associated token account failure. - Error Number: 3012. Error Message: The program expected this account to be already initialized.

[wiseman2]

No idea where to proceed.I had this attached to a different issue, but since it was from a while back and slightly different, I thought I should just start a new issue.

I occasionally can get a transaction to send, but have never been able to create associated token account. I get the same error always.

Transaction sent: https://explorer.solana.com/tx/5cBfCw2YTzdnen7f1f88xFwAZKtwcmjeQ3ULGyrZwbu9T97JUvvWhkVPx7NBXQ5oSSRsgFcv4QtBqLG2XcZFcFE2
Attempt 5 failed:
Max retries reached. Unable to complete the transaction.
Attempt 5 to create associated token account failed: Cannot send a request, as the client has been closed.
Max retries reached. Unable to create associated token account.
Buy transaction failed.

I keep getting several failed attempts ,but occasionally I get a transaction sent, with this error:
#1Compute Budget Program Instruction > Program returned success

#2Unknown Program (6EF8rrecthR5Dkzon8Nwu78hRvfCKubJ14M5uBEwF6P) Instruction

Program logged: "Instruction: Buy"> Program logged: "AnchorError caused by account: associated_user. Error Code: AccountNotInitialized. Error Number: 3012. Error Message: The program expected this account to be already initialized."> Program consumed: 9238 of 199850 compute units> Program returned error: "custom program error: 0xbc4"