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- From: heathh@cco.caltech.edu (Heath Ian Hunnicutt)
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- Subject: Re: Error in Win3.1 GDI.EXE ?? Help!
- Message-ID: <1992Sep9.042142.4021@cco.caltech.edu>
- Date: 9 Sep 92 04:21:42 GMT
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- un040337@wvnvms.wvnet.edu writes:
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-
- > I need some help with Windows 3.1! Every now and then an application will
- > quit on me and windows reports:
- > Illegal Instruction Error
- > in module GDI.EXE
- > Address 0001:0624
- Well, that address appeares to be in the SetDCState() code, so
- that might explain why you don't see the error very often. (The code
- is not called all that often, to be exact.) In fact, the function is not
- officially documented, so whoever is calling it is probably either
- a Windows 2.0 app, or a device driver.
-
- And therein lies the clue. You might be getting this message
- as a result of a corrupt video driver harrassing GDI. Try changing
- drivers, or reinstalling your driver from a floppy. The file of
- interest is probably called VGA.DRV.
-
- Good luck,
- Heath
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