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BUG: Devenv.exe Caused an Invalid Page Fault in Module Msenv.dll

Article ID: 199272

Article Last Modified on 10/16/2002

Microsoft Visual InterDev 6.0 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual J++ 6.0 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q199272

SYMPTOMS

When starting Visual InterDev 6.0 or Visual J++ 6.0, one of the following errors occurs:

DEVENV.EXE caused an invalid page fault in module MSENV.DLL

-or-

instruction at <instructions address> reference memory at <memory address> ox00000005-access denied

-or-

Unexpected error; quitting.

CAUSE

This error is often caused by a corrupt Views.prf file.

RESOLUTION

To fix this error:

Search the hard drives for the following files:

  Views.prf   
  cmdui.prf 
  toolbox.tbd 
  objbrow.dat

Wherever found, delete the files.
Restart Visual InterDev or Visual J++.
If that proves unsuccessful, delete the entire folder containing the files.

On Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or earlier, the folder is as follows:
```
<Windows>\Profiles\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Visual Studio
						
```
On Microsoft Windows 2000, the folder is as follows:
```
Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Microsoft\Visual Studio  
						
```
Then restart InterDev or Visual J++.

This file is automatically created when absent. However, window locations and views will all be lost and the default locations will be used.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

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