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Motocross Madness 2: "Fatal Exception 0D" Error Message When You Start Program

Article ID: 264136

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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When you start Microsoft Motocross Madness 2, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen

A Fatal Exception 0D has occurred at xxxx:xxxxxx in VxD APIX(01)

where xxxx:xxxxxx is a string of random characters.

This behavior can occur if the Apix.vxd file is damaged or outdated.

To resolve this issue, replace the Apix.vxd file with the version that is included in Microsoft Windows 98:

Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
In the Named box, type apix.vxd.
In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.
In the list of found files, right-click the Apix.vxd file that is located in the Windows\System\Iosubsys folder, and then click Rename.
Type apix.old, and then press ENTER.
Close the Find: Files Named Apix.vxd window.
Restart the computer.
Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the CD-ROM to prevent the Windows 98 CD-ROM from starting automatically.
Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type sfc.exe, and then click OK.
Click Extract one file from installation disk.
In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type Apix.vxd, and then click Start.
In the Restore From box, type the following line, and then click OK

cd-rom:\Win98

where cd-rom is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

drive:\windows\system\iosubsys

where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Windows 98 is installed.

The following version of the Apix.vxd file is known to be incompatible with Motocross Madness 2.

Version	Date
4.55.996	6/21/1997

Additional query words: 2.00 msgame mcm2 motorcross corrupt incorrect version win98x performance

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