A fatal exception 0E has occured at 0028:c02a5948

I am getting fatal exception when turning my PC off or
when restarting. Also it is running slow. Any clues?

"A fatal exception 0E has occured at 0028:c02a5948 in VXD
VWIN32(05) + 000012D0. The current application will be
terminated. Press ..."

Some time pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will restart,otherwise I
just have to use restart or power-off button. The only
process that I see running (if ctrl+alt+del works) is
Wmexe and Rundll32.

Thanks
KPS

fatal exception OE has occurred at 0028:CO2A27A8 in VXD
VWIN32(05) The current application will be terminated.

A variety of problems can cause an OE at 0028, but the mention of
VWin32 suggests that your problem relates to memory.

I would start trouble shooting by testing the RAM, and I would test it
thoroughly. You can download a test program from www.simmtester.com.
You put it on a floppy disk that you boot in order to run it. It runs
a cycle of several differently patterned tests over and over.

You can also use RAMDrive to test the reliability of your RAM chips.
However, RAMDrive can exclude no more than 32MB so it cannot test
large amounts of memory. For instructions, see document Q142546 in the
KnowledgeBase.

If there are defects in the RAM, you will have to replace the RAM
and/or its controller. This is a problem for a hardware expert . . .
for example, the company that manufacturered the computer.

If the RAM seems to be OK, I'd try starting Windows in Safe Mode.
Although this seems unlikely to work, there's nothing lost in trying
it, and if the system can run in Safe Mode, you can probably fix the
problem. It is possible that your have installed a program has that
messed up Windows or thatsome other event damaged Windows.

Troubleshooting should follow this logic:

1. Start Win95/98 in Safe Mode.
If the trouble does not appear in Safe Mode, then the trouble is
caused by software conflicts or defects. Investigate each of the
functions that Safe Mode turns off.

2. If the trouble also occurs in Safe Mode, rename the current Windows
folder and reinstall Win95/98 into an empty folder.
If the trouble does not appear with a fresh installation, the trouble
is caused by something you have added to Win95/98 (but something that
is not turned off by Safe Mode).

3. If the trouble occurs even with a fresh install of Windows, the
trouble is arising in hardware.

Safe Mode does the following:
(a) bypasses config.sys and autoexec.bat
(b) prevents programs from starting automatically (from win.ini
or the startup folder)
(c) uses standard VGA video
(d) prevents a network from being started
(e) disables protected mode device drivers (those listed in
Device Manager)
(f) bypasses the [boot] and [386Enh] sections of system.ini
For more details, see document 122051 in the Microsoft KnowledgeBase.

If Safe Mode makes the problem go away, you can try tests from the
list below to pin down the cause of the problem. For more elaborate
instructions, see document 156126 in the KnowledgeBase, which explains
how to do troubleshooting in Safe Mode.

With Windows 98, you can use MSConfig to help you run the tests below.
With Windows 95, you can use Startup Control Panel. Startup Control
Panel is similar to the Msconfig utility that ships in Windows 98. It
can make troubleshooting easier by removing and restoring items from
the Windows startup. You can get Startup Control Panel as freeware
from:

http://home.ptd.net/~don5408/toolbox/startupcpl/

Startup Cop can also disable items loading at Windows startup and it
is freeware. You can download Startup Cop from:

http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stori...0,,77594,.html

Yet another option is msconfig.exe as adapted to Win95:

http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/Msconfig.htm

1. Change the video driver to Microsoft's Standard Display Adapter
(VGA). Restart Windows and test.

2. Rename the Config.sys and Autoexec.bat to Config.sss and
Autoexec.bbb, or edit them so that the only things loading are
absolutely necessary for the computer to run. The latter items might
be a SCSI driver for the harddrive, or disk management software for an
EIDE drive. Deactivate EVERYTHING else by putting REM in front of
that line. Reboot the computer and test.

3. Remove EVERYTHING from the Start Menu/Startup folder by dragging
their icons onto the desktop. Also disable or uninstall all utilities
that are running TSR (such as Norton Navigator, SoftRam or Macafee
AV). Restart Windows and test.

4. Rename the Win.ini and System.ini to Win.iii and System.iii. Then
make a copy of System.cb and name it System.ini. Do not rename
System.cb itself. Edit the new System.ini as follows: Add
device=*vmd
to the [386Enh] section, and add
drivers=mmsystem.dll
mouse.drv=mouse.drv
to the [boot] section. Restart Windows. You probably will have no
mouse so you'll have to use keystrokes to do the following. Go into
Device Manager and select the mouse (which will have a yellow
exclamation point). Click "Remove." Again, restart Windows. Windows
should find the mouse and install software for it. Test.

5. With Windows 98, run the System File Checker. Go to Start/Run and
enter "sfc".

6. Rename the current Windows folder (directory). Then install
Win95/98 to a new, empty folder. Test. If problem does not occur, it
was caused by something in the old installation. I recommend that you
keep this new installation and reinstall your Windows applications.

When you reinstall applications, install Windows applications that
were written for Win95/98 or WinNT but do not install older
applications that were written for Windows 3.x. Install only one
application at a time and test the system thoroughly before installing
another application. Before you install and application, make a system
snapshot with a program such as ConfigSafe; this will allow you to
revert to the previous situation if (when) you install an application
that causes trouble. With Win98, it is also possible to run "ScanReg
/Backup" before you install an application, which allows you to
restore the Registry if (when) you install an application that causes
trouble. However, it is safer to make a complete system backup and
recovery with ConfigSafe or a similar product.

The following articles explain how to install into a new folder:

How to Reinstall Windows 95 to a New Folder [142096]
http://support.microsoft.com/support...s/142/0/96.asp

How to Install Windows 98 to a New Folder [193902]
http://support.microsoft.com/support...s/193/9/02.asp

Information about reinstalling is also on www.windowsreinstall.com.

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/vwin32.htm
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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"KPS" wrote in message
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| I am getting fatal exception when turning my PC off or
| when restarting. Also it is running slow. Any clues?
|
| "A fatal exception 0E has occured at 0028:c02a5948 in VXD
| VWIN32(05) + 000012D0. The current application will be
| terminated. Press ..."
|
| Some time pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will restart,otherwise I
| just have to use restart or power-off button. The only
| process that I see running (if ctrl+alt+del works) is
| Wmexe and Rundll32.
|
| Thanks
| KPS