Access Violation Occurs in Windows Explorer When the My Computer Window Is Refreshed (810891)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
SYMPTOMSAn access violation may occur in Windows Explorer when you view the drives in My Computer with the drive comments columnn shown.CAUSEThis problem can occur if the Comments column is displayed.
If two My Computer windows try to refresh the internal drive comment structure
at the same time, a pointer to the drive comment can become
invalid.RESOLUTIONService Pack InformationTo resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
Hotfix InformationA supported fix is now available
from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is
described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing
this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if
you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you
wait for the next Windows 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix. To
resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to
obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone
numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web
site: 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 typical 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 has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following
table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal
time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time.
To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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27-Nov-2002 15:01 5.0.3502.6144 2,354,448 Shell32.dll
WORKAROUNDTo prevent this problem from occurring, do not display the
Comments column. To hide the Comments column, right-click the
Comments title bar, and then click Comments
to clear the check mark. STATUSMicrosoft
has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed
at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/11/2005 |
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