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Q145651: Windows Sockets Program Generates Errors In WSIPX

Article: Q145651
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbpolicy win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are running a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program using the IPX
protocol, Windows 95 may stop responding (hang), or you may receive an error
message similar to the following on a blue screen:

  An exception 0E has occurred at [segment]:[address] in VxD WSIPX(01) +
  [offset]. This was called from [segment]:[address] in VxD NWLINK(01) +
  [offset]. It may be possible to continue normally.

CAUSE
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When a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program uses the IPX protocol, a page
fault can occur if an invalid pointer to a buffer used by Windows Sockets over
IPX is used.

Note that this error occurs only with multi-threaded Windows Sockets programs; it
does not occur with single-threaded programs.

RESOLUTION
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STATUS
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This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install
the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of
Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.

MORE INFORMATION
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Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbpolicy win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbprb

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