Err Msg: MSPAINT Caused an Invalid Page Fault...

ID: Q185501

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to type text in Microsoft Paint and you click a font size in the Text toolbar and then press the ESC key to close the Text toolbar, you may receive the following error message:

MSPAINT caused an invalid page fault in module MSPAINT.EXE at 015f:010259e2.

When you click Close, you receive the following error message:

MSPAINT caused an invalid page fault in module MFC42.DLL at 015f:5f4012b3.

RESOLUTION

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys and Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

To resolve this problem, use registry editor to delete the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Applets\Paint

This registry key is rebuilt the next time you start Paint.

To prevent this problem from occurring, close the Text toolbar by clicking Text Toolbar on the View menu to remove the check mark.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool win98
Version : WINDOWS:; winnt:4.0
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbprb