Microsoft KB Archive/274095

= Games Error Message: Exception 01h in Module  When You Start Program =

Article ID: 274095

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
 * Microsoft Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
 * Microsoft Age of Empires II Gold Edition
 * Microsoft Baseball 2001
 * Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2: WWII Pacific Theater
 * Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Golf 2001
 * Microsoft Links 2001 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Metal Gear Solid
 * Microsoft Midtown Madness
 * Microsoft Midtown Madness 2
 * Microsoft Motocross Madness 2
 * Microsoft NBA Inside Drive 2000
 * Microsoft NFL Fever 2000
 * Microsoft Pandora's Box

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This article was previously published under Q274095



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256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry



SYMPTOMS
When you start one of the programs that are listed at the beginning of this article on a Hewlett-Packard computer, you may receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.

When you click Details, you receive the following error message:

caused an exception 01H in module at 0000:0042d3bc.

Registers:

EAX=00000000 CS=0028 EIP=0042d3bc EFLGS=00000297EBX=0042d3b1 SS=016f

ESP=0067d9bc EBP=0067da08

ECX=0067da30 DS=016f ESI=c0001350 FS=113f

EDX=c17303b0 ES=016f EDI=000000cf GS=0000

Bytes at CS:EIP:

89 45 e8 eb 06 8b 45 e8 0f 23 d0 0f 01 4d ec 8b

Stack dump:

00400000 bffa084d 0067da08 0067d9dc 00000001 c17303b0 0067da30 00001010

00400000 bffa084d 00000001 00001010 00000167 00000000 c00002ff 00008009



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Hewlett-Packard FDC update is installed on the computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, uninstall the FDC update:
 * 1) Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
 * 2) Double click Add/Remove Programs.
 * 3) Click FDCMGR9x, and then click Add/Remove.
 * 4) Click Yes, and then click Yes to All.
 * 5) Click OK. When you are prompted to restart the computer, do so.



MORE INFORMATION
The preceding instructions have been approved for use by Hewlett-Packard Technical Support. If you have any questions regarding the use or removal of the FDC patch, please direct your questions to Hewlett Packard support at (800) 742-9729.

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Additional query words: msgame aoe2 aoeii aok combatfs cfs2 flightsim fltsim fs2k fs2000 mm2 midmad hewlett packard hp performance

Keywords: kbconfig kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbprb KB274095

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