Microsoft KB Archive/181114

= Moving Pointer Over Frame Causes Exception in Explorer.exe =

Article ID: 181114

Article Last Modified on 6/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5

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This article was previously published under Q181114



SYMPTOMS
When you move the mouse pointer over a very small frame, you may receive an "Access violation exception in Explorer.exe" error message. When this occurs, the following summary of the exception is logged in the Drwtsn32.log file:

Application exception occurred:

App: EXPLORER.dbg (pid=218)

When: 2/6/1998 @ 16:10:23.229

Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)

Note that other issues can cause access violations in Internet Explorer. To determine whether you are experiencing this particular issue, search for the word "fault" in the Drwtsn32.log file. The following line verifies that you are experiencing the issue described in this article:

FAULT ->70476865 8b4720 mov eax,[edi+0x20] ds:0126ea06=????????



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when a null pointer is referenced when the frame column width is less than 18 columns.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, obtain and install Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1, which is available at the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx/



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01.

Keywords: kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB181114

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