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by littleaussiebattler

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I got message "explorer caused an invalid page fault in module explorer.exe at 015f:00401f31" and could not start windows98.i wiped my hard drive clean and started again and the same problem is back.How can i fix this problem.iwas using win98,i/e explorer 6, o/l express 6, pent 11 266mhz,256mb ram. any help is greatly appreciated.

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by dklippert

There are a number of possibilities. Try the following suggestion. Windows will regenerate Explorer.exe

In Windows 98, boot the computer to the Startup menu (Hold down F8 when booting)and then click Command Prompt Only .

For more information about how to boot your computer to safe mode, please see the following article. (type the Q number in the search box at www.microsoft.com/technet)

Q180902 How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode

Type the following at the prompt: ren c:\explorer.exe explorer.old , and then press ENTER.

Restart the computer.

Here is a list of a number of causes and resolutions. (there are no space in the URL)

www.generation.net/~hleboeuf/errexplo.htm#ERREXPLORER.EXE

by saihib

This problem is caused by calling yourself hareeba. Microsoft does not like that name.

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