Windows 3.0 Standard/386 Enhanced Fatal Error Definition

 Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
Article ID: Q58265
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a

SUMMARY

This article explains the difference between the following two Microsoft Windows version 3.0 standard/enhanced mode fatal application errors: 

   Unrecoverable Application Error
-and- 

   This application has violated system integrity

MORE INFORMATION

These are two entirely different errors. Be sure to specify the exact error when dealing with problems under Windows 3.0.

"Unrecoverable Application Error" means that a Windows application (not an MS-DOS application) has caused a fatal problem in protected mode (usually a general protection violation), causing the application to be terminated.

"This application has violated system integrity" indicates that an MS-DOS application (not a Windows application) has caused a fatal problem while being run under Windows, causing the application to be terminated. This is also usually a general protection violation, but it can be any unpreventable memory overwrite problem.

KBCategory: kbother
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: gpf UAE 3.00a err msg 3.00

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Last reviewed: November 23, 1994
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