I am running windows 98 with IE 6.0. After I have been online or offline for maybe one hour I get an error message that says, IEXPLORE has caused a general protection fault in module MMSYSTEM.DLL at 0004:00000dc5 in a box that says either close or ignore I have tried to just ignore it but it wont let me so I click close and then another box comes up that says, MMTASK.DLL caused a general protection fault in module MMSYSTEM.DLL at 0004:00000d32
and again it says close or ignore at this point it wont do either so I do the
ctrl/alt/delete and in that box I close rundll32 and it goes back to my desk top
but if I try to do anything from my desk top I get the same messages again
even if I try to shut down? so I have to shut down using the ctrl/alt/delete
and use the shut down in there and after I reboot my computer is fine for about an hour then it starts all over again with those errors?? can anyone help me with this please
Take a look at this from Microsoft Support Center at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;138835
Error Messages in Mmsystem.dll or Rundll32
Article ID:138835Last Review:September 27, 2004Revision:1.0
This article was previously published under Q138835
If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages: 315854 Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center
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SYMPTOMS
You may receive random general protection (GP) fault error messages in Mmsystem.dll. You may also receive one of the following error messages: Rundll32 - This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
Rundll - This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down.
Clicking the Details button reveals a message similar to one of the following: RUNDLL32 caused a General Protection Fault in module MMSYSTEM.DLL
RUNDLL caused a General Protection Fault in module MMSYSTEM.DLL at 000a:00000032
This error message is more likely to occur after you use the Add New Hardware tool in Control Panel.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the "drivers=mmsystem.dll" line is missing from the [boot] section of the System.ini file.
RESOLUTION
To correct this problem, follow these steps:
1.Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to edit the System.ini file.
2.Add the following line to the [boot] section of the file: drivers=mmsystem.dll
3.Save and then close the System.ini file.
4.Restart your computer.
MORE INFORMATION
This problem can occur when the System.ini file has been replaced with the System.cb file.
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•Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition•Microsoft Windows 95•Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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