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Q146416: PRB: Page Fault When Using Bounds Checker STD or PRO

Article: Q146416
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kb3rdparty kbide kbVC kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 30-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, version 4.0 
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NOTE: Some products mentioned in this article are manufactured by vendors
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regarding these products' performance or reliability.

SYMPTOMS
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After you install Bounds Checker Standard or Professional version 3.0, Visual
C++ version 4.0 gives a page fault upon start up,

Windows 95 reports:

  

  Msdev

  This program has performed an illegal operation
  and will be shut down.

Clicking the Details button reports:

  

  MSDEV caused an invalid page fault in
  module MSVCSHL.DLL at 0137:5001d791.

Windows NT reports:

  

 msdev.exe - Application Error

 The instruction at "0x77F8879F" referenced memory at "0x0000001c".
 The memory could not be 'written'.

CAUSE
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The Bcprovc.pkg file that ships with Bounds Checker Professional or Bcstdvc.pkg
that ships with the standard version 3.0 is incompatible with Visual C++ 4.0.

RESOLUTION
==========

NuMega Technologies Inc. is working on new versions of the above mentioned
files. Please contact NuMega Technologies product support at (603) 889-2386 for
availability.

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kb3rdparty kbide kbVC kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVC400 kbAudDeveloper
Version           : 4.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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