Microsoft KB Archive/193882

= General Protection Fault Error Message Opening Control Panel =

Article ID: 193882

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q193882



If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:

315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center



SYMPTOMS
When you open Control Panel, you may receive the either of the following error messages:

EXPLORER caused a general protection fault in module qtw16.cpl at

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EXPLORER caused a general protection fault in module qtw32.cpl at

After you receive one of these error messages, your computer may stop responding (hang). This may also occur in Safe mode.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if one or more Apple QuickTime for Windows files are missing or damaged.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, remove QuickTime for Windows. To do so, follow these steps:

 Restart the computer. For Windows 95, when you see the "Starting Windows 95" message, press the F8 key, and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu.

For Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, or Windows Me, press and hold down the CTRL key after your computer completes the Power On Self Test (POST), and then choose Safe Mode Command Prompt Only from the Startup menu. For more information about Windows 98 startup, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 178548

TITLE : No "Starting Windows 98" Message at Startup

 At the command prompt, type the following commands, pressing ENTER after each command:

cd\windows\system

ren qtw16.cpl qtw16.xxx

ren qtw32.cpl qtw32.xxx

 Restart your computer normally. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs. On the Install/Uninstall tab, click QuickTime For Windows, and then click Add/Remove.</ol>

NOTE: To view QuickTime files, you must reinstall QuickTime for Windows. For information about how to do so, contact Apple Technical Support.

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MORE INFORMATION
QuickTime is manufactured by Apple Computer Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

For information about how to contact Apple Computer Corporation, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 65416

TITLE : Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

Additional query words: hangs freeze freezes lock locks up qtw16 qtw32 cpl

Keywords: kb3rdparty kberrmsg kbgpf kbprb KB193882

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