Beyond Planet Earth Generates General Protection Fault

 Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
Article ID: Q134802
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to run Beyond Planet Earth in Windows 95, you may receive the following error message: 

   SBP Caused a General Protection Fault in SBPUSA.EXE

CAUSE

This problem can occur if Windows 95 is using the High Color (16 bit) or True Color (24 bit) color palette. Beyond Planet Earth cannot run if Windows 95 is using either of these color palettes.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, configure Windows 95 to use the 256 Color or 16 Color palette. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

  2. Double-click the Display icon.

  3. Click the Settings tab.

  4. In the Color Palette box, click 16 Color or 256 Color.

  5. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

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KBCategory: kberrmsg kb3rdparty
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 appscomp
Additional reference words: 95 gpf

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Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
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