PC Win: Err Msg: System Error, Application Terminated

Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
Article ID: Q85193

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Mail for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Version 3.0 of Microsoft Mail for Windows will not run with Microsoft Windows version 3.0 in standard mode with 2 megabytes of RAM. The following Windows error message appears when you try to load Mail:

      System Error, application terminated

CAUSE

This problem is caused by Windows having a difficult time loading code segments with low memory conditions.

RESOLUTION

To correct this problem, update to Windows 3.1 or run Windows in enhanced mode (this requires a 386 computer).

STATUS

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Windows operating environment version 3.1.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: MailPCWin

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Last reviewed: October 29, 1994
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