Find the setting and point it directly to your Autodata installation folder (e.g., C:\ADCD2 ). ⚠️ Preventive Measures To stop this error from returning after a Windows update:

Add the Autodata folder to your Antivirus "Exclusions" list. Some scanners flag the runtime engine as a "false positive."

The software’s core components are not properly registered in the Windows Registry.

Windows "User Account Control" (UAC) is blocking the software from accessing its own data files.

Autodata was designed for specific European markets. If your Windows region is set to a format the database doesn't recognize (like some US or Asian formats), it can trigger a 217 error. Open > Region .

Did this error start or a new installation?

The "Runtime Error 217 at 00580d29" is a specific memory-related crash that occurs in Autodata, typically during the software initialization phase. This error indicates that the application failed to load a required library (DLL) or encountered a registry conflict while trying to access its database.

Under the tab, change the format to English (United Kingdom) .