# \[F\] MS Windows Visual C++ Runtime Error
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401
**Category:** Fixed Bugs
**Tags:** bug-fixed
**Created:** [October 16, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401 "2004-10-16T20:40:27Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/1 "2004-10-16T20:40:27Z")
Hi there, I recently came accross this bug using the release 2.25. But it can be reproduced on 2.25m.
When the tool is reading the tags of a directory 1.9k mp3 files, it suddenly quit with an error message "MS Visual C++ Runtime Error abnormal program termination". I would have been glad to provide an error log file but there wasn't any in the directory of the tool. Since this issue did not occur on other directories having a similar number of MP3 files, I assume that one or more of the mp3 files in this troublesome directory have an issue with a character or tag whic is causing the runtime module to stall. Any suggestions ?
thx
Great tool by the way!
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/2 "2004-10-17T05:06:58Z")
Hello!
The log file is placed inside
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> C:\Documents and Settings\%USERNAME%\Application Data\Mp3tag
in case of Windows 2000 and Windows XP. I am not sure where MP3Tag writes the log file in case of Windows 95 based platforms.
Send the Mp3tagLog.zip and Mp3tagError.log file to [Florian](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/contact.html).
Regards,
Sebastian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/3 "2004-10-17T15:43:28Z")
Hi!
It would be great, if you can identify the bad file and send it to my support email address.
Thanks!
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/4 "2004-10-20T21:16:35Z")
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> Hello!
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> The log file is placed inside
> in case of Windows 2000 and Windows XP. I am not sure where MP3Tag writes the log file in case of Windows 95 based platforms.
> Send the Mp3tagLog.zip and Mp3tagError.log file to [Florian](http://www.mp3tag.de/en/contact.html).
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> Regards,
> Sebastian
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Thanks Sebastian for the hint. Finally found the log file but the zip file is called mp3tagsetup.zip there is no xxtagLog.zip on my harddrive so I guss this is just a typing error. Thanks anyway
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### Author:  [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/5 "2004-10-20T21:22:23Z")
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> Hi!
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> It would be great, if you can identify the bad file and send it to my support email address.
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> Thanks!
> ~ Florian
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Hello Florian, in case you know a very good compression tool for mp3, I am glad to send it because each of them have at least a size of 20meg 😳 I sent you however the error and setup log files. Maybe you see there something suspicious 
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [October 21, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/6 "2004-10-21T03:33:05Z")
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> Thanks Sebastian for the hint. Finally found the log file but the zip file is called mp3tagsetup.zip there is no xxtagLog.zip on my harddrive so I guss this is just a typing error. Thanks anyway
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Sorry, my bad... The file should be ZIPped, yes. 🙂
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> Hello Florian, in case you know a very good compression tool for mp3, I am glad to send it because each of them have at least a size of 20meg 😳 I sent you however the error and setup log files. Maybe you see there something suspicious 
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
MP3 compression is nearly impossible as the files are already compressed by Huffman after quantization takes place. Sending only a portion of the file might not be wise, as you don't know where the error occurs.
Maybe a FTP server would be the best solution.
Sebastian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2004, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/7 "2004-10-25T09:28:55Z")
I've asked for the first MB of the file via email, but didn't get a response yet.
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/8 "2004-10-25T20:32:48Z")
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> I've asked for the first MB of the file via email, but didn't get a response yet.
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> ~ Florian
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Hi Florian, just sent you today 1MB of a file causing problems.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/9 "2004-10-27T17:12:24Z")
The one megabyte snippet wasn't of big help cause your files had bigger problems. You've stored a 17.24 MB BMP cover image in the ID3v2 tag of your ultra-compressed 128 kbps MP3 file 
If you really need to store a cover in the ID3v2 tag, use a smaller one and save it as PNG or JPG.
Anyway, I'll fix the runtime error to the next release.
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mp3tag)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2004, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/10 "2004-10-27T21:55:22Z")
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> The one megabyte snippet wasn't of big help cause your files had bigger problems. You've stored a 17.24 MB BMP cover image in the ID3v2 tag of your ultra-compressed 128 kbps MP3 file 
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> If you really need to store a cover in the ID3v2 tag, use a smaller one and save it as PNG or JPG.
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> Anyway, I'll fix the runtime error to the next release.
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> ~ Florian
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
Hello Florian, thank you for the clarification. I did not create this mp3 myself, I don't even know how I could possible add any picture information to an mp3  . Is it possible to remove this part of the tag with your tool ?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2004, 5:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/11 "2004-10-28T05:42:00Z")
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> Hello Florian, thank you for the clarification. I did not create this mp3 myself, I don't even know how I could possible add any picture information to an mp3  . Is it possible to remove this part of the tag with your tool ?
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>
This is not possible with Mp3tag at the moment, cause it gives this runtime error at your files 
But you can use Case's [Tag](http://www.saunalahti.fi/cse/files/Tag.zip) with this command line tag --removeid3v2
~ Florian
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-ms-windows-visual-c-runtime-error/1401/14 "2018-12-28T13:44:47Z")