PRB: GP Fault Caused by GROWSTUB in POINTER.DLL

Last reviewed: January 15, 1997
Article ID: Q117864

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32s versions 1.1, 1.15, 1.2, 1.3

SYMPTOMS

As soon as your Win32-based application starts, there is a GP fault caused by GROWSTUB in POINTER.DLL.

CAUSE

This problem is caused by a bug in GROWSTUB, which is part of the Microsoft Mouse driver version 9.01.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft Mouse driver version 9.01b corrects this problem. Driver 9.01b is available via part number: 135-099-351 "Intellepoint Mouse Driver 2.0(dual)". This driver does not introduce new functionality, therefore, you need only upgrade if you have run into this problem.

For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q119775
   TITLE     : HD1061: POINTER.DLL Corrects GP Fault with Win32 Apps

You can also avoid the problem by removing POINTER.EXE from the load= line in your WIN.INI file.

KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: W32s
Additional reference words: 1.10 1.15 1.20 1.30 foxpro grow stub

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Last reviewed: January 15, 1997
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