Microsoft KB Archive/135163

= GP Faults Generated After Restarting a Program =

Article ID: 135163

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135163



SYMPTOMS
If you close a 16-bit program that is listed as not responding in the Close Program dialog box and then restart the program, you may receive a general protection (GP) fault error message.



CAUSE
When you close a program normally, the program's dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) are unloaded from memory. When you use the Close Program dialog box to close a program that is not responding, the program's DLLs are not unloaded and are not reinitialized properly when you restart the program.



RESOLUTION
Shut down and restart the computer.



MORE INFORMATION
This situation does not occur with 32-bit programs.

To access the Close Program dialog box, press CTRL+ALT+DEL.

Additional query words: 98 gpf

Keywords: kbprb kbui KB135163

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