FIX: GP Fault in Visual C++ When Separators in Top Level Menu

• The Development Environment, included with:
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, versions 2.0, 2.1
  • Windows 95 M8 Beta Version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

The Visual C++ version 2.0 and 2.1 menu editor causes a general protection (GP) fault in the M8 beta of Windows 95 when adding a separator to a top level menu or opening a menu resource with a separator in the top level menu.

RESOLUTION

If it is necessary to edit a resource that contains a top-level menu separator, you must open the <project>.rc file in a text editor and remove the top-level menu separators. Then you can use the Resource Editor to edit a menu resource.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Visual C++ version 2.2.

MORE INFORMATION

This bug is best observed in the following two scenarios.

Scenario One - Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Generate an AppWizard application and select 'Both container and server' in the step 3 property page.



2. Open the <project>.rc file.



3. Open the menu folder.



4. Open the menu with the ID IDR_<project>TYPE_CNTR_IP.

Scenario Two - Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Repeat steps 1 through 3 from Scenario One.



2. Open any menu.



3. Open the properties box for the empty menu item, and add a separator by clearing the Popup checkbox and checking Separator.

Additional query words: 2.00 2.10 4.00 crash chicago ole GPF

Keywords : kbenv kbide kbVC kbVC200bug kbVC210bug kbVC220fix kbGrpDSTools
Version : winnt:
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug