Illegal Operation/Mmtask page fault

First, I am a computer novice, and don't understand much of this, but
I would be incredibly greatful for ANY help, advice, or
reccomendations you could provide!

While surfing the web the other day, my IBM thinkpad, running windows
98 crashed. when i rebooted, I got a message that read "Program has
performed an illegal operation and will be shut down." when i clicked
on details, it said "MMtask caused an invalid page fault in module
IPHL.PAPI.DLL..."

No icons, etc pop up, and i am unable to open any appications or
programs, so the computer is essentially useless to me right now. i
simply keep shutting down improperly and turning it back on, obviously
with the same results.

also during this time, i've gotten error messages like "MSGRV32m
caused an invalid page fault in module 32.DLL..." at other times, the
screen turns blue with a message that reads "a fatal exception OE has
occurred at...and the current application will be terminated."

As I said, I am a complete novice when it comes to computers, but any
advice any of you have would be much appreciated!! thanks in advance
for your help!

--stu

See if this helps by reinstalling IE:
Blank Desktop or Illegal Operations Error Message After You Install Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default...91&Product=w98

Some have had trouble when it comes to Article #129605 at step #3. What you need to
do is reinstall your version of IE to work out the missing files issue.
Look for the IE#setup.exe files in:
C:\Progra~1\Intern~1
or
C:\Windows\Window~1

To overinstall IE6:
First, close all via CTRL+ALT+DEL except Explorer (includes your AV program,
Scheduled Tasks, Screensaver, and going offline). StartRunIE6Setup.exe.
Select Minimal - Custom, select all the parts you use (but not any you didn't
originally download) and overinstall. Should take about 2 minutes.
Reboot...the computer.

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#preinstall

Please post back with any negative/positive results. Your response will help in the
assistance of others.

Then if you can get to the desktop, run these. If not run them in Safe Mode:
**It is pertinent to run the update for each program before running to be sure you
have the latest definitions.**
Download/run Cool Web Shredder from:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

For Info on Cool Web Search Variants:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

Then download/install/run Ad-Aware to detect/rid of any other parasites/spyware that
may be installed. It can be obtained free from:
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
After installing Ad-Aware, open it and click on the ref update to get the latest
up-to-date ref file, then run Ad-Aware and delete everything it finds.

And/or download/install/run:
Spybot - Search & Destroy:
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download
Run it at it's default settings until you learn an know more about it. Spybot S&D is
more of an advanced users tool and changing from the default settings can be
dangerous to the novice user. Items found in the default settings that are RED can
usually be safely removed. If you are unsure of a found item, do not remove it and
ask for help.

If you still have problems, download/run HijackThis from:
http://www.merijn.org/

Do not remove anything with it until you get advice on what to remove, HJThis will
list many apps that are needed along with the bad ones. Removing items listed
hap-hazardly without knowing what they are can/will create a royal mess. Read the
quick start here on how to create a log file that can be copied/pasted into a forum
that can provide assistance on removal of unwanted pests.
http://mjc1.com/mirror/hjt/#quick

Then post the logs to an appropriate NG here where they specialize in
spyware/hijacker removal:
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

It's also a good idea to have a HOSTS file to block bad sites, scroll to HOSTS File
Manager he
http://www.mvps.org/PracticallyNerded/Software.htm

Another good app is SpywareBlaster which stops the badboys before they even get a
chance to install:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

--
Brian A.

Jack of all trades, Master of none.
One can never truly be a master as there is always more to learn.


"Stu" wrote in message
om...
First, I am a computer novice, and don't understand much of this, but
I would be incredibly greatful for ANY help, advice, or
reccomendations you could provide!

While surfing the web the other day, my IBM thinkpad, running windows
98 crashed. when i rebooted, I got a message that read "Program has
performed an illegal operation and will be shut down." when i clicked
on details, it said "MMtask caused an invalid page fault in module
IPHL.PAPI.DLL..."

No icons, etc pop up, and i am unable to open any appications or
programs, so the computer is essentially useless to me right now. i
simply keep shutting down improperly and turning it back on, obviously
with the same results.

also during this time, i've gotten error messages like "MSGRV32m
caused an invalid page fault in module 32.DLL..." at other times, the
screen turns blue with a message that reads "a fatal exception OE has
occurred at...and the current application will be terminated."

As I said, I am a complete novice when it comes to computers, but any
advice any of you have would be much appreciated!! thanks in advance
for your help!

--stu