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| 28074 | 2001-12-19 17:58:00 | I can't use Paint anymore since every time I start it up it says 'caused an error in MFC42.DLL'. I really need to use it so what can I do? | Guest (0) | ||
| 28075 | 2001-12-19 18:10:00 | Uninstall and reinstall. Post back with OS if you don't know how. |
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| 28076 | 2001-12-20 07:22:00 | Hi Darren, this info is courtesy the MS knowledge base PSS ID Number: Q185501 The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0 ------------------------------ IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the 'Restoring the Registry' Help topic in Regedit.exe or the 'Restoring a Registry Key' Help topic in Regedt32.exe. If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Web site to view more articles that describe error messages: support.microsoft.com SYMPTOMS ======== When you attempt to start Microsoft Paint (Mspaint) or if you attempt to type text, click a font size on the Text toolbar, and then press ESC to close the Text toolbar, and then press ESC to close the Text toolbar, you may receive the following error message: Mspaint caused an invalid page fault in module Mspaint.exe at 015f:010259e2. If you click Close, you receive the following error message: Mspaint caused an invalid page fault in module Mfc42.dll at 015f:5f4012b3. RESOLUTION ========== WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk. For information about how to edit the registry, view the 'Changing Keys and Values' Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the 'Add and Delete Information in the Registry' and 'Edit Registry Data' Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT or Windows 2000, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD). To resolve this problem: 1. Click Start, click Run, type 'regedit' (without the quotation marks) in the Open box, and then press ENTER. 2. Locate and click the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre nt Version\Applets\Paint 3. Right-click the registry key, and then click Delete. This registry key is rebuilt the next time that you start Paint. To prevent this problem from occurring, click Text Toolbar on the View menu to close the Text toolbar. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATION ================ This behavior can also occur if you open Paint and the Mspaint.exe program is in the wrong folder. Additional query words: mspaint mfc42 ================================================== ==================== Keywords : kberrmsg kbtool win98 kbInvalidPageFault Technology : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNTW400 kbWinNTW400search kbWinNT400xsearch kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400xsearch kbWinNTS400 kbWin98search kbWin98 Version : :4.0 Issue type : kbprb ================================================== =========================== Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001. HTH PC |
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