Windows Sockets Program Generates Errors In WSIPX (145651)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q145651

SYMPTOMS

When you are running a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program using the IPX protocol, Windows 95 may stop responding (hang), or you may receive an error message similar to the following on a blue screen:
An exception 0E has occurred at [segment]:[address] in VxD WSIPX(01) + [offset]. This was called from [segment]:[address] in VxD NWLINK(01) + [offset]. It may be possible to continue normally.

CAUSE

When a multi-threaded Windows Sockets program uses the IPX protocol, a page fault can occur if an invalid pointer to a buffer used by Windows Sockets over IPX is used.

Note that this error occurs only with multi-threaded Windows Sockets programs; it does not occur with single-threaded programs.

RESOLUTION

STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows.

MORE INFORMATION

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/25/2002
Keywords:kbnetwork kbpolicy kbprb KB145651
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