Microsoft KB Archive/98840

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Noncontinuable Exceptions

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Q98840

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), included with:
 * the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT, versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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An exception is noncontinuable if the event isn't continuable in the hardware, or if continuation makes no sense. For example, if the caller's stack is corrupted while trying to post an exception, continuing from the bad stack exception would not be useful.

The noncontinuable exception does not terminate the application, and therefore an application that can succeed in catching the exception and running after a noncontinuable exception is free to do so. However, a noncontinuable exception typically arises as a result of a corrupted stack or other serious problem, making it very difficult to recover from the exception.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50 4.00 non-continuable

Keywords : kbOSWinNT310 kbOSWinNT350 kbOSWinNT351 kbOSWin95

Issue type :

Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin32sSearch kbWin32API