A fix for AppCrash c0000005 and ID 1000 c0000005 (access violation) crashes

40KEndgame · 03-09-2012, 03:36 PM

If you're getting c0000005 (Access Violation) crashes, there are a few things you can do to fix this.

Keep in mind that Team Fortress 2 will not call this error. It appears as a "hl2.exe has stopped working" crash.

First off, open the event viewer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Viewer). The error you're wanting to check is labeled Error with the source Application Error. Check the line labeled Exception code under the general tab. If the value for that parameter is 0xc0000005, then this fix will help.

Go to %STEAMAPPS%\(username)\Team Fortress 2 and right click on hl2.exe. Select properties, and under the compatibility tab check the box for Run as Administrator. Test the game online (offline will not work).

If it is still crashing, set hl2.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3. If you are running Windows 7 you will need to install Microsoft Virtual PC to be able to set the game's compatibility mode - compatibility mode for Windows XP or earlier was disabled in Windows 7.

DekuJuice · 03-09-2012, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 40KEndgame

If it is still crashing, set hl2.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3. If you are running Windows 7 you will need to install Microsoft Virtual PC to be able to set the game's compatibility mode - compatibility mode for Windows XP or earlier was disabled in Windows 7.

Uh.. No?

DJohns · 03-09-2012, 03:59 PM

Going to try this in desperation.

But won't compatibility mode decrease my performance? It's already bad enough as it is right now.

Splatty · 03-09-2012, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DekuJuice

Uh.. No?

Depends on version. Home edition does not have full XP compatibility.

Guessing you have professional or above.

DeeJayBoS · 03-09-2012, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splatty

Depends on version. Home edition does not have full XP compatibility.

Guessing you have professional or above.

I have Win7 Home and you're still wrong. There's WinXP SP3 compatibility, along with many others.

I'll give it a shot, but pretty sure this won't work. I'm still leaning towards a HUGE NVidia driver problem that will never get fixed for 'older' card models.

chappa'ai · 03-09-2012, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJohns

Going to try this in desperation.

But won't compatibility mode decrease my performance? It's already bad enough as it is right now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splatty

Depends on version. Home edition does not have full XP compatibility.

Guessing you have professional or above.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeJayBoS

I have Win7 Home and you're still wrong. There's WinXP SP3 compatibility, along with many others.

I'll give it a shot, but pretty sure this won't work. I'm still leaning towards a HUGE NVidia driver problem that will never get fixed for 'older' card models.

Home edition doesn't have Windows XP mode, which is a windows xp virtual machine. Which wouldn't even START the game.

All versions of 7 have a compatibility mode for xp, down to windows 95

40KEndgame · 03-10-2012, 05:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeeJayBoS

I have Win7 Home and you're still wrong. There's WinXP SP3 compatibility, along with many others.

I'll give it a shot, but pretty sure this won't work. I'm still leaning towards a HUGE NVidia driver problem that will never get fixed for 'older' card models.

This solution only works for code c0000005 Access Violations, not the buffer overload or any other "hl2.exe has stopped working" crashes. I doubt the c0000005 crash has anything to do with graphics card drivers. Also, see the reply to chappa'ai's post.

Quote:

Originally Posted by chappa'ai

Home edition doesn't have Windows XP mode, which is a windows xp virtual machine. Which wouldn't even START the game.

All versions of 7 have a compatibility mode for xp, down to windows 95

Odd, my computer only let me chose Vista for compatibility mode until I installed Windows Virtual PC. I have Home Premium, by the way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DJohns

Going to try this in desperation.

But won't compatibility mode decrease my performance? It's already bad enough as it is right now.

You'll likely have to lower your settings. Also, don't try compatibility mode until you try running the game as an administrator and it still crashes.

DekuJuice · 03-10-2012, 06:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splatty

Depends on version. Home edition does not have full XP compatibility.

Guessing you have professional or above.

Actually, home premium, but I don't know ♥♥♥♥ about that kind of stuff.

Alizona · 03-10-2012, 02:51 PM

Been having this issue on Vista. Tried the suggested solution (although I didn't see XP SP3 compatibility, only XP SP2), but TF2 is still crashing with the 0xc0000005 exception code.

I played TF2 for years but apparently I'm done. It used to happen infrequently, but nowadays I can't go more than a few minutes without TF2 hanging, freezing, and then crashing back to desktop. Kinda sad... but I guess life goes on.

I have an Nvidia Geforce GTX275 card with the latest 295.73 drivers.

No solution I've ever researched and found has worked. And I reformat and reinstall my OS every 6 months to a year to clean out all the junk and bugs. That doesn't make any difference either.

Oh... I also tried the suggestion to delete the Steam/SteamApps/(username)/team fortress 2 directory and let it rebuild it... still crashed.

Trilby Hat · 03-10-2012, 03:06 PM

If you have an Nvidia card, try setting the Physx to GPU in the Nvidia control panel instead of set to auto. It's solved a few gaming related issues for me at least.

DekuJuice · 03-10-2012, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alizona

Been having this issue on Vista. Tried the suggested solution (although I didn't see XP SP3 compatibility, only XP SP2), but TF2 is still crashing with the 0xc0000005 exception code.

I played TF2 for years but apparently I'm done. It used to happen infrequently, but nowadays I can't go more than a few minutes without TF2 hanging, freezing, and then crashing back to desktop. Kinda sad... but I guess life goes on.

I have an Nvidia Geforce GTX275 card with the latest 295.73 drivers.

No solution I've ever researched and found has worked. And I reformat and reinstall my OS every 6 months to a year to clean out all the junk and bugs. That doesn't make any difference either.

Oh... I also tried the suggestion to delete the Steam/SteamApps/(username)/team fortress 2 directory and let it rebuild it... still crashed.

Vista and Nvidia

Not a winning combination.

Alizona · 03-10-2012, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trilby Hat

If you have an Nvidia card, try setting the Physx to GPU in the Nvidia control panel instead of set to auto. It's solved a few gaming related issues for me at least.

Thanks, but just tried it and... hang, freeze, crash.

03-09-2012, 03:36 PM	#1
40KEndgame Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 14 Posts: 491	A fix for AppCrash c0000005 and ID 1000 c0000005 (access violation) crashes If you're getting c0000005 (Access Violation) crashes, there are a few things you can do to fix this. Keep in mind that Team Fortress 2 will not call this error. It appears as a "hl2.exe has stopped working" crash. First off, open the event viewer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Viewer). The error you're wanting to check is labeled Error with the source Application Error. Check the line labeled Exception code under the general tab. If the value for that parameter is 0xc0000005, then this fix will help. Go to %STEAMAPPS%\(username)\Team Fortress 2 and right click on hl2.exe. Select properties, and under the compatibility tab check the box for Run as Administrator. Test the game online (offline will not work). If it is still crashing, set hl2.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 3. If you are running Windows 7 you will need to install Microsoft Virtual PC to be able to set the game's compatibility mode - compatibility mode for Windows XP or earlier was disabled in Windows 7.

03-10-2012, 02:51 PM	#9
Alizona Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 10 Posts: 357	Been having this issue on Vista. Tried the suggested solution (although I didn't see XP SP3 compatibility, only XP SP2), but TF2 is still crashing with the 0xc0000005 exception code. I played TF2 for years but apparently I'm done. It used to happen infrequently, but nowadays I can't go more than a few minutes without TF2 hanging, freezing, and then crashing back to desktop. Kinda sad... but I guess life goes on. I have an Nvidia Geforce GTX275 card with the latest 295.73 drivers. No solution I've ever researched and found has worked. And I reformat and reinstall my OS every 6 months to a year to clean out all the junk and bugs. That doesn't make any difference either. Oh... I also tried the suggestion to delete the Steam/SteamApps/(username)/team fortress 2 directory and let it rebuild it... still crashed. Last edited by Alizona: 03-10-2012 at 02:58 PM.

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03-09-2012, 03:59 PM	#3
DJohns Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Reputation: 112 Posts: 467	Going to try this in desperation. But won't compatibility mode decrease my performance? It's already bad enough as it is right now.

03-10-2012, 03:06 PM	#10
Trilby Hat Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 452 Posts: 2,418	If you have an Nvidia card, try setting the Physx to GPU in the Nvidia control panel instead of set to auto. It's solved a few gaming related issues for me at least.