Fatal Exception Error Accessing Windows NT Share From Windows 95
Article ID: 181866
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q181866
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a file or folder on Windows NT shared network
drive that is on a NTFS partition, you may receive the following error
message:
A Fatal Exception 0E has occurred at 0028:C0231810 in VXD VMM(0D) +
00001810.
The current Application will be terminated.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if both of the following conditions exist:
- The file or folder you are attempting to open has a long file name.
- You have disabled short file name (standard 8.3 naming) creation on the
Windows NT computer.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, obtain and install Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack
1.
For information about Windows 95 Service Pack 1, please see the following
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
142794 Availability of Microsoft Windows 95 Service Pack 1
MORE INFORMATION
This behavior can also occur if the networking components have been removed
and reinstalled on a computer that has Windows 95 Service Pack 1 installed.
Reinstalling the networking components from the Windows 95 CD-ROM
overwrites the Windows 95 Service Pack 1 version of the networking files.
You should reinstall Windows 95 Service Pack 1 after installing network
files from the Windows 95 CD-ROM.
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