Microsoft KB Archive/180438

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Problems If Screen Saver Password Is More Than 14 Characters

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Q180438

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1

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SYMPTOMS
If you specify a screen saver password that contains more than 14 characters, one of the following symptoms may occur:

 If the password contains 15 to 19 characters, the Windows Screen Saver dialog box does not appear when you try to stop the screen saver. As a result, you can stop the screen saver without typing the screen saver password.  If the password contains more than 19 characters, your computer stops responding (hangs), or you receive the following error message when you try to set the screen saver password:

MPREXE caused an invalid page fault in module

MPRSERV.DLL at.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the screen saver password is copied into an improperly sized internal buffer. If this occurs, internal status code values and values that are currently stored in memory may be damaged, leading to the symptoms described earlier.

RESOLUTION
This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 (all versions):

  PASSWORD.CPL version 4.00.952  dated 1/22/98 09:52am  37,888 bytes

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 (retail release), and Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Releases 2 (OSR2) and 2.1 (OSR2.1). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

This issue is resolved in Microsoft Windows 98.

MORE INFORMATION
This problem only affects the initial processing of a new screen saver password. Passwords up to 14 characters in length function properly.

Additional query words: screensaver

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg osr2 win95

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210