BUG: VBRUN300.EXE Resolves GP Fault in KRNL286 When Run on 286 or w/ NT on MIPs (99251)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic Standard Edition for Windows 3.0
  • Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q99251

SYMPTOMS

You may encounter a general protection (GP) fault in KRNL286 at 0001:259F or 0001:4FEC when you try to run a Visual Basic executable (.EXE) file in Windows on a 286 computer or in Windows NT on a MIPs computer.

This problem will not occur when running a Visual Basic application from the Visual Basic design environment on a 286 or MIPs computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft Visual Basic programming system for Windows, version 3.0. To correct the problem, obtain the post-release version of Vbrun300.dll.

VBRUN100.DLL & VBRUN200.DLL Also Available in Self-Extracting Files

For your convenience, you can also obtain the .DLL files for Visual Basic versions 1.0 (VBRUN100.DLL in VBRUN100.EXE) and 2.0 (VBRUN200.DLL in VBRUN200.EXE). These files are not updates but are provided for your convenience. The following files are available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Vbrun100.exe

Vbrun200.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Steps to Reproduce Problem in Visual Basic Version 3.0

  1. Start Visual Basic or from the File menu, choose New Project (ALT, F, N) if Visual Basic is already running. Form1 is created by default.
  2. From the File menu, choose Make EXE File (ALT, F, k) and use the default name of PROJECT1.EXE.
  3. Copy PROJECT1.EXE and VBRUN300.DLL to a 286 computer running Windows or a MIPs computer running Windows NT.
  4. Run PROJECT1.EXE.
A GP fault occurs in KRNL286 at 0001:259F or 0001:4FEC.

MORE INFORMATION

This problem has been fixed in a post-release version of Vbrun300.dll, which is available as part of self-extracting file named Vbrun300.exe.

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

vbrun300.exe

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. This bug occurs because of a problem with VBRUN300.DLL. The date, time, size and version number of the VBRUN300.DLL file that leads to this problem is as follows: 
   Date: 04-APR-1993
   Time: 12:00 a.m.
   Size: 394384
   Version: 03.00.0537
The date, time, size and version number of the VBRUN300.DLL file that fixes this problem is as follows: 
   Date: 12-MAY-1993
   Time: 12:00 a.m.
   Size: 398416
   Version: 03.00.0538
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/4/2004
Keywords:kbdownload kbdownload kbbug kbenv kbfile kbfix KB99251
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