Antivirus software (notably Avast, Kaspersky, or Windows Defender) occasionally quarantines or alters .ini or .cfg files in repacks, mistaking them for script injections. Even a single wrong character—a backslash instead of a forward slash—can trigger the error.
Over the years, users on forums like Ru-Board, DD-WRT, and various auto-repair communities have shared niche fixes. Here are the most upvoted solutions:
User "AutoSlicer": "My error was caused by Windows language settings. Changed system locale to English (US) and rebooted – error gone. The repack couldn't parse decimal separators (comma vs period) in the config file." User "AutoSlicer" : "My error was caused by
User "PartMaster": "Deleted a hidden file called
tecdoc.lockin the data folder. That file remains when the app crashes previously. Deleting it fixed the loading failure."
User "DieselDave": "I had to install the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable. The repack used ACE drivers, not standard ODBC." User "PartMaster": "Deleted a hidden file called tecdoc
User "RetroGuy": "Ran the exe in Windows 7 Compatibility mode (even on Windows 11). Right-click → Properties → Compatibility → Windows 7. Works perfectly now."
Ensure the folder pointed to by data_path or database_path contains expected subfolders/files. A typical TecDoc repack may have: re-extract the repack archive.
If any major folder is empty or missing, re-extract the repack archive.