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I am running Windows 98 with IE5. I am encountering the following error message: "Explorer executed an invalid instruction in module comctl32.dll at 0167:bfbabe0f"
As far as I know, I had not installed or deinstalled anything immediately prior to this problem commencing.
This happens ALMOST everytime Outlook Express checks for mail (but not always)and at RANDOM times when I close certain programs (mostly IE and ICQ) and at RANDOM (and rarely) while I am still IN a program. Nothing "bad" seems to happen except that sometimes it closes the program when I don't want it to...or (when I have closed a program myself) the bottom taskbar disappears, reappears and there I am at my desktop again. It's highly annoying though and am hoping someone knows what to do about it.
Summary: The title is basically self-explanitory. At startup, I got a GPF that "Explorer.exe has caused in Invalid Page Fault in module kernel32.dll". After a reboot, the problem did not persist. Is there so...
Summary: Old Dos/W3.1 PC. Installed Windows 95. EVERYTHING WORKS except Explorer - EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module SHELL32.DLL at 0137:7fe036ad. Registers: EAX=00454764 CS=0137 EIP=7fe036ad EF...
