FIX: Access Violation on MSVC.EXE When Scanning Dependencies

Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
Article ID: Q122788

2.00 WINDOWS NT kbtool kbFIXlist

The information in this article applies to:

The Visual Workbench included with Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

Updating project dependencies or adding a resource file generates a message box containing this error:

                           MSVC.EXE
     Exception: access violation (0xc0000005), Address <number>

CAUSE

The size of the resource file is a multiple of 4096 bytes.

RESOLUTION

Change the size of the resource file. Use the following steps to open the resource file as a text file and add a few spaces:

From the File menu, choose Open.
Change the Open As: option to Text.
Select the resource file.
Add some spaces.
Save the file.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, version 4.0.

Additional reference words: 2.00 9.00 Update
KBCategory: kbtool kbfixlist kbbuglist
KBSubcategory: VWBIss
Keywords : VwbIss kbbuglist kbfixlist kbtool
Version : 2.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Solution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: September 18, 1997
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