To avoid this error recurring:
If the error remains after all steps above, it may be a license or hardware-specific bug. Provide them with: autodata runtime error 217 at 00580d29 windows 10
AutoData’s official support may provide a patched .exe or database repair tool. To avoid this error recurring:
The address 00580D29 sometimes relates to a drawing routine. Outdated Intel/AMD/NVIDIA drivers can cause this. If the error remains after all steps above,
Often, the error occurs because the installation failed to register certain components due to permission restrictions.
This resolves most permission-related memory errors.
| Cause Category | Specific Trigger |
|----------------|------------------|
| Delphi RTL issue | AutoData was written in Delphi (Borland/CodeGear). Error 217 = RTL_SIGSEGV – invalid memory access or missing runtime packages. |
| Compatibility layer | Windows 10’s default settings break old Delphi apps expecting Windows XP/7. |
| Corrupted user profile | Damaged autodata.ini, autodata.cfg, or registry keys under HKCU\Software\AutoData. |
| Missing or wrong version of borlndmm.dll | AutoData uses Borland Memory Manager – wrong version or missing causes immediate error 217. |
| Security software interference | Antivirus (Avast, McAfee, Defender) hooks into process memory and conflicts with Delphi’s MM. |
| Corrupted installation | Missing OCX/DLL files, bad registration of COM components. |
| Printer driver conflict | AutoData probes default printer at start – broken network or virtual printer (PDFCreator, MS Print to PDF) can crash. |
| Outdated graphics driver | Unlikely but can affect some versions that use VCL graphics. |