for %1 in (%windir%\system32\*.dll) do regsvr32 /s %1

Check event logs and crash details

A bizarre but proven fix: Older AutoData versions perform a silent check for a physical CD-ROM or a specific volume label. If they fail, they trigger error 217.

The hex address 00580d29 is the specific location in the application’s code segment where the crash occurs. While the exact function varies by AutoData version (e.g., 3.x, 2009, 2014, 2017), analysis of crash dumps consistently points this address to:

This error usually occurs when launching the application, closing it, or attempting to print/report from within AutoData. It indicates that the application tried to perform an illegal operation (memory access violation) that Windows terminated.

Thus, the error is (your RAM is fine). It is a software compatibility issue between AutoData’s legacy runtime environment and Windows 10’s protected memory architecture.