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Mac OS System Error Code 1712

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Bill Hutchison
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The Mac OS X System Error Code -1712 is a bit of an ambiguous one as all that it means is that the application has timed out.

We got Error Code -1712 when we tried to run Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection on one of our staff’s Macbook.

To diagnose this error in more detail we opened up the “Force Quit Applications” with command + option + esc. The program that I was trying to open was already open (RDC), so I force quit it in the list.

After force quitting the offending application I was then able to start it again, without coming up against the “Error code -1712” error again.

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40 responses to “Mac OS System Error Code 1712”

  1. ranjeet Avatar
    ranjeet

    hii nice information

  2. michelle Avatar
    michelle

    hi this force error on 1712 did not work for me – any other suggestions

  3. Carl Avatar
    Carl

    This advice worked well for my Mac OS 10.4.11: error code 1712 popped up when I tried to open Microsoft Word application. Now it works. Thanks!

  4. Cam Avatar
    Cam

    Excellent – thanks this worked a treat and saved me loads of stress time

  5. Tanner Avatar
    Tanner

    Hello this information worked well for me. Thanks for the info. It was right on point.

  6. Steph Avatar
    Steph

    Whew! It worked. Thanks for sharing!

  7. Megan Marie Avatar
    Megan Marie

    Quick, easy, painless. Thank you for curing what ailed my computer friend.

  8. Wes Avatar
    Wes

    The Application That Is Having This Problem Does Not Show Up On My “Force Quit” Window, Any Suggestions?

  9. Rubber Gloved Philosopher Avatar
    Rubber Gloved Philosopher

    Wahoo!!

    Thanks so much for the tip, Bill.

  10. Brenee The No Lst Name Avatar
    Brenee The No Lst Name

    This doesn’t help me at all because it doesn’t show up in the mac force quit applications. So i need help. Do i reinstall the program or restart my computer or something?

  11. The Kid With The Fix Avatar
    The Kid With The Fix

    If you force shut down then try the program again it will work.

  12. Jennifer C Avatar
    Jennifer C

    Thanks! this worked for me. The only other problem im having is getting my iphoto to work properly. I shut it down while it was on the other day and now everytime I open it, i get the beachball. Can you help?

  13. Heather Avatar
    Heather

    Thanks! This was amazingly helpful, clear concise and fixed the problem within a minute! I am still astounded usually with these problems it takes 30 minutes of searching and an hour of walk through!

  14. lolo Avatar
    lolo

    Thank you so much. Though your method is simple but it works!

  15. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    It worked like a charm….thanks for saving the day and the deadline!

  16. Anne Avatar
    Anne

    Thank you – it worked perfectly. Thought I’d lost all my uni work.

  17. Marie Avatar
    Marie

    Worked for me too! I am surprised! Very easy. Thanks a lot

  18. Ashleigh Avatar
    Ashleigh

    OMG OMG OMG THANK-YOU THANK-YOU THANK-YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!!

  19. georges Avatar
    georges

    if i do so, will i lose the information i haven’t saved?

  20. lol Avatar
    lol

    ??

  21. Bill Hutchison Avatar
    Bill Hutchison

    Yes, unfortunately if you have not been regularly saving your information, or if the program has not be auto-saving the information, you will loose the data by doing a force quit.

  22. klakla Avatar
    klakla

    great! it worked!

  23. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    I don’t understand why Apple always put an error number in dialogs, rather than a brief description.

    Thanks, though, it did indeed work.

  24. Bill Hutchison Avatar
    Bill Hutchison

    Glad that it helped Peter, it would certainly be much easier to troubleshoot if there was a description rather than some random numbers …

  25. Connie Avatar
    Connie

    Thank you sir, you are a genius and a life saver.

  26. Fleury Avatar
    Fleury

    The code -1712 appears every time I open Safari (it appears one or two times). It is not that annoying since Safari opens anyway. But I would like to know how to get rid of it (I have an Imac 2007 under Maverick)

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    Eamonn

    worked for me many thanks

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  36. Christina Avatar
    Christina

    Hi I tried your solution and thank you but I came back up again after it sent a report. In the force quit window when I opened it again it says not responding

  37. earl Avatar
    earl

    Well that was easy.
    Thanks!

  38. Bill Hutchison Avatar
    Bill Hutchison

    Glad that it helped!

  39. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I have an early 2008 MacBook Pro and I recently updated iTunes to the latest version. After the installation it replaced my old iTunes version into the new one. Unfortunately, the application did not open. It had a locked sign on the iTunes logo application. So I decided to delete the new ITunes version and download the old version. I am able to open the iTunes application but it keeps freezing right away. I have force quit the application several times and even reinstalled the iTunes application a couple of times and nothing seems to work. How can I fix this problem? Thank you!

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