Same problem (3/12/99). Any solutions? Please let me in on the answer. ATI All-n-Wonder Pro. Thanks.

I tried to install and run sonique

I found that the problem is, some web pages are being displayed in 16 million colours, typical ATI software is defaulting to 32 million, some how this is causing a fault in the MACXW4.DRV. I set my display to 16 million and have not had a problem since. Let me know if this works for anyone else. Dave

Interesting, most of them. I agree with daves 3-13-99 entry. If you go to "display properties/settings/advanced/adapter you will find the macxw4.drv referenced. I am going to try lowering my performance "hardware accelerator" first. Then see if it clears up. Iall check back in later.

Both Dave's and Kenneth's "fixes" work for Internet Explorer AND Netscape. Thanks, guys.

Its been 48 hours of 100% trouble free errors of MACXW4. Our e-mail system is used extensively. I reduced my Hardware "Accelerator Slide Bar" to OFF (none) and the problem has not reoccured. Dave "thanks for the clues" Julie you're welcome.

I also solved my GPF with turning my accelerator to NONE. Thank you for the Information because ATI was of no help.....

I have an ATI 3d rage II + DVD chip and a K3 AMD 233 processor. I am unable to run any 3D games Also I have experienced a similar problems after i downloaded Internetexplorer 5.0 Infact i have also downloded Ms media player 6. Both my Voyetra Windat media player and Ms media player are producing screeching horrible sounds when surfing with Explorer 5.0 I uninstalled Explorer 5.0, but attempted to reinstall explorer 4.0 Now i am not able to install Explorer 4.0.. Nothing but screechy noises appears as soon as i insert Explorer 4.0 CD. I will try to download another Macxw4.drv

I was getting explorer caused an invalid page fault error in module macxw4.drv message. I reduced display hardware acceleration to 25%, retained 32bit true color @ 800X600 and the error has not recurred. Thanks Computing Net Users - ATI has not responed as of today 4/8/99

ATI e-mail 04/14/99 - 'Release Candidate' drivers http://support.atitech.ca/riscan8/rlscandidate_535.html Installed new ATI driver, hardware acceleration full and no problems

It is April 19,1999 and I was getting the same page fault in the macxw4.drv and I followed Ken Murphy's suggestions and reduced my accelerator by half and I have not had any problems yet.

Hi, I also experienced the GPF in MACXW4.DRV when hitting certain web pages using IE 4.0. I'm using a Dell XPS R450 with the ATI Xpert98 AGP 2X set to true color (32 bit) at 1024 X 768. ATI's web page support offered no clue to the cause or a solution yet if you read the description under - Settings - Advanced - Performance - Graphics Hardware acceleration In the desktop properties, you'll find it states very clearly: "Basic accelerator functions: Use this setting to correct more severe problems, such as unexpected errors in programs." I'm at a loss as to why ATI is unable to support their own hardware's functionality. They've really dropped the ball on this one! After searching the web I found numerous references to this problem from many users of several different models of ATI video adapters. The problem seems to be very wide spread. Thanks to your chat and the input from your readers, I was able to go to the above property and set the slide bar to the first tick to the right of "None". Bingo! No more problem. I thank you for providing the user community with the means to help themselves when obvious manufacturer incompetence leaves them in the lurch. ..... Steve

Hi, I was also having problems with the MACXW4.DRV, I reduced my acceleration to 25% as suggested, and now I can't get the error of I try. Thanks a lot for everyone's help!

I also have this problem in using IE 5.0 You can go to ATI Homepage to download the new driver for win 95/98 that can solve the problem.

I have a Graphics Expressions Card (Old I know) In IE 5.0 I couldn't access tools/internet options/security. Kenneth Murphy's suggestion fixed the problem but I'll go get Gary's drivers as well. Thanks Guys

Bless you all! I was getting ready to name this darned thing "HAL!" I was getting the same error message several times in a session. I would shut down and reboot and it would come up again. I have a Compaq Presario 4880, just installed IE 5.0, Real Player G2, etc. So far, since changing acceleration, I don't seem to have any problems. Thanks for your help!

I am in tech support for Link Logistics Inc. Our software has problems with Windows 98 users with ATI AGP 2X (basically any RageII chipset). They would get the MACXW4.DRV error everytime they would open the program and it would try to display the title screen. Ken's fix works like a charm! Thanks guys for all your help... For not only me, but the hundreds of people who call in for tech support.

I am a dell technician and I have run into this problem with customers. The problem is that the driver that is installed from windows 98 is no good. You need to get an updated driver for the rage card. You can look up the version of the driver in device manager. If it is version 4.10 then it is the bad one. You need to get version 5.2 or something like that. They have an updated driver on dell web site. Post if it fixes or doesnt fix problem.

Ive got a presario 4850 with ie5 and when i go to the tools internet options and hit security i get the same error

im also having problems booting the page.

Every 4 or 5 minutes I will get an error message saying either that kernel 32 or WBCHECK.dll is having an error siii what should I do ???

webcheck i mean

I'm having the exact same problem. In reading the responses here at "computing.net" it seems as though a reliable fix has been found! I will give it a try and report back. Why is is that end-users always have to do the work of the vendors suppossed "support" group?

alright, check it out.....this is what i've been gettin'.......can any of ya help? NETSCAPE caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at 0011:00000618. Registers: EAX=00000000 CS=03a7 EIP=00000618 EFLGS=00010206 EBX=000fe300 SS=21ef ESP=cb6385a6 EBP=00301d00 ECX=00000000 DS=200f ESI=00000000 FS=0000 EDX=00000040 ES=03ff EDI=000000a0 GS=03ff Bytes at CS:EIP: ff d3 1f 5e 58 c3 83 c1 3f 83 e1 c0 3b 4e 1c 7f Stack dump: 0000200f 00000000 00000000 0000047f 00000040 00001080 30de0000 00000233 000001ba 00000000 000030de 000003ff 0000863e 0000d00a 0000069f 00008608 NAVW32 caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at 0011:00000618. Registers: EAX=00000000 CS=03a7 EIP=00000618 EFLGS=00010206 EBX=000fe300 SS=20ff ESP=cb6083d0 EBP=00001980 ECX=00001980 DS=200f ESI=00000000 FS=0000 EDX=003fe700 ES=03ff EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: ff d3 1f 5e 58 c3 83 c1 3f 83 e1 c0 3b 4e 1c 7f Stack dump: 0000200f 00000000 00000000 0000047f 003fe700 00001980 47760000 00000233 000001ba 00000000 00004776 000003ff 00008468 0000fc2e 0000069f 00008432

I get a GPF in module MACXW4.DRV@0002.00009d3e error and I have to restart my computer everytime there is a certain cd disk I install (PGA Tour) this comes up as details and tells me this in an illegal operation and will be shut down. If I set my accelorator bar to none than everything is black and there's no color

hey i'm getting the same error as mckz! it happens in explorer and winamp, can some one help

This error occurred while I was teaching a PowerPoint class. I used the Disk Cleanup utility(Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Cleanup)from Win98 and it fixed the problem. I have also experimented with half of the computers in my class being set at "NONE" in the Performance Accelorator as suggested by other responses here. The error has not reoccurred in any of my machines.

Thanks to everyone for their tips. I have this proble and it sounds like you have found the problem and the solution. I will try these fixes and Thanks again to all!

Thanks guys for the tip. The problem I had was for the Directx6 error message. I soon as I lowered down the hardware accelerator, the error is gone.

Thanks for the tip to change the hardware accelerator setting. It seems to have solved my problems.

This is what the MACXW4.DRV says when it comes up.EAX=00000000 CS=0377 EIP=000007e7 EFLGS=00010256 EBX=00700000 SS=652f ESP=c9f4ae26 EBP=00000000 ECX=0fffed24 DS=2057 ESI=83c3bfdc FS=00a7 EDX=00020096 ES=03ef EDI=00000000 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 8b 46 24 8b f8 c1 ef 18 81 e0 ff ff ff 00 89 05 Stack dump: 00000096 0000b322 00003878 00002087 00006588 0000651a 0000350f 41fb8167 9490bff7 b83fbffc 0001bff7 00010000 0c700000 de74ca09 2aa1040e 5f1fbff9

Macxw4.drv

Thank you so much for the solution to my security in ie5 solution, who would have guess that the display being set to 24bit would cause the browser to crash! Thanks again, no one, no place helped except here!

If you receive a General Protection Fault in ...module MACXW4.DRV, it is usually caused by outdated drivers for the Graphics hardware you have on your PC. there are many different models of ATI Graphics cards, so the site listed below will help you in identifying the type of ATI Graphics card you have. http://support.atitech.ca/identify/index.html Identifying ATI Products The Site below contains updated DRIVERS for ATI Graphics Cards on Windows 98 ONLY "& must not be used with Win95" http://support.atitech.ca/drivers/win98.html Click here Windows 98 Drivers for the link to the above address The Site below contains updated DRIVERS for ATI Graphics Cards on Windows 95 ONLY "& must not be used with Win98" http://support.atitech.ca/drivers/win95.html Click here Windows 95 Drivers for the link to the above address Hope this helps

I don't have the problem with explorer 5 but get it everytime I run Hauppage WIN-TV 02u teletext application. I am using the latest drivers. Seems it is a 16 bit prog hooking into a 32 bit prog error.

Well on Netscape navigator sometimes it has an error of this sort. but all the time when i use paint program it has the error. can anyone help?

hey ppl.... my friend has a who has gotten a macxw4.drv error for another application.....its a ti92 graphics calculator program....would the "fixs" suggest in the display work for this? thnx alot...

A Friend has a similar problem but it happens when she uses Adobe Acrobat Reader. I don't know if the fix works.

The fix was in the Acceleration adjustment for my display settings. Worked like a charm. Thanks to Name: Dave Gregory Date: February 20, 1999 at 09:34:56 Subject: Explorer error (MACXW4.DRV)

I get the same error when I launch Litestep 0.24.5 I'll try setting acceleration lower. I've got an RAGE II+DVD

i know the problem al we have a ati drive you must set your color to 32 bit than you dont have the problem

I cannot open Winamp 2.62 because I have the error message from macxw4.drv I have Rage LT pro with macxw4.drv version 4.10.2554

i connot use AOL because of MACXW4.DRV error

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I had this problem before. I have an All-in-wonder Pro. Due to an unrelated cooling-fan failure my open case has a big oscillating fan next to it now. I haven't gotten that error since the last reformat. These events could have no impact on each other but the system has been running stably for about 50 hours. I have been using IE 5 and other applications with 16-bit color @ 1280x1024. The hardware acceleration is still set at max.

I did exactly like Jefferey (Dell Tech.) said to do. Downloaded the latest drivers for my ATI card (my last ATI card, no more ATI's for me)along with the latest release of DirectX (DirectX 7.0a) and haven't seen that annoying error message again. Thanks to every body. Your help is greatly appreciated. IKhan

This is a very useful archive and I greatly appreciate the comments by all contained here. Thank you for for your help.

I have an older ATI display adapter. Upgraded to IE 5. When I clicked Tools > Internet Options > Security from IE, I got "EXPLORER has caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at …" and the Task Bar cleared and IE closed. Everything still worked OK, but I could not get to Security at all. I will try the new drivers per Gary. Thanks a lot!

I have an ATI 3D XPRESSION+ display adapter. Upgraded to IE 5. When I clicked Tools > Internet Options > Security from IE, I got "EXPLORER has caused a general protection fault in module MACXW4.DRV at …" and the Task Bar cleared and IE closed. Everything still worked OK, but I could not get to Security at all. I wanted to try newer drivers per Gary, but already have build 4.10.2278 of W95-2278.exe dated 12-10-97. This seems to be the latest and it seems unlikely that there will ever be another. Still, I will try a re-load of the drivers and then think about putting together a new PC. I guess it is time… As a work-around, I will reduce the video acceleration. Thanks for all the useful information!!

I just started getting that same error and I installed the latest Special Purpose driver from ATI and no more error screen and no more explorer crash. I have the All in Wonder Pro and the problem stated after I installed the open gl driver. The Special Purpose Driver is rpro_i5111b20 available at the ATI website.

Same problem,plus my computer freezes everytime i surf the internet

I found that this problem may be fixed if you use the 16 bit setting on the video settings

i have a problem to enter my windows explorer. it says the program performes an illegal operation. ot occured after i was downloading some stuff from the internet. how can i fix that? i need fast help because i am a college student. so if anybody could tell me please contact me as soon as possible thanks

I often too get that error, and now that I have lowered hardware acceleration it is a lot better. Also, real player g2 may have something to do with this problem. Can anyone tell me what hardware acceleration does exactly...eg pros and cons? Email to fletch@fletchus.com if possible. Cheers