Page Fault Error

[gstone4911]

Built this computer Win98SE six weeks ago.
20 gig hard drive
800mz Duron
256meg memory
EPOX KL-133 Mother Board, ATA100, 200mz F.S.B.
onboard sound and onboard VGA with S3 Savage 4meg video.

I have had no errors until a week ago after
installing a Siatek Cyborg 3D flight stick
and Jane's F/A-18 simulator.

The stick and sim. worked great.
But when I would finish web surfing and close the
browser window I would get this error.

IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in
module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff9db61.
Registers:
EAX=c00301a8 CS=017f EIP=bff9db61 EFLGS=00010206
EBX=0058fe28 SS=0187 ESP=0054fe30 EBP=005500cc
ECX=00000000 DS=0187 ESI=00000000 FS=134f
EDX=bff76855 ES=0187 EDI=bff79198 GS=0000
Bytes at CS:EIP:
53 8b 15 e4 9c fc bf 56 89 4d e4 57 89 4d dc 89
Stack dump:

If I click the close button on the
error window it dosen't go away.
The computer still works behind the window but
the only way to get rid of it is to restart the computer.
start/shutdown/restart/OK.

So I uninstalled Janes Sim. but left the flight stick
installed and ran comp. 3 days with no errors.
I reinstalled Jane's yesterday and started getting
the error again.
It dosn't happen every time I close the
browser window, about 50% of the time.

Stick and Jane's still works just fine.

Hope someone can help with this
irritating little tic.

[Theoran]

The Kernel32.dll file is a 32-bit dynamic link library file that is found in Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows Millennium Edition (Me). The Kernel32.dll file handles memory management, input/output operations, and interrupts. When you start Windows, Kernel32.dll is loaded into a protected memory space so that other programs do not take over that memory space.

On occasion, you may receive an Invalid Page Fault (IPF) error message. This error message occurs when a program tries to access the Kernel32.dll protected memory space. Occasionally, the error message is caused by one particular program, and other times the error message is provoked by multiple files and programs.

If the problem results from running one program, the program needs to be replaced. If the problem occurs when you access multiple files and programs, the damage is likely caused by damaged hardware.

You may want to clean boot the computer to help you identify the particular third-party memory- resident software. Note that programs that are not memory-resident can also cause IPF error messages.

The following conditions can cause Kernel32.dll error messages: Damaged swap file
File allocation damage
Damaged password list
Damaged or incorrect version of the Kernel32.dll file
Damaged registry
Hardware, hot CPU, over clocking, broken power supply, RF noise, ground bounce, or bad hard disk controller
BIOS settings for Wait states, RAM timing, or other BIOS settings
Third-party software that is damaged or incorrectly installed
.dll files that are saved to the desktop
Non-existent or broken Temp folder
A control panel (.cpl) file is damaged
Incorrect or damaged hardware driver
Incorrectly installed printer drivers or HP Jet admin drivers
Damaged Java Machine
Damaged .log files
Damaged entries in the History folder
Incompatible or damaged dynamic link library files
Viruses
Damaged or incorrect Msinfo32.exe file
Low disk space


Install and run Lavasofts Ad-Aware to detect and remove spyware which runs in the background and causes many conflicts.
Ad Aware (http://www.lavasoft.de/)

**Remember**
kernel32 errors often deal with memory so you might try freeing up some of your RAM

The easiest way to get your resources up is to use msconfig. Using msconfig enables you to remove those programs that load when you boot the machine. Programs running in the background can eat away at your system resources especially if you aren't even using them.

To start the msconfig program,
Click StartSelect Run
Type msconfig in the text box
The "System Configuration Utility" window will open

After opening the MSCONFIG program, you can click on the Startup tab located at the top right of the window. Clicking Startup changes the window showing you all the programs that are capable of being executed during the windows boot process

+ Clicking on the check box in front of the program enables that program so it automatically loads during boot.
+ Un-checking the box (so it is blank) removes that program from the startup sequence so it does not load automatically.

Leave these checked:
+ScanRegistry
+SysTray
+Your Antivirus
+Your firewall if you use one

+ Unselect all of the rest
+ When you finish with the changes click the OK button to close the window
+ Reboot

You could also try deleting the win386.swp file and rebooting and letting Windows rebuild it.

I personally think that this is a video card issue. I would download the lastest drivers for your video card and see if that helps.

What are the requirements for Janes Flight Sim. I notice that you only have 4 megs of Video RAM. This may not be enough to run the game.

[gstone4911]

Thanks Theoran

I run Ad-Aware daily, in msconfig allready have
every thing unchecked except the essentials.
Also have Process Autoexec.bat unchecked.
System resources are around 82% most of the time.
16gig of free drive space.

The 4meg vidio does meet the game requirments
but probably just barely.Although the game
does work fine.

I checked and made sure I had the latest video driver.
I tried deleating the win386.swp file but I get this.

ERROR DELEATING FILE
Cannot deleat win386:Access Denied
Make sure the disk is not full or wright protected
and that the file is not currently in use.

I plan on buying a 32meg video card around Christmas.
So I can live with the glitch until then.
I will post back if the new card fixes the error or not.

Thanks Again

[gstone4911]

Just wanted to say that I stoped getting the errors
right after I posted this problem. :)

I am about to install 32meg card which I have a question about but I will post it in the
hardware section.

Thanks