Err Msg: MPREXE.EXE Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module KERNEL32.DLL

ID: Q192249

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98
Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release versions 2, 2.1, 2.5

SYMPTOMS

If a program uses the older GetOpenFileName() API and is currently logged on to a Novell network, the following error message may occur in Windows 98:

MPREXE.EXE caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL

CAUSE

This error message occurs as a result of a problem with the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks and the Microsoft Service for NetWare Directory Services (MSNDS) network clients.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft and should be applied only to computers experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix as described below. If you are not severely impacted by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next service pack that contains this fix.

For a complete list of Microsoft Technical Support phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/default.asp

This fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   File name   Version    Date     Time     Size     Client
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   Nwnp32.dll  4.00.2000  04/29/98 20:00am  75,776   Bindery, or non-NDS
   Nwnp32.dll  4.00.2000  04/29/98 20:00am  136,704  NDS client

This issue was addressed on 12/15/98. The file listed below corrects the issue described in this article.

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

Nwnp32.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.

STATUS

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

This problem was corrected in Windows 98 Second Edition.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kberrmsg kbfile kbnetwork 3rdpartynet win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb