UPD: GP Fault in KRNL286 When Run EXE on 286 or w/ NT on MIPs

 Last reviewed: September 17, 1997
Article ID: Q99251
3.00 WINDOWS kbenv kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

- Standard and Professional Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic for 

  Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

You may encounter a general protection (GP) fault in KRNL286 at 0001:259F or 0001:4FEC when you try to run a Visual Basic executable (.EXE) file in Windows on a 286 computer or in Windows NT on a MIPs computer.

This problem will not occur when running a Visual Basic application from the Visual Basic design environment on a 286 or MIPs computer.

RESOLUTION

This problem has been fixed in a post-release version of VBRUN300.DLL, which is available as part of self-extracting file named VBRUN300.EXE from the Microsoft Software Library. 

You can find VBRUN300.EXE (size: 246805 bytes) 
                         , a self-extracting file, on these services:
  • Microsoft's World Wide Web site on the Internet 

          On the www.microsoft.com home page, click the Support icon
      Click Knowledge Base, and select the product

          Enter kbfile VBRUN300.EXE (size: 246805 bytes) 
                               , and click GO!
      Open the article, and click the button to download the file


  • Internet (anonymous FTP)

          ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the Softlib/Mslfiles folder
      Get VBRUN300.EXE (size: 246805 bytes) 

    

  • The Microsoft Network

          On the Edit menu, click Go To, and then click Other Location
      Type "mssupport" (without the quotation marks)
      Double-click the MS Software Library icon
      Find the appropriate product area
      Locate and Download VBRUN300.EXE

    

  • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

          Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VBRUN300.EXE (size: 246805 bytes) 

    
For additional information about downloading, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    

       ARTICLE-ID: Q119591
   TITLE     : How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services


    STATUS
    
 

    
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft Visual Basic
programming system for Windows, version 3.0. To correct the problem, obtain
the post-release version of VBRUN300.DLL.

    

    MORE INFORMATION
    
 

    
This bug occurs because of a problem with VBRUN300.DLL. The date,
time, size and version number of the VBRUN300.DLL file that leads to
this problem is as follows:

    

       Date: 04-APR-1993
   Time: 12:00 a.m.
   Size: 394384
   Version: 03.00.0537


    The date, time, size and version number of the VBRUN300.DLL file that
fixes this problem is as follows:

    

       Date: 12-MAY-1993
   Time: 12:00 a.m.
   Size: 398416
   Version: 03.00.0538


    VBRUN100.DLL & VBRUN200.DLL Also Available in Self-Extracting Files
 

    
For your convenience, you can also obtain the .DLL files for Visual Basic
versions 1.0 (VBRUN100.DLL in VBRUN100.EXE) and 2.0 (VBRUN200.DLL in
VBRUN200.EXE). These files are not updates but are provided for your
convenience.

    
Download VBRUN100.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software
Library (MSL) on the following services:


    • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

            Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VBRUN100.EXE (size: 172991 bytes) 

      

    • Internet (anonymous FTP)

            ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get VBRUN100.EXE (size: 172991 bytes) 

      

    Download VBRUN200.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software
Library (MSL) on the following services:


    • Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

            Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download VBRUN200.EXE (size: 220504 bytes) 

      

    • Internet (anonymous FTP)

            ftp ftp.microsoft.com
      Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory
      Get VBRUN200.EXE (size: 220504 bytes) 

      

    Steps to Reproduce Problem in Visual Basic Version 3.0
    
 


    1. Start Visual Basic or from the File menu, choose New Project (ALT, F, N)
   if Visual Basic is already running. Form1 is created by default.


    2. From the File menu, choose Make EXE File (ALT, F, k) and use the
   default name of PROJECT1.EXE.


    3. Copy PROJECT1.EXE and VBRUN300.DLL to a 286 computer running Windows or
   a MIPs computer running Windows NT.


    4. Run PROJECT1.EXE.

      

    A GP fault occurs in KRNL286 at 0001:259F or 0001:4FEC.

    

	
	
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Additional reference words: 3.00 GPF softlib update3.00 S14633 S14632
    
S14631 buglist3.00
    
KBCategory: kbenv kbprg kbbuglist kbfixlist kbfile
    
KBSubcategory: EnvtRun
    
Keywords          : EnvtRun kbbuglist kbenv kbfile kbfixlist kbprg
    
Version           : 3.00
    
Platform          : WINDOWS
    

    
    

    

    
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