"Illegal Operation" Error Message Changing Desktop Themes

ID: Q160846

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you change to a desktop theme that uses a .jpg file for the wall- paper, you may receive the following error message:

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If the problem persists, contact the program vendor.

CAUSE

A graphic filter for .jpg files has been updated by another program.

RESOLUTION

Microsoft has released a new version of the Themes.exe file (version 4.40.311). Replace the Themes.exe file in the C:\Program Files\Plus! folder with this new version.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. Click the file name below to download the file:

Themes.exe

For more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.asp

and then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center.
NOTE: The new version of the Themes.exe file is also included on the Microsoft Office 97 CD-ROM in the following location


   <drive>:\Valupack\Patch

where <drive> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

NOTE: Microsoft Plus! for Kids installs version 3.0 of the JPEG filter and the updated Themes.exe file. If you reinstall Microsoft Plus!, you can overwrite the updated Themes.exe file and the issue can occur.

NOTE: The new version of the Themes.exe file is also included on the Microsoft FrontPage 98 CD-ROM in the following location


   <drive>:\Patch\Themes

where <drive> is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.

MORE INFORMATION

The updated Themes.exe file supports the new compression used for .jpg files.

Programs known to update graphics filters include Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Picture It! version 1.0, Microsoft FrontPage 97, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0, and Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01.

For additional information about this problem, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q156312 OFF97: Page Fault After Using Desktop Themes Control Panel

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg winplus win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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