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Q100305: DOCERR: Incomplete Description of SetErrorMode() Function

Article: Q100305
Product(s): Windows for Workgroups and Windows NT Networking Issues
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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The description of the SetErrorMode() API does not list the flag to reset the
default behavior of Windows; that is, to display all the error message boxes.

MORE INFORMATION
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On page 840, the Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) "Programmer's
Reference, Volume 2: Functions" manual for version 3.1 lists the following three
flags for the SetErrorMode function:

     SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS

     SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX

     SEM_NOOPENFILEERRORBOX

These flags can be combined to prevent the display of message boxes for critical
error faults, general protection (GP) faults, and file-not-found errors,
respectively. However, the SetErrorMode() API description doesn't list the
default flag that is used to display all the error message boxes.

To allow the SetErrorMode() API to display all error message boxes, pass a zero
as the fuErrorMode parameter.

Additional query words: 3.10 docerr

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Keywords          : kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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