Microsoft KB Archive/178952

= Err Msg: Setup Caused a Datatype Misalignment Fault... =

Article ID: 178952

Article Last Modified on 6/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft IntelliPoint 2.0
 * Microsoft IntelliPoint 2.0a
 * Microsoft IntelliPoint 2.1

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This article was previously published under Q178952



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to install any of the versions of the IntelliPoint software listed above, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

Setup caused a datatype misalignment fault in module Kernel32.dll.

If you choose Ignore, slower software emulation of misaligned accesses will be used.

If you click Ignore, you receive an error message similar to the following:

The image file a:\_setup.bin is valid, but is for a machine type other than the current machine.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you attempt to install the IntelliPoint software on a computer that uses a non-Intel processor.



RESOLUTION
To work around this behavior, do not install the IntelliPoint software on a computer that uses a non-Intel processor.

Without the IntelliPoint software installed, you can use the Microsoft IntelliMouse or Microsoft IntelliMouse TrackBall as a standard two-button pointing device in Windows NT 3.51 and 4.0.



MORE INFORMATION
The versions of the IntelliPoint software listed above are not supported on computers that use an Alpha, MIPS, or PPC processor.

Additional query words: 2.10 4.0 winnt intelli point

Keywords: kberrmsg kbsetup KB178952

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