Audition won't start, may be due to temp file location being gone

[SoundmanXLT]

I have Audition CS5.5 installed on this computer. When I try to open the program I get a message: the program has asked Runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. Can anyone suggest a fix for this problem. I understand that it stems from a choice made of where to save temporary files and that location being no longer available, but if I can't open the program there is no way to get in and choose another location!

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[John T Smith]

Or, you may need to re-install C runtime may help https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=48145

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

The other way to look at this is that it's a crash. Here's what to do:

Audition Crashed. Now what?

[ryclark]

And you may be able to find log files in Audition's Settings Log folder which may point to what terminated opening Audition.

[SteveD333]

Try holding down Alt+Ctrl+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac) as you start Audition.  You'll see the option to start with default settings.