Microsoft KB Archive/313942

= MechWarrior 4: Error Message: Exception: Attempt to Read from Address 0x00000040 in MW4X! (+0x16acd8) =

Article ID: 313942

Article Last Modified on 1/7/2006

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APPLIES TO


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

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This article was previously published under Q313942



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to play (or replay) a mission while in a campaign in Microsoft MechWarrior 4: Black Knight or MechWarrier 4: Mercenaries the program may stop responding (&quot;hang&quot;), and then you receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Exception: Attempt to read from address 0x00000040 in MW4X! (+0x16acd8)

NOTE: The error message may very slightly for MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if there is a corrupted mission saved to your computer's hard disk.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, delete the corrupted mission. To do this, follow these steps:  Start Windows Explorer, and then browse to the following location

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\MechWarrior Vengeance\Resource\Pilotsx\ \Games

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C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Mechwarrior Mercenaries\RESOURCE\Pilots\ \Games

where  is the name of the MechWarrior pilot that you experience this error message with.

 In the right pane of Windows Explorer, right-click the file name of the mission that you experience this error message with. On the shortcut menu that appears, click Delete. On the &quot;Confirm File Delete&quot; message that appears, click Yes. Quit Windows Explorer.

Additional query words: msgame performance

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb kbconfig KB313942

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