At 05:18 PM 4/26/02 -0400, Liz wrote the following: >Each time I run Mastercook this invalid page fault >comes >up.. This just started recently.. > >What does this mean and how can I solve the >problem.. as it >will not let me enter the program?? I just >finished running >defrag and a thorough scan disc.
General rules of thumb for General Protect or Invalid Page Faults (GPF or IPF) 1. Not enough RAM so virtual memory system becomes unstable. 2. Not enough free disk space so virtual memory system becomes unstable. 3. Corrupted virtual memory caused by a misbehaving application. 4. One program attempts to access data that is being used/modified by another program. 1 and 2 are the most common so add RAM or close other running programs to free-up some space. 3 requires an update/patch/fix from software maker or a re-installation of the program. 4 usually occurs with shared DLLs so you must close one of the applications. When a GPF or IPF happens, it is often because the operating system, Windows in this case, has tried to store some information in a location that is being used by another program. The operating system is constantly reading information, programs, applications, documents etc. As it reads a file it stores it in different places depending upon what it thinks you are going to need next. As you work with a program, it is constantly accessing data, storing it to your cache and reading it into RAM, pulling it out of RAM and storing it in your swap area (the information that Windows itself stores to disk). This is usually a very dynamic process with data moving around at incredible speeds, but occasionally, the operating system loses a piece of memory. An area of memory is moved but the pointers to the information are not changed. In a sense the information in memory leaks out without being tracked. Since Windows does not know where this information is, it tries to store some other information on top of the already-occupied location, which causes a GPF or IPF. -- Gerry Boyd ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
