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Q167712: Fatal Exception Error in VREDIR with DCOM Program

Article: Q167712
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
Version(s): 1.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbole osr1 win95kbfixlist
Last Modified: 25-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
- Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you are running a DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) client program
in Windows 95 in a mixed Novell NetWare and Microsoft Windows NT networking
environment, a blue screen with the following error message may occur when you
are connecting to a DCOM server program running on a Windows NT server or
workstation:

  Fatal exception 0E at 0028:<address> in VXD VREDIR (04) + 00005A8D. The
  current application will be terminated.

It is usually possible to continue running Windows normally after this error, but
the DCOM program quits.

CAUSE
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This error message has been reported to occur when the following conditions
exist:

- The Windows 95 computer is or has been running both the Microsoft Client for
  NetWare Networks and the Client for Microsoft Networks.

- The Windows NT computer is running Novell's NetWare Client32 for Windows NT.

- The Windows 95 computer has a drive letter mapped to a share on the Windows
  NT computer, then runs a DCOM client program that connects to a DCOM server
  program running on the same Windows NT computer.

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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This symptom has not been observed with Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 or
2.1.


Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbole osr1 win95 kbfixlist
Technology        : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbZNotKeyword3
Version           : :1.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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