Problems If Screen Saver Password Is More Than 14 Characters

• Microsoft Windows 95
• Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1

SYMPTOMS

If you specify a screen saver password that contains more than 14 characters, one of the following symptoms may occur:

• If the password contains 15 to 19 characters, the Windows Screen Saver dialog box does not appear when you try to stop the screen saver. As a result, you can stop the screen saver without typing the screen saver password.
• If the password contains more than 19 characters, your computer stops responding (hangs), or you receive the following error message when you try to set the screen saver password:

        MPREXE caused an invalid page fault in module
        MPRSERV.DLL at <address>.
  

CAUSE

This problem can occur if the screen saver password is copied into an improperly sized internal buffer. If this occurs, internal status code values and values that are currently stored in memory may be damaged, leading to the symptoms described earlier.

RESOLUTION

This issue is resolved by the following updated file for Windows 95 (all versions):

   PASSWORD.CPL version 4.00.952  dated 1/22/98 09:52am  37,888 bytes

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 (retail release), and Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Releases 2 (OSR2) and 2.1 (OSR2.1). An update to address this problem is now available, but is not fully regression tested and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. Unless you are severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft does not recommend implementing this update at this time. Contact Microsoft Technical Support for additional information about the availability of this update.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem only affects the initial processing of a new screen saver password. Passwords up to 14 characters in length function properly.