----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 10:39 AM Subject: PCWorks: mprexe page fault
> I have a Dell Lattitude laptop. > > Using windows 98 second edition. > > I am getting this error message: > > MPREXE caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL > at > 017f:bff711be. > > I can't even get into Safe Mode to make any changes or to uninstall > or reformat. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for me? > > bob > Well, how much RAM do you have in this computer? More than 24mb? If so then memory is not your problem unless you have a bad module... You don't reformat from Windows... You need a boot disk to do that, do you have one? If you do you should be able to get to C: prompt and look for the password file from there... If you have a boot disk you should be able to reformat and start from scratch... Do you know how to maneuver around in DOS? I'm very comfortable doing that but most people aren't... To get to the password file and delete it type this (if windows is in c:\windows): cd windows del username.pwl My computer is named bubblybabs so my password file is named bubblybabs.pwl If the file isn't there you'll be told it wasn't found. In that case you may have forgotten your computers name. Type dir You will then be confronted w/ a long list of files. Now look for a file that ends in .pwl then delete it using the del command If you have the original Win98FE disk you should be able to reinstall Windows as well, shouldn't you? I've reinstalled Windows over itself before but never tried going from one version to another so I don't know if you can. If you don't have a boot disk you should be able to find someone who can make one for you... If not I could make you one and send it to you... Hope that helped and I hope you don't take the email wrong, I don't know how much you know about DOS.... Babs ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
