The Project Mayo 'The Playa' Program Causes an Error Message in Windows XP (326467)

SYMPTOMS

When you are using the Project Mayo 'The Playa' version 0.5 program, you may receive the following error message:

The Playa has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

If the error message is still displayed and you want to see the data that the error report contains, click the Click Here link at the bottom of the message box. You then see error signature information similar to the following:

   App Name      App Version  Module Name  Module Version  Offset
   ----------------------------------------------------------------
   theplaya.exe  1.0.0.1      divx.dll     1.0.0.1         000539b6

CAUSE

This issue may occur if 'The Playa' version 0.5 by Project Mayo is installed. There is a known compatibility issue between this program and the Microsoft software that is listed at the beginning of this article.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, contact Project Mayo to inquire about the availability of a fix for this issue. For information about how to do so, visit the following Project Mayo Web site:

http://www.projectmayo.com/projects/detail.php?projectId=3

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MORE INFORMATION

For information about how to contact Project Mayo, click the appropriate article number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

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