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Q172759: Advanced Windows 3rd Ed. Project Crashes VC++ 5.0

Article: Q172759
Product(s): Microsoft Press
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Last Modified: 07-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- MSPRESS Advanced Windows, 3rd Edition ISBN 1-57231-548-2 
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SYMPTOMS
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If you attempt to convert the AdvWin.mdp project included on the "Advanced
Windows, 3rd Edition" CD-ROM for use in Microsoft Visual C++ 5.0, the Visual C++
development environment may crash with one of the following messages.

On Windows NT 4.0:

  MSDEV.EXE - Application Error
  The instruction at :0x00000004" referenced memory at "0x00000004". The memory
  could not be read.

After clicking OK you may receive the following error:

  MSDEV.EXE - Application Error
  The instruction at :0x5f402181" referenced memory at "0x00000004". The memory
  could not be read.

On Windows 95:

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
  Details shows:
  MSDEV caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 00de:00000009

After clicking OK you may receive the following error:

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
  Details shows:
  MSDEV caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 0137:5f402181

  -or-

  This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
  Details shows:
  MSDEV caused an invalid page fault in module SSSCC.DLL at 0137:48248c18.

CAUSE
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This error was caused by a bug in the initial release of Visual C++ 5.0. The bug
has been corrected in Microsoft Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1.

RESOLUTION
==========

Upgrade to Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1. For more information, please see the
following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q170365 INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Pack 1 - What, Where and Why

MORE INFORMATION
================

For more information on this error and other possible workarounds, please see
the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q166285 FIX: MSDEV Crashes When Converting VC++ 4.0 Projects


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