Open Software Solutions

Source: Microsoft Support

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A user starts an application.

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The application works fine for other users on the same machine, but for one user, the application crashes with an error entry in the event log like this:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: .NET Runtime 2.0 Error Reporting
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5000
Date: 07/22/2008
Time: 1:27:00 PM
User: N/A
Computer: <application_name>
Description:
EventType clr20r3, P1 <app_name>.exe, P2 4.0.5.0, P3 4880b494, P4 system.configuration, P5 2.0.0.0, P6 461ef187, P7 2cc, P8 1c, P9 ioibmurhynrxkw0zxkyrvfn0boyyufow, P10 NIL.

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The user.config file may be corrupted.  This file is generally found in the folder
… Documents and Settings <user> Local Settings Application Data <application_name> … user.config

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Delete the user.config file and let the application recreate it.

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Application Settings Architecture (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8eyb2ct1.aspx)

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