Article ID: 256015 - Last Review: March 27, 2007 - Revision: 3.7 Fatal Exception 0E with Multiple MS-DOS Device Names in PathThis article was previously published under Q256015 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
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315854/EN-US/
)
Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center
On This PageSYMPTOMS If the last two or more components in a path match MS-DOS
device names, you may receive an error message on a blue screen similar to the
following example: A fatal exception 0E has occurred at
(address) in VXD (FSD) + (address). The current application will be terminated.
* Press any key to terminate the current application. * Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer. You will lose any unsaved information in all applications. Press any key to continue If you do not restart your computer at this point, subsequent blue screen error messages occur and the computer does not shut down properly. It may be necessary to interrupt power to the computer to reset it successfully. Alternatively, if your computer has a large amount of memory (for example, 192 MB), the mouse pointer may be displayed as an hourglass over the taskbar and you may be unable to run additional programs. The computer eventually becomes unresponsive to mouse and keyboard input. CAUSE MS-DOS device names are reserved words and cannot be used
as folder or file names. When parsing a reference to a file or folder, Windows
correctly checks for the case in which a single MS-DOS device name is used in
the path, and treats it as invalid. However, Windows does not check for the
case in which the path includes multiple MS-DOS device names. When Windows
attempts to interpret the device name as a file resource, it performs an
illegal resource access operation that usually results in the computer becoming
unresponsive. Because you cannot create files or folders that contain MS-DOS device names, it is unusual for a user to try to gain access to one under normal circumstances. The chief threat posed by this vulnerability is that a malicious user can entice a user to attempt such an access. For example, if a Web site operator hosts a hyperlink that references such a path, when the user clicks the link, the computer may hang. Likewise, a Web page or HTML e-mail message that specifies a local file as the source of rendering information can cause the user's computer to hang when it is displayed. If this happens, you can put the computer back into normal service by restarting it. RESOLUTIONA
supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to
correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to
computers that are experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem immediately, download the fix by clicking the download link later in this article or contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS
(http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;cntactms)
NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for
support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines
that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will
apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the
specific update in question.The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later: Date Time Version Size File name Platform -------------------------------------------------------------------- 03/08/2000 07:57pm 4.00.954 165,057 Ifsmgr.vxd Windows 95 03/06/2000 01:12pm 4.00.1116 185,922 Ifsmgr.vxd Windows 95 OSR2 03/06/2000 01:33pm 4.10.2001 185,926 Ifsmgr.vxd Windows 98 03/02/2000 01:16pm 4.10.2223 185,926 Ifsmgr.vxd Windows 98 SE For Windows 95 and Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2)Collapse this image  For Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second EditionCollapse this image 119591
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/
)
How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
This update is also available from the Windows Update Web site: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/ (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/) STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a
problem in all versions of Windows 95 and Windows 98, and applies to all
international localizations.
MORE INFORMATION The possible FSDs that can occur in the error message are
listed below:
This problem can occur in a variety of situations, where the path contains the offending syntax, with multiple MS-DOS device names (for example, CON, AUX, NUL, PRN, LPT1/2/3/4 COM1/2/3/4, CLOCK$, XMSXXXX0, and so on):
Window 95 OSR2: 0028:C002ADB7 in VXD VFAT(01) + 0000A3D7 Windows 98: 0028:C004CD4F in VXD VFAT(01) + 0000B897 Windows 98 Second Edition: 0028:C18344A4 in VXD CDFS(03) + 00009854 0028:C022E451 in VXD NWREDIR(07) + 00002365 0028:C004D86F in VXD VFAT(01) + 0000B897 0028:C0278ED8 in VXD VREDIR(03) + 00003ED8 If this article does not describe your shutdown-related
issue, please see the following Microsoft Web site to view more articles about
shutting down Windows 98:
Click here to view a list of shutdown articles
(http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?catalog=lcid%3d1033&spid=global&query=w98shutdown&adv=&mode=s&cat=false)
For additional information about Windows 98 and Windows 98
Second Edition hotfixes, click the article number below to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 206071
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/206071/EN-US/
)
General Information About Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition Hotfixes
For additional information about Windows 95 hotfixes, click
the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 161020
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/161020/EN-US/
)
Implementing Windows 95 Updates
For additional information, read Microsoft Security
Bulletin (MS00-017). To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-017.mspx
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-017.mspx)
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