The "Segment Load Failure" Error MessageLast reviewed: July 23, 1997Article ID: Q102640 |
3.10
WINDOWS
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SUMMARYRunning an application in the Microsoft Windows operating environment may produce a system modal dialog box containing the following error message:
Segment Load FailureThe error occurs inconsistently due to the cached file handle mechanism of Windows version 3.1.
MORE INFORMATIONDuring the life of a Windows-based application, Windows may need to load discarded code or resource segments or LOADONCALL segments for the first time. To load the segment, Windows uses file I/O functions to read the information from the .EXE file. If Windows has any errors opening the .EXE file, it will produce the error message:
Segment Load FailureThe following are possible reasons opening the .EXE file fails, but this list is not exhaustive:
The file handle cache is a system-wide mechanism and not a per-application mechanism. The number of cached file handles can be changed by the CachedFileHandles switch in the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file. For more information regarding CachedFileHandles, see the SYSINI.WRI file in the Microsoft Windows Resource Kit.
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