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Illegal Operation Error Message

Started by tammyp , Jan 13 2004 01:24 PM

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tammyp

Posted 13 January 2004 - 01:24 PM

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When I try to turn on computer the following error message comes up in an Explorer window: "This program has performed an illegal operation and will shut down. Please contact your vendor ..." I have tried starting windows in safe mode, but the same message comes up. I have Windows 98.

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Posted 13 January 2004 - 02:08 PM

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Try starting your computer from a Windows 98 SE boot disk. At the command prompt, type scanreg /restore. Select a date prior to when the problem began. <_<