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Q178267: Route.exe Error Message: The Application Failed to Initialize

Article: Q178267
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): WinNT:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbinterop
Last Modified: 09-AUG-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you attempt to execute the Route.exe utility, you may receive the following
error message:

  The application failed to initialize.


CAUSE
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Your computer is running McAfee Netcrypto 2.0.0.


RESOLUTION
==========

To workaround this issue, you will need to disable Netcrypto while you are using
the Route.exe utility and re-enable it when you have finished using Route.exe.

Netcrypto is manufactured by McAfee & Associates, a vendor independent of
Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.

For information about how to contact McAfee & Associates, query in the
Knowledge Base for one of the following articles:

  ARTICLE-ID: Q65416
  TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

  ARTICLE-ID: Q60781
  TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

  ARTICLE-ID: Q60782
  TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbinterop 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400
Version           : WinNT:4.0

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