PRB: Fatal Exit 0x00FF or 0xD000: MakeProcInstance Fails

ID: Q74363

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1

SYMPTOMS

An application running under the Microsoft Windows graphical environment receives FatalExit error 0x00FF or 0xD000, "MakeProcInstance only for Current Instance."

CAUSE

A function in a dynamic-link library (DLL) calls the MakeProcInstance() function using an application's instance handle. The FatalExit() occurs because the current value of the DS register does not match the instance handle passed to MakeProcInstance().

RESOLUTION

A DLL should not call MakeProcInstance() on behalf of the calling application. The MakeProcInstance() function is not designed to be used this way.

MORE INFORMATION

When an application is executing, the value of the DS register is equal to the application's data segment, which is identified by the application's instance handle.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.10 no32bit

Keywords : kb16bitonly
Version : WINDOWS:3.0,3.1
Platform : WINDOWS
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