Fatal Exception

[Axion]

Need some help..when exiting the control panel, I always get a 'fatal
exception' error. 0028:c027829c in VXD IFSMGR(03)

I just can't track this one down, any ideas?

Thanks

[Shang Thong Kai]

Hi.

Well, I've the same problem too. When I close Control Panel, I got

A fatal exception error 0E has occured at 0028:C0299C19 in VXD
IFSMGR(04) + 0000D4F1.

When I press any key, I'll get back to Windows, but without Explorer and
SysTray.

Recently, I get a 2nd blue screen when I press any key.

A fatal exception error 0E has occured at 0028:00000002.

And this time, the system freezes.

I tried formatting my hard disk. It worked perfectly after that, but
after I installed all my programs, it died again.

SOMEONE HELP US!!!

[Henri Leboeuf]

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Axion wrote in article <OpVLH8j...@uppssnewspub04.moswest.msn.net>...

[Mark James]

I just sent my notebook in for repair after getting a blue screen with a
fatal exception error for a week. I reformatted the Hard Drive several
times, tried win98 & win95, someone told be that the blue screen with a
fatal exception error is usually a hardware problem, so I sent mine in
for repair.

Mark

[Bill Starbuck]

The error suggests something is wrong with the link (in RAM) between
Windows and the harddisk.

First, go to Device Manager and verify that the harddisk is described
correctly.

Second, find out whether these problems occur in Safe Mode. At that
point, troubleshooting should follow this logic:

1. Start Win95 in Safe Mode.
If the trouble does not appear in Safe Mode, then the trouble is
caused by software conflicts or defects. Investigate each of the
functions that Safe Mode turns off.

2. If the trouble also occurs in Safe Mode, rename the current Windows
folder and reinstall Win95 into an empty folder.
If the trouble does not appear with a fresh installation, the trouble
is caused by something you have added to Win95 (but something that is
not turned off by Safe Mode).

3. If the trouble occurs even with a fresh install of Windows, the
trouble is arising in hardware.

Safe Mode does the following:
(a) bypasses config.sys and autoexec.bat
(b) prevents programs from starting automatically (from win.ini
or the startup folder)
(c) uses standard VGA video
(d) prevents a network from being started
(e) disables protected mode device drivers (those listed in
Device Manager)
(f) bypasses the [boot] and [386Enh] sections of system.ini
For more details, see document Q122051 in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase.

If Safe Mode makes the problem go away, you can try tests from the
list below to pin down the cause of the problem. For more elaborate
instructions, see document Q156126 in the KnowledgeBase.

1. Change the video driver to Microsoft's Standard Display Adapter
(VGA). Restart Windows and test.

2. Rename the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat to Config.sss and
Autoexec.bbb, or edit them so that the only things loading are
absolutely necessary for the computer to run. The latter items might
be a SCSI driver for the harddrive, or disk management software for an
EIDE drive. Deactivate EVERYTHING else by putting REM in front of
that line. Reboot the computer and test.

3. Remove EVERYTHING from the Start Menu/Startup folder by dragging
their icons onto the desktop. Also disable or uninstall all utilities
that are running TSR (such as Norton Navigator, SoftRam or Macafee
AV). Restart Windows and test.

4. Rename the Win.ini and System.ini to Win.iii and System.iii. Then
make a copy of System.cb and name it System.ini. Do not rename
System.cb itself. Edit the new System.ini as follows: Add
device=*vmd
to the [386Enh] section, and add
drivers=mmsystem.dll
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
to the [boot] section. Restart Windows. You probably will have no
mouse so you'll have to use keystrokes to do the following. Go into
Device Manager and select the mouse (which will have a yellow
exclamation point). Click "Remove." Again, restart Windows. Windows
should find the mouse and install software for it. Test.

5. Rename the current Windows folder (directory). Then install Win 95
to a new, empty folder. Test. If problem does not occur, it was caused
by something in the old installation. I recommend that you keep this
new installation and reinstall your Windows applications. When you do
this, install Windows applications that were written for Win95 or
WinNT but do not install older applications that were written for
Windows 3.x.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)
To find out about Microsoft's MVP program, go to
support.microsoft.com and click on "Newsgroups" in
the menu on the left.