Microsoft KB Archive/234153

BUG: MSDEV Access Violation on Windows 2000 Beta 3

PSS ID Number: Q234153 Article last modified on 06-02-1999

WINDOWS:beta 3; winnt:6.0

WINDOWS winnt

================================================================ ==

The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft Windows 2000, version beta 3 == Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

-

BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION

This article discusses a Beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this Beta product. For information about obtaining support for a Beta release, please see the documentation included with the Beta product files, or check the Web location from which you downloaded the release.

BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION BETA INFORMATION **********************************************************************

Running Visual C++ 6.0 on Windows 2000 beta 3, you may get an access violation message after a few minutes of regular use. The error message is similar to the following:

Msdev.exe - Application Error The instruction at “0x77fc60de” referenced memory at “5004d8f6”. The memory could not be “written”.

Regular use includes editing code, building, or debugging.

= CAUSE =

The access violation is caused by a bug in the version of Msvcrt.dll that shipped with Windows 2000 beta 3.

= RESOLUTION =

Microsoft has released a hotfix for this bug to update the Msvcrt.dll file.

This fix can be downloaded from one of the following Web sites:

Windows 2000 Beta Updates

-or-

Microsoft Windows Update

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

=
========================================================= Keywords : kbWinOS2000bug kbVC600 Version : WINDOWS:beta 3; winnt:6.0 Platform : WINDOWS winnt Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.