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Ever want to know what all those error messages were that dump a program or even windows, lock up your system and cause you to say words that your pastor, rabbi, or priest would not appreciate?
Then relax my friend, you have come to the right place. Each link below will take you to the appropriate Microsoft Knowledge base web page.

Using Windows 98 Error Messages

	Error Messages Defined
	Windows Me Error Messages
	Windows 98 Error Messages

Click any of the following error messages to display troubleshooting information about that error message.

• What Are Windows 95/98 Fatal Exception Errors?
• Causes of General Protection Faults.
• Troubleshooting Windows Protection Errors.
• How to Troubleshoot Windows Internal Stack Overflow Errors.
• Random Fatal Exception Errors While Running Windows 95/98.
• A .386 or .VXD file referenced in the SYSTEM.INI file cannot be found.
• "WINDOWS This program has caused a Fatal Exception 0D at 00457:000040B1 and will be terminated."
• "While initializing device shell: Cannot find or load a required file krnl386.exe press any key to continue."
• DriveSpace Error Message: Drive C Contains Errors That Must Be Corrected...
• "Error starting program. The Comctl32.dll (or Comdlg32.dll, Shell32.dll, Lz32.dll, Version.dll, Winmm.dll) file cannot start. Check the file to determine the problem."
• "The following file is missing or corrupted: Win.com."
• "The following file is missing or corrupted: Win.com Program too big to fit in memory."
• "Cannot find Win.com, unable to continue loading Windows"
• "Program too large."
• "The file was not found. Verify that you have selected the correct 'Restore from' location and try again."
• "Not enough memory to convert the drive to FAT32. To free up memory, REM all statements in the Autoexec.bat and the Config.sys files."
• "The following system files have been replaced with older versions by a program you recently ran. These files are currently in use and cannot be automatically repaired. Windows may not run correctly until you exit and restart Windows so that these files can be automatically repaired."
• "VFAT Device Initialization Failed."
• "Cannot find a device file that may be needed to run Windows or a Windows application."
• "Fault in MS-DOS Extender."
• "Invalid path, not directory, or directory not empty."
• "Error loading User.exe. You must re-install Windows."
• Win32sys.exe error messages when you start your computer.
• "There was a failure in launching WordPad."
• Invalid Page Fault when opening Control Panel.
• "<Program Name> caused a general protection fault in module DIBENG.DLL."
• "HH Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Kernel32.dll (or unknown or Shlwapi.dll)."
• "Windows Protection Error" at shutdown with anti-virus software installed.
• "Error: Memory Manager not detected.
  SB Live! requires EMM386 or similar.
  SB Live! driver NOT loading."
• "Drive <X>: cannot be compressed because its root directory is too large. IDNUMBER: DRVSPACE748"
• "Explorer caused an invalid page fault in module Shell32.dll."
• "Restore Operation Failed" using Scanreg.
• "NOTEPAD caused an invalid page fault in module NOTEPAD.EXE."
• "You have restored a good registry. Windows found an error in your system files and restored a recent backup of the files to fix the problem."
• "VMM32.VXD: Missing/Unable to Load. Press any key to continue."
• "VMM32.VXD is required to run Windows. If this file is not in your PATH, you may need to reinstall Windows."
• "Error Loading Kernel. You Must Reinstall Windows."
• Troubleshooting Windows 98 Startup Problems.

• Definition and Explanation of a .DLL file.

Error Messages Defined

• Invalid Page Fault
• Windows Protection Error
• General Protection Fault
• Fatal Exception 0E
• Fatal Exception 0D
• Kernel32.dll
  

Click here to view more Microsoft Knowledge Base articles about error messages in Windows 98.

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