Microsoft KB Archive/180588

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BUG: Linking VxDs with Visual Studio 97 SP1&2 Generates Error

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Q180588

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95 Driver Development Kit (DDK)
 * Microsoft Visual Studio versions 97sp1, 97sp2

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SYMPTOMS
When attempting to build a virtual device driver (VxD) with Visual Studio, you may see the following linker error:

fatal error LNK1190: invalid fixup found, type 0x0001

CAUSE
The new linker installed by these Visual Studio 97 Service Packs 1 and 2 do not successfully link VxDs.

RESOLUTION
The standard Visual C++ version 5 linker successfully links VxDs. Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 3 successfully links as well.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVS97sp1bug kbVS97sp2bug

Issue type : kbbug

Technology : kbVSsearch kbAudDeveloper kbWin95search kbWin95DDKSearch kbWinDDKSearch kbWin95DDK kbVS97SP1 kbVS97SP2 kbVS97Search