Bentley's WaterGEMS program causes ArcMap to stops responding. Event Viewer shows the error occurs in the mfc71u.dll.
Last Published: October 2, 2014No Product Found
Bug ID Number
NIM031581
Submitted
January 25, 2008
Last Modified
June 5, 2024
Applies to
No Product Found
Version found
9.2
Status
Will Not Be Addressed
The development team has considered the issue or request and concluded it will not be addressed. The issue's Additional Information section may contain further explanation.
Description
When opening ArcMap, the following error message is displayed:
"ArcMap has encountered a problem and needs to close."
Event Viewer shows that the error occurred in the file named mfc71u.dll.
Cause
This issue is caused by a conflict between ArcGIS Desktop 9.2 and Bentley's WaterGEMS application.
Workaround
There are three workarounds for this issue:
1) Uninstall WaterGEMS.
2) Revert ArcGIS Desktop back to version 9.1.
3) Contact Bentley support for assistance. There may be a WaterGEMS update available that will resolve this issue. A link to their support page is included below in Related Information.