Microsoft KB Archive/90865

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GP Fault If MSACCESS.INI Installable ISAM Path Uses '\..'

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ID: Q90865

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11
 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

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SYMPTOMS
A general protection (GP) fault occurs if the path in the &quot;Installable ISAMs&quot; section of the MSACCESS.INI file (located in the Windows directory) contains the characters &quot;\..&quot;.

For example:

[Installable ISAMs]

dBASE IV=\..\ACCESS\DBSISAM.DLL

The GP fault occurs whether or not the path and/or file is valid.

RESOLUTION
Use explicit paths when referring to files in the MSACCESS.INI file. For example:

  [Installable ISAMs] dBASE IV=C:\ACCESS\DBSISAM.DLL

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

Additional query words: GPF 3.10

Keywords :

Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,3.1,3.11

Platform : WINDOWS

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