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Various Error Messages Displayed and Slow Windows Performance When Virtual Memory Is Enabled
This article was previously published under Q239094
If this article does not describe the error message that
you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view
more articles that describe error messages:
315854Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=315854/EN-US/
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Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center
If this article does not describe the invalid page
fault error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Web
site to view more articles that describe invalid page fault error messages in
Internet Explorer:
When you click the
Performance tab of the
System Properties tool, you may receive the following message:
Performance may be improved by enabling virtual memory.
If you examine the
Virtual Memory option, virtual memory is enabled.
In addition,
Windows may perform poorly and when you start programs, random error messages
similar to the following examples may be displayed:
Control Panel and My Computer icons
may change to the default Windows icon.Internet Explorer cannot open the site
http://c:\windows\web\controlp.httThere was an internal error and one of the
windows you were using will be closed. It is recommended that you save your
work, close all programs, and then restart your computer.There is not enough
free memory to run this program. Quit one or more programs, and then try
again.This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. If
the problem persists, contact the program vendor.
If you click the
Details button, any of the following error messages may be displayed:
IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault
in module Mshtml.dll at 015f:70c449bb.IEXPLORE caused a stack fault in module
Shdocvw.dll at 0167:77c8ebe0.IEXPLORE caused a stack fault in module
Shlwapi.dll at 0167:70bd3114.
This behavior can occur if the Win386.swp file located in
the Windows folder has its file attributes set to read only. Windows uses the
Win386.swp file to create virtual memory.
To resolve this issue:
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
- In the Named box, type win386.swp.
- In the Look in box, click Drive C, and then click Find Now.
- Right-click the Win386.swp file, click Properties, and then click to clear the Read-only check
box.
- Click Apply, and then click Close.
Virtual memory is designed to be dynamic. If the swap file
(Win386.swp) is set to read only, Windows uses the amount of memory that is
allocated. When Windows attempts to expand to compensate for programs that
exceed the physical memory, system error messages are generated.
For
additional information about virtual memory, please see the following article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
128327Â
(http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=128327/EN-US/
)
How Windows 95/98 Manages Virtual Memory
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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