Why does EViews crash when I try to [View/Estimate/Create]…?
There is a problem that occurs when systems have outdated copies of the BWCC.DLL somewhere on the system. If an outdated copy is loaded prior to starting EViews, the program will behave unreliably and may crash.. The diagnostic test for this problem is to start EViews, then select File … New … Workfile. If EViews crashes, your problem is almost certainly due to an outdated BWCC.DLL. The fix is quite simple. You need to make certain that the copies of BWCC.DLL in the system areas are updated to the latest version, and that all other copies are deleted. First make certain that you are running Windows with no other active applications. For instructions on ensuring that your system is in this state, see item 3 of 1.1.1. above. Next, we want to find all copies of BWCC.DLL on the system. The following instructions are for drive C: alone; you should repeat them for each drive to which you are connected. For Windows 95/98… Click on Start … Find … Files or Folders and enter BWCC.DLL i
