ID Number: Q75502
3.00
WINDOWS
Summary:
SYMPTOMS
The application is terminated without problems; however, running
Microsoft Excel or Word for Windows results in either an
unrecoverable application error (UAE) or the computer hangs.
Analysis of Dr. Watson logs indicate a general protection fault
at:
SetHandleCount + 58
The problem occurs with Windows version 3.0 in standard mode with
large applications, or multiple executables and DLLS (dynamic-linked
libraries) with at least one of the DLLs being a large-model DLL.
CAUSE
Windows version 3.0 does a scan of the LDT (local descriptor table)
and selects an invalid selector.
RESOLUTION
The problem disappears in Windows version 3.0 if the application
performs a GlobalCompact(-1) call.
Microsoft has confirmed that this problem has been resolved in
Windows version 3.1.
Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 3.x