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by msfiroudis Oct 23, 2001 last reply Jan 21, 2002

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Hi,
I have a windows 98 computer. I keep getting a error message saying the following:
kernel32 caused a general Protection Fault in module krnl386.exe. Does this mean reloading the operating sysem???? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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by maxwell edison Oct 23, 2001

Greetings,

This is a known problem acknowledged by Microsoft.

Follow these links to read all about it and how to resolve it. (REMOVE SPACES if they snuck into the pasted URL):

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q209/3/21.asp
http://support.microsoft.com/support/windows/topics/errormsg/emresctr.asp

Follow the link that applies to your exact problem.

Good luck,

Maxwell

by msfiroudis Jan 21, 2002

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by drew_lgca Oct 29, 2001

See if you can boot up in save mode. If you can if could be a driver problem. A lot of the time it is video drivers.

by msfiroudis Jan 21, 2002

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