Microsoft KB Archive/296211

= Invalid Page Fault in Module Explorer.exe =

Article ID: 296211

Article Last Modified on 5/7/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q296211



If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:

315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center

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SYMPTOMS
After you upgrade your Juno software, or download and install Juno Web, you receive an error message similar to the following:

Explorer.exe caused an invalid page fault in explorer.exe at 0157F: 00401F31



CAUSE
This issue may occur when you install an earlier version of Internet Explorer than the currently-installed version, or when the new installation of Internet Explorer is corrupt.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, extract new copies of the original Windows files from your Windows CD. To do this, follow these steps:  Start the computer with CD-ROM support using a Windows 98 Startup Disk. Insert your Windows Compact Disk (CD) into the CD or DVD-ROM drive. Type : where   is the drive letter of the CD or DVD-ROM drive, and then press ENTER. For example, D:.

NOTE: If you have an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) installation of Windows, your Windows installation files may be located on the hard disk in the following location:

C:\Windows\Options\Cabs

 Type cd\win98, and then press ENTER. Type the following command and then press ENTER:

extract /a /y /e /l c:\windows\system base4.cab Shdocvw.dll Mshtml.dll Comctl32.dll Shlwapi.dll Shell32.dll

 Type the following command and then press ENTER:

extract /a /y /e /l c:\windows base4.cab explorer.exe

</li> Restart the computer.

NOTE: If you cannot access Control Panel or Windows Explorer, use this procedure to restart the computer in MS-DOS mode and extract the following files from the Windows 98 CD to the Windows\System folder:

Inetcpl.cpl

Ole2.dll

Ole32.dll

Oleaut32.dll

Olepro32.dll

Olethk32.dll

Setupwbv.dll

Softpub.dll

Urlmon.dll

Wininet.dll

Wintrust.dll

Control.exe

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about extracting Windows files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129605 How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

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