Motocross Madness 2: "Fatal Exception 0D" Error Message When You Start Program (264136)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Motocross Madness 2 2.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98

This article was previously published under Q264136

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Motocross Madness 2, you may receive the following error message on a blue screen
A Fatal Exception 0D has occurred at xxxx:xxxxxx in VxD APIX(01)
where xxxx:xxxxxx is a string of random characters.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Apix.vxd file is damaged or outdated.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, replace the Apix.vxd file with the version that is included in Microsoft Windows 98:
  1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or Folders.
  2. In the Named box, type apix.vxd.
  3. In the Look in box, click My Computer, and then click Find Now.
  4. In the list of found files, right-click the Apix.vxd file that is located in the Windows\System\Iosubsys folder, and then click Rename.
  5. Type apix.old, and then press ENTER.
  6. Close the Find: Files Named Apix.vxd window.
  7. Restart the computer.
  8. Insert the Windows 98 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Press and hold down the SHIFT key as you insert the CD-ROM to prevent the Windows 98 CD-ROM from starting automatically.
  9. Click Start, and then click Run.
  10. In the Open box, type sfc.exe, and then click OK.
  11. Click Extract one file from installation disk.
  12. In the Specify the system file you would like to restore box, type Apix.vxd, and then click Start.
  13. In the Restore From box, type the following line, and then click OK

    cd-rom:\Win98

    where cd-rom is the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive.
  14. In the Save File In box, type the following line, and then click OK

    drive:\windows\system\iosubsys

    where drive is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Windows 98 is installed.

MORE INFORMATION

The following version of the Apix.vxd file is known to be incompatible with Motocross Madness 2.

VersionDate
4.55.9966/21/1997

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/17/2005
Keywords:kbConfig kbenv kberrmsg kbprb KB264136