RE: Windows Err Message
MS KB Artice Q87239
(from MS)
"This article discusses the following two error messages with stack dump: Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender -and- Standard Mode: Faultoutside of MS-DOS Extender Standard"
You will have to go to
to the Knowledge Base,,,,,, and type in the "Q" number, and retrieve this article.......
> Here is an excerpt for the curious,,,,
Good luck. ( I also think it's the RAM, or AMD 550 CPU)
Bad Fault in MS-DOS Extender
This error message occurs when the fault handler dispatcher in DOSX.EXE generates another cascaded fault while trying to handle a protected-mode exception. This error is usually caused by one of the following factors:
HIMEM.SYS is unable to control the A20 line.
DOS=HIGH is not functioning properly (related to HIMEM.SYS control).
The RAM, static RAM (SRAM), single in-line memory module (SIMM), or dynamic RAM (DRAM) chips are not functioning properly.
You are running DR DOS.
The third-party memory manager is not configured correctly.
The EMM386.EXE NOEMS x=A000-EFFF line is missing from the Config.sys file.
You have an old, out-of-date ROM BIOS.
Your CMOS settings are incorrect.
Your Windows files are old or corrupted. To test this, create a new directory on the hard drive, and install Windows in that directory.
Your disks are corrupted.
Your system is infected with the Form, Forms, Noint, or Yankee Doodle virus.
Standard Mode Fault Outside MS-DOS Extender
This error message occurs when the Kernel generates a processor exception during initialization (before it has installed its own exception handlers) or when the Kernel determines that it cannot handle an exception. The causes are the same as those for the "Fault in MS-DOS Extender" error.
