BUG: Minimized 16-bit Visual Basic 4.0 App Gives GPF on NT3.51

ID: Q152139

The information in this article applies to:

Professional and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 16-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Place an EXE file created by the 16-bit edition of Visual Basic 4.0 in a Windows NT Program Group and deselect the option "Run in separate memory Space." Start an instance of the EXE file, then start a second instance and minimize it. Close the first instance, and click the icon of the second instance. A General Protection Fault (GPF) at 0001:87AE occurs in KRNL386.EXE.

RESOLUTION

Setting the option "Run in separate memory space" in Program Group resolves the problem.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbVBp400
Version : 4.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug