FIX: GP Fault in Visual C++ When Separators in Top Level Menu

The information in this article applies to:

• The development environment included with: Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 2.0, 2.1
• Windows 95 M8 Beta Version 4.0

NOTE: This problem exists only when running the above versions of Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, under Windows 95 M8 Beta.

SYMPTOMS

The Visual C++ version 2.0 and 2.1 menu editor causes a general protection (GP) fault in the M8 beta of Windows 95 when adding a separator to a top level menu or opening a menu resource with a separator in the top level menu.

RESOLUTION

If it is necessary to edit a resource that contains a top-level menu separator, you must open the <project>.rc file in a text editor and remove the top-level menu separators. Then you can use the Resource Editor to edit a menu resource.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual C++ version 2.2.

MORE INFORMATION

This bug is best observed in the following two scenarios.

Scenario One - Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Generate an AppWizard application and select 'Both container and server' in the step 3 property page.

2. Open the <project>.rc file.

3. Open the menu folder.

4. Open the menu with the ID IDR_<project>TYPE_CNTR_IP.

Scenario Two - Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Repeat steps 1 through 3 from Scenario One.

2. Open any menu.

3. Open the properties box for the empty menu item, and add a separator by clearing the Popup checkbox and checking Separator.