Microsoft KB Archive/313941

= MechWarrior 4: Error Message: Access Violation in MW4 0x72446 Mw4.exe =

Article ID: 313941

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries
 * Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Vengeance

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This article was previously published under Q313941



SYMPTOMS
When you play Microsoft MechWarrior 4, or when you complete a MechWarrior 4 campaign, you may receive an error message similar to the following:

EXCEPTION: Access violation in MW4 0x72446 mw4.exe

This error message may also reference the following dynamic-link library (DLL) files:

Msvcrt.dll

Msvirtd.dll



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if one or more of the following DLL files are missing or damaged:

Msvcrtd.dll

Msvcirtd.dll

d3dim700.dll

dinput.dll

ddraw.dll



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use the following methods, as necessary, in the order presented.

Method 1: Install Microsoft Libraries Update
For additional information about how to obtain the Microsoft libraries update, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

197298 INFO: Microsoft Libraries Update: What, Where, Why

If this does not resolve the issue, proceed to the Method 2.

Method 2: Reinstall DirectX
Install the latest version of DirectX.

For additional information about how to obtain the latest version of DirectX, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179113 How to Download and Install DirectX



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about access violation issues in MechWarrior 4, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

287923 MechWarrior 4 Error Message: Exception: Access Violation in MW4

Additional query words: msgame performance

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbconfig KB313941

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