Pressing Windows Logo Key Causes Hang with Windows Journal Hook (291362)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
  • Microsoft Windows 98
This article was previously published under Q291362

SYMPTOMS

If you start a program that installs a Windows Journal hook (WH_JOURNALRECORD) with a call to SetWindowsHookEx, and you then press the Windows Logo key, the computer may stop responding (hang) and may generate an error in Kernel32.

CAUSE

This behavior is caused by a problem in User.exe. When you press the Windows Logo key, User.exe cancels journaling, which results in an internal variable being set to null. The problem is that User.exe immediately attempts to dereference this same variable after it has been set to null.

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: 
   Date       Time    Version      Size     File name   Operating system
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   5/10/2001  1:29pm  4.10.0.2001  549,664  User.exe    Windows 98
   5/10/2001  1:31pm  4.10.0.2001   55,296  User32.dll  Windows 98
   4/19/2001  8:33am  4.10.0.2231  549,792  User.exe    Windows 98
                                                        Second Edition
   4/19/2001  8:36am  4.10.0.2231   55,296  User32.dll  Windows 98 
                                                        Second Edition

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

206071 General Information About Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Hotfixes

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/18/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbenv kbfix kbprb kbQFE KB291362
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