KB171112 - FP: 32-bit TCP/IP Required or IPF Error Starting FP Explorer

Article ID: 171112

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2004

APPLIES TO

Microsoft FrontPage 97 Standard Edition
Microsoft FrontPage 1.1 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q171112

For a Microsoft FrontPage 98 version of this article, see 194357.

SYMPTOMS

When you start FrontPage Explorer, you may receive either of the following error messages.

FrontPage 97

FrontPage requires 32-bit TCP/IP networking. You do not have 32-bit TCP/IP networking installed. Would you like to see help on how to install it?

FrontPage 1.1

This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down. FPEXPLOR caused an invalid page fault in VT11UTL.DLL. FPEXPLOR caused an invalid page fault in VT11WEC.DLL.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if Win.com is located in the root directory (for example, C:\).

RESOLUTION

Move the Win.com file to your Windows directory. The default location for this directory is C:\Windows.

NOTE: Windows will not start if Win.com is renamed or deleted.

MORE INFORMATION

Win.com is required to start Windows 95. If Windows 95 does not find the file in the Windows folder, it will look in the root directory of the drive on which Windows is installed.

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