gracefully from a runtime error."