Moving Pointer Over Frame Causes Exception in Explorer.exe (181114)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q181114 SYMPTOMS
When you move the mouse pointer over a very small frame, you may receive
an "Access violation exception in Explorer.exe" error message. When this
occurs, the following summary of the exception is logged in the
Drwtsn32.log file:
Application exception occurred:
App: EXPLORER.dbg (pid=218)
When: 2/6/1998 @ 16:10:23.229
Exception number: c0000005 (access violation)
Note that other issues can cause access violations in Internet Explorer.
To determine whether you are experiencing this particular issue, search
for the word "fault" in the Drwtsn32.log file. The following line verifies
that you are experiencing the issue described in this article:
FAULT ->70476865 8b4720 mov eax,[edi+0x20] ds:0126ea06=????????
CAUSE
This behavior occurs when a null pointer is referenced when the frame
column width is less than 18 columns.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this behavior, obtain and install Microsoft Internet Explorer
4.01 Service Pack 1, which is available at the following Microsoft Web
site:
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 4.01.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 11/15/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB181114 |
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