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by kkanada_ab

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I have been getting a number of different fatal errors on my computer in the last 4 months.
When this happens I have to reboot to start using the computer again. Here is an example of one of the error messages (A Fatal Exception OE has occured at 0028:FF060DC3 in VXD Viadio(03)00002943 application will be terminated. There are many different messages. I wonder if it is some corrupt software or file or driver. Please help.

Thanks kkanada_ab@yahoo.com

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by ann777

If you are getting these errors consistently and from different vxd files (viadio.vxd is the one you've reported), then I recommend that you boot to dos and run a scandisk at the dos prompt. Do a surface scan as well. Your hdd may be going bad and it is wise to check for bad sectors at this point. If you get a clean bill of health from the surface scan (no B's in the display), then I strongly recommend that you reinstall your OS on top of your current installation.

If you do get B's in the display, then you should backup, think about replacing that hdd, and reinstalling everything afresh.

by khinton

If you PC is new take it back to get the memory replaced as this is a clasic sign of bad memory. If it is not new then have the memory replace by a qualified tech. If you do it yourself then make sure you use an anti-static strap otherwise you will damage the memory before you even put it in. (by memory I mean RAM chips not HDD)

by borg7of9

HI, I have had this problem many times! As stated in the last answer, the first place to look is memory. If you have say 2 x 64meg or 2 x 128 meg, the first thing I would do is take out one piece and see if the problem occurs. If it does, switch pieces and see if it still happens.This has solved the problem many times, but not all.

The next test I would do, is try a different video card/drivers. Although onoy on new installs, I have had this problem happen with video cards.

Next, let me ask, have you made any changes to your system? I ask because I a client bring me a system with this problem after he upgraded a hard disk. He did not have an 80pin cable in so I changed cables and the problem went away. Cant explain why, but it worked.

If none of this helps, list your hardware configeration here so we can maybe go from there.
(and O/s version and software loaded)

by edsdave

Anytime an error message contains a VXD in the error message it is usually because some piece of hardware installed is incompatible with the Microsoft version of the driver. Find out which piece of hardware uses the address in the system properties and find correct drivers from part manufacturer and reinstall.

by shanghai sam

I suggest that you aquire a good system utilities program. I use Norton System Utilities. It can check and search out your system for any disk errors and program problems that could be causing a lot of your errors. The tests all run automatically byclicking on a button, nothing else to do. I constantly run all tests on my system to keep it in check. And when there is a problem, you can chose to have it fix it automatically, if you are not heavily into, and don't completely understand how computors work. This is a great product for helping new or advanced users. And the best bonus is that it gives you one of the best anti-virus agents on the market. Good luck.
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by lavin01

hi i do computers on the side as to brin in cash and as a hobbie....the problem you are having is what everyone is saying, start checking your computer's hardware, somewhere you have a corrupted configation, or one peice of your hardware is weak....try if you can to get your hands on a system trouble-shooter program if you are not computer eliterate......please e-mail me to let me know how it worked out for you

p.s VxD is a driver for hardware

by maxwell edison

Fatal exception errors are codes that are returned by a program in the following cases:

Access to an illegal instruction has been encountered.

Invalid data or code has been accessed.

The privilege level of an operation is invalid.

Whenany of these cases occurs, the processor returns an exception to the operating system, which in turn is handled as a fatal exception error. In many cases the exception is non-recoverable and the system must either be restarted or shut down, depending upon the severity of the error.

In the sample error message that is listed above, XY represents the actual processor exception from 00 to 0F. (Note that the "h" that is listed after the 0E, 0F, and so on, in the explanations below is frequentlyomitted from the error message.) The xxxx:xxxxxxxx value represents the enhanced instruction pointer to the code segment; the 32-bit address is the actual address where the exception occurred.

Windows does not cause these errors, but has the exception-handling routine for that particular processor exception, which displays the error message.

To troubleshoot fatal exception errors, see these links:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q150314

http://www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/fatlexer.htm

http://www.infinisource.com/techfiles/fatal-0e-errors.html

http://www.howstuffworks.com/question288.htm

(REMOVE SPACES from the pasted URLs.)

Maxwell

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